Cold like a DQ blizzard

How to survive your first blizzard? With incredible fashion. Like, just really, really great, mismatched lounge wear. 

Mostly focused on popcorn.

Hey, I'm not mad about being snowed in. 

Ladies Drawing Night

It's weird meeting people you idolize, like, good weird. I got to be a part of a Ladies Drawing Night here in DC hosted by some of my absolute favorite illustrators and (clearly) my inspirations, Julia Rothman, Leah Goren and Rachael Cole.

I'll skip the part where a 27 minute commute took me an hour and the part where I looked for a parking spot for 20 minutes and the part where I stumbled to the building and found the door locked because I was 24 minutes late... And go straight to the part where I was warmly greeted by Rachael and invited to enter a cozy, Christmas lit room full of girls sitting together getting their art supplies out to start making things. (Run on sentence.)

Since I was fashionably late, I missed the chance to sit down and instead found a small bar table and got some markers and sign pens and chipboard out to sketch on. I immediately got to meet all my favorites and they told me I was cool for bringing candy and showered me with wine. (I took the cool part very seriously, obviously.) We then spent the next hour and a half posing for each other and just drawing. I personally didn't pose because I'm shy as crap when in a room full of strangers but I got to draw a lot of pretty girls and that was dope. The room had a ton of ladies aging from 8 years old to like, I don't know 60? All using different mediums, all with different styles, some "known" in the art world, some like me- nobodies, and some who have never drawn before. 

(My giant head in the foreground)

It was finally a chance to interact with the creatives of DC and see who is making what. I can't say figure drawing is my best talent (ask my college professor, he said I sucked,) but hey, I had fun! 

I also got drawn by Leah which is honestly all I needed in life. Arrow pointing me, duh. 

I then had to walk back to my crazy far parking spot in the dark in a really sketchy neighborhood and got some nice catcalls from some class A jerks. A suburban full of guys drove past and made fun of my chubby legs and I was traumatized. Especially since I just bought the skirt I was wearing and I thought it was flattering... Haha! But that just fuels my creativity, so it's cool.

Diagram sketch of the outfit I was wearing when I got yelled at. 

Now I'm on a real drawing kick! More soon!

Marimekko inspired flowers in gouache. 

My idea of a perfect day...

Rainy (there is a literal hurricane brewing outside right now...) chilly, wearing leggings and an oversized sweater, a big breakfast, blankets, a pot of hot coffee, a glass of ice water, painting/drawing while binge watching a shitty show, cuddling with my cats and maybe an afternoon nap. Plus ice cream, always ice cream.

Homebody forever. 

This City Is Going To Kill Me

I found this blog post in my drafts and I although I DO intend on elaborating on my move and all the art I have created since I left my hometown in October '14, right now, I think this post speaks for itself. 

When I decided to leave, I created 6 stickers and printed a million and stuck them up all around Tucson. It was a love letter to Tucson, and a love letter to everyone cool I left behind.

xoxo

Marvin in one of my packing boxes...

Before I left, I got to see my favorite inspiration of a musical artist, K.flay! She was so amazing live and so nice to my best friends and I.

Her dope music got me through college and continues to heal me. 

My neighbor and family friend made me this itty bitty, very yummy, going away cake. I loved it!