Brilliant Mistake + Your Secretary cover

This is a zine cover I drew, commissioned for a valentine-themed split zine by Carrie of Brilliant Mistake and Jami of Your Secretary. They wanted something valentine-related, but kind of unexpected or campy, and we decided that rats in love was the right way to go. They were planning to have the cover silkscreened in one color of ink, so I took that into consideration when I was making the drawing. It was a fun project to work on, and I enjoyed reading the finished zine. I hear that you can get a copy of the zine from Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago.


I have another recently-finished illustration project I'll be able to share soon. Stay tuned!

Presidentine/New Year's 2011

I accidentally wished a bunch of people "Happy 2001" instead of "Happy 2011" when addressing these cards to friends & family. Whoops.

Artists and their Bookshelves

Today I was featured in a ginormous, image-heavy blog post about artists and their book collections and means of dis-/organization. My two bookshelves are featured, as well as a few words about what the collection means to me.

The author of the blog is the very talented Jessica Gowling, who makes awesome nature-inspired artwork.

Temporarily Out of Hibernation

Hello readers! It's been a long winter, and there is still more to go! I've been laying low since the holidays, thinking about what I want to make next. I've been working on some illustration projects that I can't share just yet (soon, soon!) but rest assured there has been lots of art-making and project-planning happening on my couch if not in my studio.

I'm currently doing a lot of drawing (for me and for other people) and am working on a new zine.

If you like to plan in advance, you could mark April 30 and May 1 on your calendar. That weekend will be Somerville Open Studios, and I'll be exhibiting again this year. Here's a photo to give you a clue of what my projects this year will entail:





... more on that very soon!

Holiday closings / shop now if you're gonna

Friends! A bit of consumerism this Monday morning. Just wanted to let you know that the Thimblewinder shop is closing NEXT Monday, 12/20, at noon. This gives you a week to do any pre-holiday shopping, and gives me time to mail things to you before I start my holiday holidaying.

I mean, maybe you need this scarf as modeled by Elvis, so that you're properly outfitted for a Blue Christmas:





Think about it.

Stuff I Made

Hi all! Bazaar Bizarre was great, even though I have a cold I had a really great day. I wanted to let you know that there is a lot of stuff left over, so if you couldn't make it to the BBB in person, there is still an opportunity to check this stuff out in my etsy shop.

Bazaar Bizarre Boston this weekend!

Hi guys! There hasn't been too much going on here lately because there's been so much going on in my studio lately. Bazaar Bizarre is this weekend, and I've been working on all kinds of stuff that YOU (yes. you.) can purchase for yourself or others on Sunday. Exciting! Here's a peek:



You may have heard about my winner medals, as I've been talking about them pretty much nonstop since I started making them this summer. But now, in addition to winner medals and CUSTOM winner medals, I'm putting winner medals on other things, like the pillow above, which I like to call "Sleep with a Winner" ha ha.

Oh yeah, and the custom winner medals will be in full effect at BBB this weekend. Because sewing them at the fair would be kind of nuts, I'm taking orders and will mail them to you by the following Monday. So you get a winner medal AND some mail. Brilliant!

What else? I'm still not done with the swimmers...



These are silkscreened cotton jersey scarves. They are SO soft and cozy, and work well for outdoor warmth as well as indoor accessorizing. I imagine it would also be nice to wear one of these scarves after you swim a heck of a race at a swim meet, just saying. I made a prototype for myself, and based on the reaction from my swim team I knew I had to make more. So these will be available at BBB, and I do expect to make more in the future.

So that's it! If you're in the Boston area (or anywhere in New England and like to road trip for crafts), you should stop by Bazaar Bizarre this weekend. Hope to see you there!