Website Update... PART DEUX

Can you not believe your eyes?  Have you peed your pants in anticipation?  It's true friends, the moment has come.  I have updated my website AGAIINNNNNN and I am a new owner of a CUSTOM DOMAINNN UUURRRRLLL!!  Send your friends to phoebeillustrates.com !

Let's take a moment to ask ourselves, "Wurr the fireworks at, yo?".
Maybe they are happening tomorrow when the URL goes into effect.  The only logical explanation for the lack of revelry that's (not) happening all up in this piece.  

There's more exciting things to come, soon.  Everything has been printed for thesis!  I just have to wait for the finals to come in the mail.  A (truly) exciting time.
Expect : Baby Rompers, Baby Shoes, Straws, Paper Decorations, Wrapping Paper & Invitations Galore!!

 In the meantime, here's a picture of Cooey.  We've been having serious kitty withdrawals after Coo had to go back to Paul's family during winter break.  As we like to say around this apartment, "He's a great guy".  (Cougar, not Paul. Although he's great, too.)

I think he is perfectly posed for a relaxing day at the beach.  All he's missing is a beach lounger, a ticket to Cabo and the ability to hold that position without human intervention.  We all have dreams.

Little Words

I'm sticking with the bottom design.  I liked all the leaves, but to print on a onesie (which is already small) it'd be too busy.  I think I'm also going to make the labels for the onesie tag from this... like branding without all the work!  (Just kidding, kind of).  

There's only one more week of thesis class. SO SAD.  I've had such an awesome time this year... it flew by just like everyone said it would! 

Chz.

If I was a person who was smarter, I would have waited until this version was completed to print postcards of this.... I think I have to make all new ones.  I really can't stand the old version anymore.. SIIIGHHHH.  Oh well. 

The first little (besides my computer crashing... that was big not little) hiccup of thesis.  Having to reprint postcards is not so bad.  Moo.com was so kind to reprint my business cards for free after the top of one design was cropped that it all evens out!

You are the Onesie

I see myself growing every week now as an illustrator.  Which is awesome because I like each thing I make more than the next, but it's also a little bit of the pits because I am my own harshest critic when I look back at the previous weeks work.  So... I have decided to forget about the earlier weeks onesie designs and instead follow this new route.  As is life, my friends, as is life.  (... As is thesis.)

I'm much more excited and satisfied with this new one!  

I wanted to make a design that was open gendered both for the lil' bebe and for the parents, because we live in a beautiful modern world where gender stereotypes are seriously passé.  I aimz to please all kinds.  

There will be two of this illustration and two of another (for now).  Also I envision a couple of tote bags on the horizon, but I don't really know if using a tote bag as a diaper bag is something people do.  If you have a petit bebe and would like a tote bag with this print (or the next) please get ahold of me so I can save one for you when I begin selling !

Website Update

I've updated my website... this is what life has become at 4 in the morning. 

Please give it a little peek!  You'll find the website link on the upper left side of my blog.  There are more projects and images coming (very) soon! 

Just for You

Wrapping paper... done!

I'm not even a cat fanatic, although I do love a good snuggle with a particular soft Siamese named Cooey.  I love all animals equally, except those of the bug variety.  (I'm looking at you, worms.  If you want to see a whimpering fool, walk outside with me after it rains.)  Cats just seem to be working particularly sweet on kids' stuff.  Especially kitties français.  

Little Lovelies

Onesies are only digital mock-ups, not actual printed objects, yet.

More thesis.  I'm almost done!!!! I can't believe it.  I've been having obligatory panic attacks left and right (and north an south... panic attacks in every direction) but, I think I'll be okay commencement show wise.  I'll just keeping listening to Ricky Gervais' pod casts and plugging along.  Because if there is one thing in this world that inspires me..... it's Karl Pilkington.


**If you need noise to work to that's not a tv show... you might want to try the old Ricky XFM radio shows on Youtube.  So entertaining.  I've listened to them at least 4 times over now (each!) I love them so much.  They're perfect background sound.

America's Dairy Land

The cheese map, an entire week earlier than the due date!  I don't think I've ever finished anything a week early in my entire time at school.  What a relief to have all the extra hours for thesis work.  

I'm still recovering from Florida sunburn.  I like to look at these pictures I took of the beach in the morning to make myself feel better about my lobster arms.  Ocean sides don't come more beautiful than the Gulf!

le petit bébé

Maybe I should change it to say petit bébé!  I think (think think think) this illustration is finished and ready to be applied as a screen print to onesies.  If I have extra time I want to buy some diaper covers and put the ribbon with petit bébé on the lil' (petit) butt.  

Working in really simple straight-forward shapes was a challenge.  I really love lines and texture, but I think (and hope!) this will translate nicely in the screen print.

I want to try screen printing at home, but I've never tried before except for once junior year and my teacher had to spread the ink for me because I was being too "dainty" about it and there were 15 other people that didn't have patience to wait for the freaky weak girl. (Understandable.)  I think I can figure it out, though! If anyone has any screen printing suggestions, any advice you have to share would be great.  

I'm planning on selling onesies of this and a couple other designs online (not sure if on Etsy or BigCartel yet).  They should be available near the end of May/early June.  If you're interested, please let me know.  I'd be happy to set aside pre-orders! 

Heraldry

We had an assignment in Maps class to make our own coat of arms.  During class we were practicing heraldry and learning how to read and write blazonry.. I've never felt so lost in my life.  I'm pretty sure I was the only person in the class to have to get so much help. Though, I CAN confidently tell you that sable means black and a lion is referred to as a beast.  Master of Heraldry Degree, please. 

Anywho... 

I made my coat of arms as sweet as possible (is there any other way?).  That's my cat (Cooey) and my dogs in the boat (Addy and Louise).  All the color is digital, the lines I scanned in.  I wasn't sure if I should put a motto, I want to add my name so I can slap it on a postcard or something but I have to relearn how to put text on a curve. 

We just got a new assignment where we threw a dart at a map of the U.S. and have to make a statistical map for whatever state we landed on.  Through a sneaky trade I wound up with Wisconsin.  Expect a magical cheese map soon.