happy st. patrick's day!

another ridiculous calendar drawing for mi familia, of mi familia.

happy st patrick's!

1EG FRIDAY

1EG FRIDAY!

name that artist!

dainty and dandy

some dainty and dandy one-eyed girl commissions ! 

flying solo

last week, i officially booked a flight across the country...completely alone. my new years resolution this year is to look at and experience life in a new way. okay, so i'm lying and i don't actually make new years resolutions.. but at the very start of the new year, i made the decision to focus on and further my independence, as well as to force myself to be more spontaneous and willing to experience literally everything that comes my way. what better way to do both, than to fly, by myself, 3000 miles away. the reason i write this isn't to acknowledge my immense fear of flying and the several panic attacks i've neared flying even while comforted by the people i love at my side. i write this because i am absolutely clueless as to how i'm going to attempt this having physical limitations. oh, the fun of having a disability. how do i carry my bags? how do i get on and off the plane? what do i do if i have to pee mid-flight? when i get there... then what? 

basically, what it comes down to is, who's going to take care of me? that sounds absolutely ridiculous, but it's pretty much been the story (and question) of my life. i'm beyond excited (and horrified) to tackle this little obstacle. it's kind of like a stepping stone to the greater independence i'm striving for. i think it will be empowering and exhilarating to realize i can start taking care of myself and do certain things that i previously thought (and feared) to be nearly impossible.

(to left: the airplane aisle chair to take me to my seat. who doesn't love to feel like a strapped in mental patient in an already awkward situation? i know i do!)

if any of my beloved disabled, wheelchair-bound readers have any experience flying alone, any suggestions, advice, or information would be greatly appreciated. i'll be sure to update with my brave, solo flying adventure stories in april (assuming i don't die, end up in china, or chicken out), and hopefully i can help or inform others who want to or plan to fly as well.

and if you're wondering where the spontaneity fits in, well that's the reason i'm going on this trip. but that's a whole other story.

doggy portraits

doggy portrait! i'm not a fan doing the more realistic style drawings, but i did this as a favor for someone recently.



HAPPY FIRST 1EG FRIDAY!

HAPPY FIRST 1EG FRIDAY!  this is the start of 1EG FRIDAY where i'll post a 1EG character from my sketchbook. feel free to give suggestions of any character you'd like to see as a one-eyed girl!

andy

new commission. a romantic kitty.

happy birthday dr. seuss!

okay so his birthday was on friday, but thanks to working in a school, i celebrated it artistically through cakes and bulletin boards!

my GREEN green eggs and ham cake

dr. seuss bulletin boards and decorations ! i spent lots of time drawing these up and cutting these out. best job ever being able to sit and draw all day to make all the little kiddies happy with a cartoon seussy atmosphere.

(ok i only made the lorax here in this one, and he's adorable)

1EG fridays

ANNOUNCEMENT! i'm officially starting 1EG FRIDAYS this week! meaning, every friday i'll be posting character-based one-eyed girls from my sketchbooks. feel free to at any time suggest any characters you'd like to see as a 1EG. i have over a hundred so far with always more on the way (and a ton of ideas i'll get to in time.)

i know it's not friday yet, but just to get you PUMPED here's a great character from one of the greatest animated movies of our days.

art the bitch out of it SNEAKY PEEKY

sneak peek of one of my pages in the upcoming  ART THE BITCH OUT OF IT book!

candyland 1EG

i couldn't be happier for it to be march! some candyland 1EG sketches to start the month

custom pez

custom pez commission !

rise up gallery art exhibition

it just occurred to me that i never posted photos from the rise up gallery art exhibition back in december! the show was up december-january and it was a great show. i loved the space it was in and the opening reception was a fantastic turnout. my work on the walls accompanied by david mccauley (founder of rise up), jay liesener, isabell villacis, laurie kammer, and kenneth martin! the best part about the show, other than the awesome art of course, was chatting up with david, some of the other artists, and a ton of people who came out for the show.

"Rise Up Gallery is a collection of artwork created by artists with disabilities. Proceeds go toward Quality of Life Grants for individuals living with paralysis, Research Grants to Medical Institutions searching for a Cure to Paralysis, and an Adaptive Community Art Space"

for a better look at my pieces from this show, click here.

more photos after the jump!

custom pez

custom pez ! 

commissions

silly little commissions.

teeny and tiny

meet teeny and tiny! can you guess who is who? i made this for my dear friend for her birthday and because she was amazing in my recent time of need ! a few years ago, i was very jealous of said friend after she rode a giant beautiful elephant in africa. so i made a little mousy riding a little elephant. teeny and tiny!  (a customized joe ledbetter finders keeper toy)

8-bit perler bead art

so i had a pretty amazing weekend with my bestie friendie making the old school perler bead art! complete throwback to my childhood and it was the best time ever. i may or may not have just completely copied them off the internet.... but i'm still excited to show my character bead art.

bobble bobble:

ramona flowers and scott pilgrim:

i have a very long list of new ones to make in the very near future

snow and valentine's

in honor of all the pretty magical snow over the weekend (which i approved of since it didn't linger and ruin my life once it stopped), and in honor of valentine's day... here are two drawings from the calendar i made a while ago full of crappy little sketches for my family, of my family.

my day couldn't have been better since i received little kid valentine. nostalgia!

art the bitch out of it

here is a sneaky peeky of the upcoming art book ART THE BITCH OUT OF IT! a 32 page art spectacular featuring 4 artists! including myself, the talented bill hewitt (whose drawings accompany mine above), scott schlauch, and johnny destructo. mr. hewitt and i have been meeting weekly to work hard on our pages and to chat about our future art world domination. you can keep an eye out for even more amazing collaborative projects from the two of us in the very near future!

cartoon cakes

here are a bunch of cartoon cakes i made over the past several months !