1. 2017: The Year of the Viking Cats! Thanks to a fun sketch date with my friend Vita Lane, I managed to extract an idea for a postcard. And thanks to Storystorm from Tara Lazar, I have a story brewing about these characters.
2. My Funny Valentine I had fun coming up with illustrations for these Valentine's jokes in the February issue of Spider Magazine, out now. It makes me wish I had a little pig to hog and kiss!
3. 100day project, part deux I decided to pick up where I left off with my Gluten Free themed 100 Day Project. The secret to a mini pancake party, by the way, is a cheap, plastic squeeze bottle. Fill it up with batter and get your hot griddle ready. This was my favorite food to bring to the preschool potluck picnic - I never brought home a single pancake!
4. Fall 2017 Children's Sneak Previews So fun to see Small in Publishers Weekly's preview. And an extra bonus to be in such nice company, including my good friend Tracy Bishop, illustrating Snowball Moon. I actually *just* received F&Gs for Small and am trying not to freak out with excitement!
5. Week 5, Still Alive I've been spending a lot of time making exercise a real ritual in my life, and thanks to Betty Rocker I think I'm there. She has super positive vibe and the short HIIT routines are perfect for my schedule. I did her 30 day challenge last year and picked up her 90 day program to keep on track. This is my second time through the program, having dropped it when I got the flu last October. I finally made it to the same place where I got the flu, week 5, and where it also gets REALLY hard. I'm determined to make it all the way to week 12. And as a bonus, I should be finishing final artwork for Too Much, Not Enough around the same time.