IF: Eyeglasses

Since attending the SCBWI conference earlier this month I have made a lot of decisions and tuned into a never-ending list of "to-do's".

I feel like it's been forevs since I last updated this. When I make journal entries and this happens I usually do bullets of key events that have occurred since the last entry, so without further ado...

• I've discovered the wonders of podcasts. In particular, the channel that has ended years ago but I've never listened to it so therefore it's spanky new to me: Big Illustration Party Time, by Kevin Cross and Joshua Kemble.  Oh my gosh I have learned so much and I've only listened to 10 episodes!
• Upon listening to said podcasts I've come to the conclusion that it's okay to have more than one style. By more than one I mean I will have two. Therefore I need to get my a$$ in gear and expand my portfolio to create more paper cut-out pieces like my mouse in the hot air balloon:

Therefore this week for Illustration Friday's topic "eyeglasses" I have made this little monster motherhood of sorts:

• I have also discovered the usefulness of twitter. I never really thought of how useful it can be as a marketing tool. I'm listed under @pigknit so follow me!
• My all-natural dog treats brochure design was approved quickly so that's a nice relief! 

I've been feeling very inspired lately. I'm anxious to get my site up but I have to create an illustration for a business webpage first. I plan to get some sketches done this weekend to get the ball rolling.

I feel like I have much more to say but I'm very scatter-brained right now so I should probably just quit while I'm ahead!

Terrible Yet Productive Days

Strange weather we're having. It's hard to believe it's pushing May and we have a winter storm warning. Heavy, sticky, wet snow + baby spring leaves on trees = disaster in the making. The last time we had a snow storm when there were leaves on the trees it caused power outages and trees snapping in half from the weight.

Although the weather sucks and I've come down with something, I've been working on redesigning my website. I've bought the pigknit domain and I'm 100% done with the homepage. I've started working on the about page, so that only leaves a few more after that and I can send it to the programmers! It's going to have a very similar design-feel to this blog, and I will actually be embedding this blog into my site so from now on hopefully when you click to my blog you'll be viewing it through pigknit.com  :]  It's all very exciting, yes I know.

Other interesting news? I snagged a lightbox from my sister for free! She just happened to have one from her first year at architecture school that she never uses anymore. It's a nice size, and in great condition. I've been waiting for the right moment to begin experimenting with watercolors. It seems as though all illustrators turn to it at some point, even if it's just for fun, and I love the way it turns out so I can't wait to see what I can come up with in the future. Hopefully by the next time I'm posting this I'll be nearly done with my site, or completely done and waiting for it to be coded.