Your kids NEED these! I illustrated and designed some temporary tattoos that are going to be sold at a JoAnn’s this May!
Easter Patterns
Some Easter patterns I made this weekend.
30 x 30 Art Show
30 artist, created 30 pieces of art in 30 days for the 30×30 Art Show this weekend at the Ann Arbor Art Center. Each piece of art is for sold for $40.00. Part of each sale goes to benefit the Art for Kids program at the Art Center.
One of my favorite parts of this show was how the art was sold. See a piece you like? It’s yours, that day, that hour. Simply take it off the wall or table and purchase it. No waiting, no bidding, it’s really just that simple. AnnArbor.com put together a really nice slideshow of this years event.
Saturday, from 9:30 – 10:30 the event was open to friends and family of the artist. When I arrived at 10:00 several of the pieces were already gone. Luckily, I was able to score the above masterpieces.
The amazing art I chose was done by 1. Maria Filar 2.) Stephanie Salamone 3.) Brittany Zellar-Holland all of these pieces had me swooning. What a bunch of talented ladies!
Huge thanks to the Ann Arbor Art Center for making this event happen and big thanks to all the artist who contributed… I can’t wait for next year.
TDAC Kraft Bistro Panini
Below is my illustration for TDAC‘s Kraft Recipe Contest.
I LOVE illustrating recipes. It combines three of my favorite things illustration, typography and food!
Sweet Bacon!
SWEET BACON! This is my latest illustration for they They Draw and Cook.
This illustration is for all the bacon lovers in my life. I think it’s hilarious that I keep seeing bacon boards on Pinterest, bacon products, bacon contest,… the list goes on and on and I’m LOVING it. I decided to share in the fun with these bacon loving Baco-Buddies. (Baco-Buddies is what Nate from They Draw and Cook called these furry little guys and I think it is a perfect!)
A huge thank you to Nate and Sallie for posting it on their site!
Also, (just in case you didn’t know) They Draw and Cook is having an AWESOME Kraft themed contest right now. It has $7,000 in prize money. The due date is Sunday, March 25th. I’m hoping I can find the time to enter.
Sneak Peek – Sweet Bacon
Here is a sneak peek of my next They Draw and Cook illustration.
National Geographic Plush Kits
I helped develop and design some National Geographic Plush Kits that are being sold in Costco stores in the UK.
Each of these adorable plush kits comes with two lovable animals to sew, stuff, activities, stencils, sticker sheets, posters, fun fact cards and pledge to care certificates. I designed the packaging, some of the activity pages, the fact cards, certificates and revised our existing plush to make it more realistic.
My favorite part of the project was designing and collecting material for the fun fact cards. I mean, did you know snow leopards can hurtle forward 50 feet and jump 20 feet high? I learned a lot about these animals while working on this project, AND so did the people who sat next to me. I kept saying “Did you know…”
My grandma draws and cooks!
My Grandma did this wonderful illustration for They Draw and Cook!
Over Christmas while I was looking through my grandma’s beautiful sketchbook the thought occurred to me that she should do an illustration for They Draw and Cook. It took a little convincing, but once I had her convinced she was unstoppable! We set aside a day in the beginning of January and measured out a couple of pieces of watercolor paper. The only “help” I gave her was to not put any important information near the gutter. Two weeks later it was done! I came over to help her scan it… I think it turned out GREAT!
It was so fun to spend time with my grandma and grandpa. Over lunch and coffee I found out how my grandparents met, what it was like to live in Jackson Mississippi in the 60′s, and what it was like to be a child in America during WWII.
She is one talented lady, her sketchbook is full beautiful food and places she travels. It’s a good thing we measured out not one, but TWO pieces of watercolor paper. I’m hoping she turns another one of her “sketches” into a recipe or map!
Did I mention she blogs? http://www.wtrclr.blogspot.com
Laura Mayes
Illustration
&
Design
One day I was outside when it started to rain. I looked up and saw raindrops falling. I looked down and I saw polka dots forming. This observation was the seed that eventually grew into my blog Raindrops and Polka Dots. Raindrops and Polka Dots is dedicated to my love of illustration. I hope to keep myself and my readers inspired, entertained and motivated to create, network and share ideas.
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