back from NYC!

For several days I had some fun in NYC, though I had to cut my trip short by a day to get home before all the snow and ice hit, and stopped all travel. New York has way more snow than we do up here in Portsmouth, and I gotta say NYC is really bad about plowing... they have no idea what they're doing. Check out a couple pics ... remember this was BEFORE the snow and ice that came this week.

NYIGF 2011 was busy busy this year, though us in the Licensing Gallery were shuffled around quite a bit before the show, ending up in a location that was weird and really not good for us, when it came to traffic flow of the kind of people we wanted to meet. Oh well. Though a couple good contacts were made and fingers crossed that some great stuff comes out of this! It was great to catch up with some friends I haven't seen in awhile, meet new people, and not be sitting in front of the computer for a few days!

My section of the Artists of Kolea booth.

I came across these letters in Anthropologie... oh man I wanted them but couldn't justify the cost.... maybe I can try some sewing with MY OWN fabrics!

NYIGF 2011

I've been working my little fingers to the bone for the past couple months, preparing for this weekend! Saturday starts the beginning of the New York International Gift Fair, and this is the 2nd year my agent and I are participating. If you are attending, please come on over to the Licensing Gallery and visit the Artists of Kolea booth to see my latest collections. This year I had pins made for giveaways, and oh my god they are the cutest things. I'll definitely be doing this again for Surtex in May (with new art of course!). Hooray for a few days in NYC! I'm making sure they'll be time for a little shopping, a little dining, and a whole lotta visiting with friends.

Illustration Friday - Chicken

Cluck cluck cluck.

More Fabric, of course!

I posted some more photos over at Smells Like Crayons, the illustrator's group I belong to, full of lovely and talented ladies. You can check them out here.

Illustration Friday - winter

Things Made With My Fabric

I made a case with my fabric for my new ipod touch (...greatest ipod EVER). The outside fabric is from my Felicity collection, and inside is lined with purple felt. It matches my purple gel ipod case, naturally. I used an iron-on fusing material to fuse the cotton and the 2 layers of felt together, so it protects the ipod. It came out well, but I think I'm going to have to try a new one, since there is no room for my headphones. I'm thinking I should add a front pocked for them. Hmmmm....

Happy Holidays

Christmas is about a week away, and I've done nothing to prepare, except for my Christmas card. I submitted an illustration to They Draw And Cook's holiday recipe contest, and my fingers are crossed! I like it so much, that I used this for my card this Christmas... and yes, that's really my grandma, and yes, she's really said those things to me - several times :) I showed her the illustration and got her blessing before submitting it, and now she keeps asking when I'm going to win. Love you Gram!

UPDATE: What timing! Today my recipe was on They Draw And Cook. You can see it here.