A sweet little creamsicle here to tell you that I’m going to be on vacation from July 9 – 24. I’ll be around and reachable by email, so please feel free to drop me  a line!

And here’s an iPhone wallpaper version of the above, for those who want to sweeten up their summer.

Mac, over there on the left, is dumping Stacy for a newer model, despite his own advanced age. Must be a mid-product-life-cycle crisis.

Never ever break up by text message. I don’t care how steeped society is in technology these days, it’s just so disrespectful. I did this one for fun, but I think it does make a little statement. Maybe I should upload this one, I don’t know?

Alternative title for this piece? “I’m sorry, you’re breaking up.”

I am really feelin’ this guy right now. This is sort of the response I’d like to give to a lot of the stuff happening in my life right now. Argh! At first I thought he’d look better with a bite out of him, but then I decided that Sprinkles would never let anyone get close enough for that.

If for some reason you wanted this as an iPhone wallpaper (for when you’re feeling angry), you can download it here!

Aside from my cousin’s upcoming nuptials, I have a much more exciting wedding to attend later in the year (sorry Jill and Ian!) in the land of “Why does craps have to be so damn complicated?”.

After finally visiting Vegas last year (and LOVING IT), I was delighted to design and illustrate the wedding invite above (front and back) for two of my good friends. The front side is a card-style caricature I created of the both of them fused together and the witty text was composed by them. So happy to do it, and can’t wait for the wedding!

A new(ish) illustration, intended to post it for Valentine’s Day but didn’t get around to it. The person who owns them knows who he is.

Got a tree or garland to decorate but short on cash? Or maybe you’re just looking for something a little different? Consider filling a tree with these origami sparrows! Pattern and more, after the jump.

Sure, a lot of us have seen (and love) those porcelain origami crane ornaments, but who’s got $15 (or more) to spend on them, especially if, like me, you’d want an entire flock of them? Hence my simple solution to make your own. You can place a few here and there for a modern, handmade touch or fill a whole tree with them for impact. Grab a pdf for the design HERE and print away!

The pattern for this type of bird is very simple and I’ve included the pattern with a set of two small folding sheets for you to cut out. The detailed toile-esque sparrow pattern on these sheets is an original Sam Posnick creation and you’re welcome to use it for your own personal Christmas ornaments.

Merry Christmas and happy folding!

More of my illustrations can be seen and purchased at iStockphoto.

Just found out about this via Steph via Thoughtful Day’s blog.  Nice to see some of my work applied with snarky writing, and I mean that seriously. I get told sometimes that my work is very sweet, but the sarcastic sentiments at Popptags are more my cup of tea (or glass of wine, if you will). Popptags are funky little tags you can attach to that bottle of wine you give people you don’t really know well enough to buy a birthday gift, or it would also be good for dinner party gifts (yeah, I go to a lot of those alright).  Haven’t seen any of these locally yet, but it appears you can order some online at their official site.

I think my favourite is one that doesn’t feature one of my illustrations, just because for me the sentiment is so apt: “The wine store guy said this was good.”.  I can’t even count the number of times I’ve bought a wine gift for someone using that reasoning…

So my plan to beef up my portfolio has been going slower than anticipated, due to deck-building and various other design projects on the horizon. But here are two newer files for your consumption and I hope to add some beachy seashell illustrations for summer soon.

As it seems to be the most common request I get for custom illustrations (wedding invitations, that is), I thought I would post my latest piece. Developed for Julie’s wedding invite design (hence all the copyspace on the right), it’s a lovely little drawing of her venue- the Henry Ford Museum. For a quickie job, I think it turned out quite fine. The illustration was given to Julie as a black and white piece so she can customize it how she wishes to fit the rest of the wedding theme, I’ve just added the colour and textured background for my own interest.

Or at least, the 12 Apostles rock formations in Australia to start. Just uploaded to iStockphoto today, along with an adorable sleepy squirrel illustration, previously only available on baby onesies sold through Pistachio Press.