Bare Your Teeth

A Way With Words...

If you ever speak to me, ever, I will memorize every word you say and replay it in my mind and analyze the shit out of it, no matter why or who or when or where or any of the other "w's." Part of that is because I'm a sensitive girl with feelings and the other part is because I'm introverted and anxious as hell and think constantly even though I really really don't want to. 

Anyways, I usually write out a lot of the words people say to me in my sketchbook- just to get them out of my brain and onto some paper. I make them look pretty or ugly (depending on how they were directed at me, which may seem obvious but... ) and this sentence from last night, kept playing in my mind. Pretty funny thing to say to someone, but also a pretty okay compliment.

Of course, I had to decide to make each letter out of sunflower seed illustrations and that was fun and tedious and kind of a painful creative decision on my part.

Anyways, here's some word art for you to look at and laugh at and wonder about and make fun of. Try it out on all the ladies and gents out there! I heard it works best with birds and other critters that have a seed-based diet. 

♥ ♥ ♥

Happy International Women's Day!

Girls support girls because life isn't a competition and I hope we all make it. 

I promise...

to not get political on my blog! My grandpa just told me if I wanted to stay relevant as an artist in this day and age, I needed to start drawing presidential candidates. So, I don't know... this happened.

Take it however you want! 

Pssst. Contact me if you want me to make these into enamel pins for your campaign, Trump! It's really flattering and so realistic, I know. 

Another Sunny Day

 

It's February and in Tucson, it's 80 and beautiful! With the bluest skies. These are some watercolor patterns I made for a commission piece I was working on. Abstract suns and then I added lettering on top for the final piece (not shown.) More watercolor patterns coming soon!

"To like, Arizona"

Anyone else watch Judd Apatow's new series on Netflix, Love? I watched it in a day (it was like, ten hours so that's not even that bad... right?) Anyways, did a quick doodle (literally, ~10-15 minutes water coloring the elements, quickly scanned it and photoshopped it all together!) This quote was probably meaningless to anyone who isn't me, but I'm sad and wanted to make something and here that something is.