It's my birthday today and I love chocolate, so today's illustration is a chocolate truffle.
My favorite color is also a chartreuse green which coincides nicely with the fact that the gemstone for August is the peridot. Always confused by the varying pronunciations of this stone (pear-e-dot) or (pear-e-doe). Personally I prefer the second because it sounds rather French.
If only the painting were real I could have a little snack.
I've been inspired lately by several artists who create an amazing array of work on a daily basis. My current favorite is the Daily Drop Cap by Jessica Hische. Her wonderful sensibility to typography is truly superb. So, I'm carving out time at least three days a week to work on small stil life illustrations.
Here's the first in the series—a little pink cupcake confection with sugar sprinkles on top. It's also employed in my latest birthday invitation in my shoppe. This two-sided invitation is customizable—change the fonts, the message and color. I'm thinking of throwing an adult cupcake party with my girlfriends. Why should our kids have all the fun?
Moon cakes are delicious and the packaging they come in is as just as tasty. This beautiful maiden graced the box and I can’t bear to recycle it. She’s just too lovely.
Moon cakes are traditionally shared during the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival which are linked to the moon goddess of immortality.
I’m always drawn to the paint swatches in the paint department at Lowe’s and Home Depot. I can’t help myself even though there’s nothing I’m planning to paint. That to me is the biggest drawback of renting an apartment—living with the plain, white, boring walls. Alas, I digress. Inspired by the paint swatches I designed a business card that I think would be cute for an interior painter or designer.
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in downtown Roanoke, Virginia on the weekend you’ll want to have brunch at Trio. It’s actually a three-in-one establishment with a wine bar, market and cafe. We settled in for some delicious comfort food after a few hours of strolling around the Farmer’s Market checking out artisans, produce and enjoying some live musical entertainment. Pictured is the Bloody Mary with peppered rim and festive garnish of olives along with the traditional celery. For the entree I chose the biscuits with gravy because I’m a sucker for gravy. The additional of the freshly chopped green onions gave this southern dish some extra zing. Seriously, if you’ve never tried biscuits slathered in creamy gravy you haven’t lived yet.
I love this site! I’m making an effort to buy handmade or custom-designed whenever possible. On vacations, the only things we allow ourselves to buy are pieces of artwork, usually by hard-working street artists. Spoonflower fits the bill perfectly if you love fabric. Textile lovers and seamstresses can create on-demand printed of fabric with their custom designs. This particular swatch by Troismiette is called “Cherry.”
