Illustration Inspiration

I haven't been drawing much (if at all) since I got pregnant as I've just been exhausted...so I'm trying to get reinspired. Check out these fantastic illustrators:

Yoko Tanj




Tadahiro Uesugi




Raquel Apanicio

Camping at Syringa

We went camping this weekend with my Cousin and her family. It was a lovely weekend out in the woods and hanging out on the beach. Monday evening was amazingly beautiful, so here's some shots:

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

The trailer is out now for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland which will come out next spring. It's a live action/computer animated combo and looks pretty cool so far. It's one of my favourite stories so I really want to like it. Not sure if I want it Tim Burtonized but I'm going to try :)

Trailer: YouTube Link

And some peeks:

Utterly Engaged

The second issue of the gorgeous new wedding e-zine Utterly Engaged is now available. I love that I can read a beautiful wedding magazine without having to actually buy it. It's a bit of a tough justification when...well I don't even know anyone getting married. I just like the pretties. Speaking of pretties, here's my favourite pages:

Perfect Summer Day

Thanks for all your well wishes! I am feeling somewhat better this week, I've just given in to sleeping like a teenage boy (ten hours a night? Check. Plus naps? Check.) And I'm still somewhat nauseus but it's managable for the most part. For those who asked I am tenatively due Feb 14, I'll have a closer estimate after my next midwife's appointment.

Today was a good day. I taught Aquafit this morning (which cut into my 10 hours of sleep, but what can you do?) then Craig picked me up and we went to my favourite coffee/bagel shop for breakfast. Poked around the car lots for a bit (yeah the 2 door 93 Grand Am is just not going to cut it as a family car) and then went up the valley. I had heard of a great place to by meat and when I called ahead they said they weren't really open but what the heck, come over anyway. So we drove over in the sunshine, had a look (the butcher proudly showed me his hanging sides of beef in the cold room) and bought some excellent looking packages of sausage (because summer is all about grilled sausage in my books). We also stopped at a health food store for a bit and got some apples (no stores seem to have local galas anymore...too late in the season, so I was excited to pick some up) and some line caught fish fillets.



Then we went swimming in the river. Such a perfect day for it, it's very hot out and the river was just perfectly refreshing, not too cold. It's the beach I walked to everyday all summer for two years so it was fun to share it with Craig. He has decided we need to pick up some tubes to optimize the floating experience. We then stopped in a little deli and picked up some eggs and spinach (naturally) and had lunch...I think it was 2ish, but hey. I had some great russian bortsh which is a local specialty around here. Very yummy. And then home to our nice cool basement suite to take a nap. Sooo nice.

Maybe I'll take another nap....no no, must have dinner. See you all later, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer!

Where have I been this month?

Did you notice that I turned into the worst blogger ever? I have been plagued with blogger guilt. So what have been doing?

Sleeping. Puking. Sleeping. Often working. Then sleeping again.

No I'm not dying, I'm 9 weeks pregnant! And it turns out growing a baby is hard work. Seriously, I almost stopped typing just now to go lie down again but I managed to pull myself together.

If I were a cool kid I would wait another three weeks to out myself, but our ultrasound yesterday looked great (little pulsing lima bean) and I really am not that into keeping secrets...so now you know.

I haven't been drawing much lately but I am almost finished that paper mobile I started months ago... I'm hoping that my energy levels (and appetite) will return to normal next month. We shall see! But really I still love you all, and I will try to post more to um...keep you posted?

Linky Love

I am busy with stuff. And secrets. And not blogging I'm afraid. But I still love you all, here's some pretties From my blog readings:

Via Oh Joy: Roost

The pig bookends! The terrariums! Also there are porcelain mushrooms and bird cage lamps....just go look.

Via Sfgirlbybay: One Black Bird

Her whole shop is love!

Via Black Eiffel: Little Circus

These veggies by Sian Keegan are my favs, but I also love Maya's stuff and of course The Small Object.

Via Cafe Cartolina: Janine Golbert

So interesting!

That is all for today!

Summer Walks

I have been pretty lazy about uploading photos lately. Rather than posting all...50 or something of them now, I'll just show you some favourites and you can see the rest here: Facebook gallery

Sale!

Oh Canada Print Sale! July 1-14. Free shipping on all prints to anywhere in Canada! Free 4x6 mini print of choice with any print purchase to Canadians and my international friends! Just tell me your choice of mini print in the message to sender. :) Happy Canada Day!

Also, I've updated the shop with some of my digital paintings. More to love! Check it out.

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