I love it when old items are given a new lease of life, and I also admire the people who know how to give a proper make-over. Sarah Burden obviously knows how to turn old to gold with her illustrated plates. And if you think old tableware can’t teach you a few new things, well I recommend having a look at her fertility tea sets. How’s that for food for thought?

Love these tees from Maryink. And what’s more, Etsy happened to stroll by Mary Helt and Chris Sittel’s little silk-screen design operation and here’s the video of their process and their story — watch it right here!

A couple of months ago, Holly of Decor8 and Ez of Creature Comforts invited me to be one of the 8 artists for Kindred : a seasonally curated selection of complementary art and photography from artists to your desktop. Of course I jumped at the opportunity, and the final result was this illustration I made for the topic of Spring.

You can read more about my interview, and download my illustration for your desktop here.

For those who prefer it to be a print on your desk instead of your dektop, I also made limited edition gocco prints of the illustration (I had to make small changes to the spot coloring of the illustration for it to be printed via gocco!) You can purchase the print over in my shop.

I’m so excited to be among the company of many wonderful artists:
Danna Ray, Ez of Creature Comforts, Fifi Lapin, Hadley Hutton, Holly of Decor8, Jennifer Buckley, Kiki & Polly, Marisa Anne Haedike, and Shanon Gass.

{Thank you so much for the opportunity Holly + Ez!}