Springtime in the city

Another illustration for Kids Corner. A month ago things were getting beautiful- birds singing, trees blooming. Now it's cold and rainy. I will continue to look at lovely images until spring returns.
I had never made a connect-the-dots before. It was pretty fun- definitely a lot easier than the maze. I just drew the picture, then added layers of dots and numbers over the parts I thought would make sense. I had to go back and simplify the drawing somewhat so it wasn't too confusing for kids.

the wonders of cs5

This is what I think of every time I open Illustrator

in Hawaii

click on the wild Kauai rooster to see more beach findings

60 inches and counting...

...of snow, all on my car. This whole snow thing was fun at first, with the snow days, igloos, brownies, but things are getting a little bit out of control.

another season... another illustration

Last week I had the opportunity to do another kids corner page for the Johnson & Johnson For Your Health quarterly. After a good brainstorm session with a couple friends, snowflake-building was the chosen topic (thanks Rachel). Simple and fun, although rather difficult to explain: