Long Time No See!

Wow, it's been a few months since I've posted anything here! The reason for that is-- I'm in my last semester at MICA, and I've been spending almost all of my time working on creating products as opposed to individual narrative illustrations.

So here's the closest thing to a full illustration I've done recently-- a drawing for some friends' Lemongrab zine!! After Pierre Auguste Cot's "Spring", one of my favorite paintings. This was way too much fun to draw.

For those who are interested, the zine will be available to purchace at MOCCAfest, April 6-7!! It should be super awesome, it's full of talented people!

DAMN GIRL THAT STYLE IS FAT! Zine

Ever since I created The Fat Femme's Guide To Loving Summer nearly two years ago, I've meant to do another fat fashion zine-- and I finally have!

DAMN GIRL THAT STYLE IS FAT! is a style guide for fat women specifically-- though I think it applies to all women (and femmes!). Something I've been learning personally in my journey into the world of fashion is that, despite popular belief, style isn't something some people are just magically born with. It's learned. Because many fat women are raised to believe that they can't be stylish, often it's just a skill we were never encouraged to develop.

A sample page, showing off a look for during the day.

But no more! I know better. You know better! Fat women are just as capable of being stylish as anyone else, and it's time we stepped up and took our rightful place in the world of well-dressed women. This zine functions as a guide to style, no matter whether you're a beginner or just looking for some new ideas!

Interested in reading DAMN GIRL THAT STYLE IS FAT!? It's available as a PDF for $5 here! Happy styling!

Fionna!

Finally got around to reading the first issue of BOOM!'s Fionna & Cake series by the amazing Natasha Allegri! It was fantastic, I'm super stoked for the rest of it to come out... not to mention Noelle had a comic in it, which was super rad. So: Fionna fanart!! A lady who has her priorities straight: adventure, rescuing princes in distress, swords. A good list of interests!

Science Fiction Feelings

"Tank"
"3:00 AM"
The last of my first semester thesis drawings! Phew. I've covered all of my narrative art bases, I'm pretty sure....

Food Celebrity Portrait

I haven't posted a lot from it here, but I've been in an Illustrating the Edible class this semester! Our latest assignment was a portrait of a food celebrity, along with two spot illustrations, one of which needed to be their name. I was really pleased with the way this turned out! It's Jamie Oliver, British food guy-- based on this article.

Fanart Break! Soon, Back To Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

I'm really enjoying The X-Files.

Maintenance

Though I have (for now) moved on from Dumpling Princess illustrations, I'm still working on narrative illustrations for my thesis! As you might be able to tell from this illustration, these are going to be about handsome dudes in space, because if I get to draw whatever I want, I'm going to cover all of my bases.

Dana Scully, Super-Hottie

A side effect of being in the middle of senior year is that I go through a LOT of television in an attempt to stave off insanity while drawing for 10 hours at a stretch! I got into X-Files because it is infinite. I stayed because Dana Scully is a queen, and a super-babe to boot.

Black Tea (Promotional Piece)

I had been meaning to do a new lifestyle illustration for some promotional postcards I've been working on, and I finally got a chance during the hurricane! I was inspired by this gorgeous scarf-- if I couldn't afford it, I knew I had to draw it. Sigh!!

THE DUMPLING PRINCESS - The Wedding

And last but not least... happily ever after! This is actually the last drawing in this series-- next week I'll be moving on to a different story. I've had a great time doing these illustrations, and was super glad to see that so many people liked it! If you were into this, don't despair... Masha and company are probably not gone forever!