Two Book Pages

Here are two spreads from the book I'm currently illustrating. My dad and I wrote it together. It's about the geology of Yellowstone.

The Cat and the Cactus

Windowsill time, Zilla's favorite...

Under-dresser Monster

Under-dresser monster monches socks.

Group Drawing!

My dear friend Sarah started this and invited me to add on. It's an add-on drawing game. I've played before on real paper. You fold the paper to make one panel for each player. Each player draws their part without looking at the other parts until the end. Lots of fun! This one was created by Sarah, Andi, Andrea and Cyboticus. Thanks for playing everyone!

WARNING: Illustration Friday

Three-legged frogs, disappearing honeybees; are these warnings of a natural world that is falling apart? This is my first triangular tessellation and it was quite a challenge! It took some serious brain crunching to think through the rotations. I did it in watercolor pencil and black marker. After an afternoon spent doing simple tessellations with my 5th grade students, I decided to try something more challenging on my own. I made the original three frogs and copied and rotated them in PhotoShop. It's not perfect, there are some gaps where it doesn't quite match up, but I'm still pretty happy with it!

SWARM: Illustration Friday

"Swarm" usually brings to mind creatures one might swat away to keep from being stung or bitten. I decided to go with a pleasant swarm that one might actually enjoy.
Etsy Sellers, please participate in my two polls to the right. Thanks!

Daddy and Harriet

Daddy tries to make friends with Harry.

The Workman House

The awesome "Dr. Seuss" house at Armstrong and Preston in Dallas. It
is actually the Workman House. Apparently its unique looks caused
quite a bit of controversy when it was built. I love it! Kudos to them
for daring to be different in the land of pop-'n-serve tract houses
and Gestapo HOAs!

Visiting the School

We're visiting my school to show off the mural to my parents.

Layers: Illustration Friday

Utah's Delicate Arch is formed of layers of ancient sandstone in brilliant hues of red and orange. This is a four color monoprint I did a few years ago at an art teacher training.