Strongbox Magazine

This past November I was contacted by Strongbox Magazine asking if I'd like to illustrate a two page spread for their upcoming issue. The project was adorable (the Editor-in-Chief's sister-in-law found a story she had written in the 4th grade about her friendship with her pencil) and I'm honored they asked me to contribute!

The magazine just went up and my work can be found on pages 38 and 39. They were a pleasure to work with so I wanted to share their publication. ♥ Thanks Strongbox!

Snake Necklaces

Christmas presents! Three of my best friends rent a house together and are all snake owners. Since I knit them headbands of their cats last year, I wanted to do something involving their pet snakes this time. I used pliers to bend little wire frames, covered each with Sculpey, and painted them to look like their “kids”. The snakes themselves range from 0.5” to 0.75” in size.

From top to bottom, left to right, their names are: Leviathan, Ninjin, Ziti, Boston, Glinda, Casanova, and Elphaba. ♥

Michael Morse

A commission for my friend Carrie ♥

Homemade Harvest

Whew! I’ve been busy all week sewing plush keychains to sell at the Homemade Harvest today (I tried to make a few Halloween ones for the season too!) But now that the event over, it’s time to start working on commissions :)

Eel Gijinka

I’m waaaaay late to the party but I wanted to make an eel gijinka too :) Her outfit is based on my very favorite in FRUiTS ♥

Beautiful Darkness

I finished Beautiful Darkness (by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl) last week and now I’m excitedly waiting for the release of Beautiful Chaos later this month. So here’s a sketchbook doodle of Reece, Ridley, Ryan, Lena, and Ethan.

Magical Girl Title Generator

I tried that awesome Magical Girl Title Generator and was given “Fall Sorceress Lyse”

… it’s like it knows my life encompassing obsession with autumn haha. Since my excitement could not be contained, I decided to join the magical girl drawing fun.

Monsieur Owl

Monsieur Owl! It was the birthday of my library-coworker-who’s-also-my-good-friend this week so I wanted to make her something special. We’re both knitters and she loves owls, so making the little guy seemed appropriate.