2014 calendar: presidential pets

For the past three years thien and i do a calendar together. First it was presidents, then first ladies. This year we present you with... first pets!

Our only rule was to use pets that we could find the actual name of. For instance james buchanan had a pair of bald eagles, which we would have loved to draw, but we couldn't find their names.

Persimmon painting

persimmons, gouache, 4x4 inches.

I am also including a small detail of it in the beginning stages.

mural design

I recently completed the design for a tech company in San Francisco, Alpine Data Labs. They wanted something that showed how their company can help their clients, but in a way that is visually interesting as well as meaningful to what the company does. I did my best. Ha.

The design ended up being comprised of letters, numbers, and mathematical functions. We decided a decal would work best because of how precise it would be. 

Match Print Go Go Go created the 18 foot decal and installed it. They were so easy to work with and did an amazingly perfect job. Above is the installation process.

And finally, here is the completed mural.

bear illustration III

bear illustration II.

Bear illustration. (sold)

sleepy bear.

New bears, old bears.

American Steel tshirt design i did a couple years ago and forgot about. Whoops.

And one i designed that they never used...

Gouache bears on wood.

(sold)

gouache bears!

My crazy husband decided we weren't busy enough and started a photobooth company, True Photobooth. He and his business partner built an amazing photobooth. This is an illustration i did for the company.

(i recommend clicking on it to see the detail)

Thien and i designed these wedding save-the-dates, invites, and rsvp cards. It was fun to work with such bright colors, and such fun people.

The last several years i have made silk-screened valentine's day cards, but this ear i decided to make individual ones. This is without a doubt my favorite holiday.

Happy Valentine's Day, my bros!

Thien and i drew and screened this new calendar for 2013. It was fun learning all about the first ladies.

Today I added clouds to Janies room.