Dear Mr. Murray,

I will host a party if you will come.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Andrey

(http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20081207/Bill+Murray+NYCs+New+Party+Boy)

So far...

...this week has completely exhausted my brain and emotions.

Despite the cold...

...I'm keeping warm on the couch with Charley Harper, an illustrated life. I'm pretty sure I requested this book from the library even before I graduated this spring. Yesterday I got the notification that it was finally available for me to take home and enjoy. Charley Harper was a big influence on me while I was working on my BFA and continues to be an influence in my current work. I love how his simple, flat illustrations can still convey so much energy and depth.

(I love this image because it reminds me of when Andrew and I visited the redwood forest this summer and the awesome overwhelming size of the trees there.)

"Do whatever work attracts you, do it as well as you can and keep on doing it, and something will happen sooner or later."
-Charley Harper

Christmas time is here.

(Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time is Here)

The weekend, already?

Missing out on Monday and Tuesday of my work week really made the weekend come much faster. I'm extremely thankful for that because these past 3 days have been tough. It's always hard to come home from a number of lovely days in Florida with Andrew and have to immediately jump back into work at greeting card land. It leaves me with little time to re-adjust to the cold and remember that my favorite person to hang out with is once again 1,208.2 miles away from me. (Thank you Google maps.)

I was supposed to pick up my kitten, Egon, from the shelter on Wednesday...which got pushed back to today...which got pushed back to NEXT Friday. The little guy has a cold so they don't want to send him off to be neutered until he's completely healthy. I was definitely looking forward to a purring ball of fuzz this weekend but I guess I can wait a little longer.

To satisfy my intense need to create I've made a list of several possible activities for the weekend:
- make Christmas ornaments to send to far away friends and family
- work on Christmas cards (too soon?)
- pull out the box of Christmas stuff and decorate my aluminum tree
- start on the Harley Poe/Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band holiday show poster
- work on scarves or drawings for my Etsy shop

...we'll see what actually gets finished.

Comic #3.

Up at The Comic Commitment.

Pixels.

Pixel wrapping paper by Cristian Zuzunaga, the creator of that lovely pixel upholstered couch that makes me swoon every time I see it.


Available here soon.

At the beach.

Yesterday I was at the beach in Florida with my love. Today I am back in cold Cleveland.