New Plushies!

New plushies are up in the shop!  It's been a few years since I have made plush, but I have been meaning to bring a new line of them into the shop. I'm pretty excited about these and it's hard for me to pick my favorite. I like that they are kinda sad-faced; it makes them all the more huggable! 

They are printed digitally, via Spoonflower, and are stuffed/sewn with love here in Brooklyn. 

085: Fennec Fox

These little big-eared guys are kinda a big fave of mine. The cuuuuuuteness! Enh!

365 Days of Animals
085: Fennec Fox
Pen/Ink/Digital

Custom Poloroid Portraits!

I have a fun little Valentine project I have been working on; custom portraits! I made these four different ones to choose from, and they can all be customized with your names, adding/subtracting glasses, making them girl/boy, girl/girl, or boy/boy, and changing colors. They come in a 5"x5" print format and are available in my shop.   I'm SUPER excited about them! 

More Valentines goodies coming soon. xoxo

Bear Portrait

Fox Portrait

Kitty Portrait

Penguin Portrait

Holiday Cards!

Available here

Hello!  I'm pretty psyched about my holiday cards this year.  I think my favorite is the fox (also, I want a stripey scarf with those colors), but then maybe the penguins are my favorites too.  I brought back my cutie-cat Hanukkah card also (spin, dreidel, spin!)   

This is always such a busy time of year for me, and I really tried to get a jump on it this year, but here we are, two weeks before Thanksgiving!  I might have something secret cooking up for a day after Thanksgiving sale, so make sure you're signed up for my mailing list if you want to be in the know!

Season's Greetings Fox is available here

Happy Holidays Penguins are available here

Holiday Bears are available here

Season's Greetings Cat is available here

Hanukkah Kitty is available here

VeganMoFo: Conan and Jalapeno Poppers

Meet Conan. This dapper young fellow will wallop you at a game of chess, without blinking an eye, but will also lend a sympathetic listening ear for all of his dear friends. That Conan, he's a swell guy. 

Conan is for sale here

Medium: Watercolor on heavy Arches paper
Size: Approximately 8"x8" (image size is 7"x7")
Will fit in 8"x8" frame! Signed on back.

I was going for a Pomeranian puppy here, but he's kinda foxy too!

Note: I am doing a painting-a-day challenge for VeganMoFo, and will be creating a new painting of rescue animals or vegan food throughout the month of October, and placing them for sale. All proceeds (minus shipping) will be donated to For the Animals Sanctuary, because they are a pretty super-great non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary, in Blairstown NJ, and are vegan owned and operated. Feeding, housing, and taking care of these animals costs a lot of money, and as a non-profit organization, they rely entirely on donations. Hopefully (with your help!), I'll be able to make a size-able donation at the end of the month!

So Nik has had this idea for awhile, that we need to have a double-header night watching both of the old Conan movies (Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer).  I resisted for a really long time, but finally gave in to appease the masses (and by masses, I mean Nik.)  I decided to make a fun dinner to go along with it, to make it interesting for myself.  Jalapeno poppers have been in the back of my head for awhile on the "must make soon" list, and when we scored a whole punch of jalapenos in our CSA recently, it was a no-brainer.  I upped the yum-factor, by pickling the jalapeno about a week before I was going to use them for poppers.  I didn't really follow a recipe to pickle them, but just kept it basic with equal parts vinegar and water, plus salt and peppercorns.  For the filling, most vegan recipes on the old internet suggest tofutti cream cheese, which I usually think is pretty gross so I nixed that idea.  I love the cashew cheese from Veganomicon, so I made a batch of that and added in a bunch of the pepperjack Daiya to the mix.  I cut the pickled jalapenos in half, filled each side, and rolled the tops in some panko for some added crunchiness.  I sprayed them with some olive oil and baked for about 20 minutes (flipping half way through) on 400 degrees F.   I had onions and potatoes laying around, so I went for the fried gold medal and made onion rings and baked potatoes too (new fave method, slicing potatoes and drizzling olive oil on top and baking.)  We had fresh sweet corn and some cantaloupe to balance out the breaded extravaganza. 

Oh, and Conan the Barbarian was terrible.  Our copy actually stopped working about 3/4 of the way through, and I was so relieved.  Unfortunately, Nik is master downloader and had a new copy about 20 minutes later.  I refused to watch the second one!

Shop Update Part 2!

Part 2 of the shop update! Six more will be added tomorrow...

"Sleepy Fox"

Watercolor on 300lb. Arches Watercolor Paper

8"x10" (image size is approx. 7"x9")

For Sale Here

"Changing of the Seasons"

Watercolor on 300lb. Arches Watercolor Paper

8"x10" (image size is approx. 7"x9")

For Sale Here

"Penguin Snowman"

Watercolor on 300lb. Arches Watercolor Paper

8"x10" (image size is approx. 7"x9")

For Sale Here

Shop Update!

Hello! What's shaking??? Busy here, prepping for my Peru trip, lots of painting, finishing up miscellaneous projects and cooking up new ones. Not too much in the actual cooking department; I even had to skip this past month's Daring Baker challenge because I couldn't find time (it was an Orange Tian this month, and I still would like to try and veganize it.)


I put two new prints in the shop today! I obviously have spring on my mind lately, and I show you some doodles from my sketchbook soon too.

Happy Wednesday!


"Night Wisdom"
8"x10"
watercolor on gessoed paper


"Tell it to the World, Mister Fox"
8"x10"
watercolor on gessoed paper

Foxy Fox

I got some new markers yesterday, so I was messing around with them last night. Cute little fellow yeah? And orange is totally underrated. I'm messing around with turning this into a watercolor + marker experiment. You know, mixing things up a bit. :)

I have sore arms today! I went and got three vaccinations for my upcoming trip to Peru. Hepatitis A, Typhoid, and Yellow Fever. Eeek. I wouldn't have gotten them if I didn't have to have a certificate saying I did, to enter the country. Not a fan. Had a prescription-happy doctor who gave me a bunch that I'm not going to fill. Okay, maybe the altitude sickness one.

I'm psyched for the weekend. Hopefully will get to check out the Tim Burton exhibit at MOMA.

Mister Fox tells a long-winded story about the magical fairy abode

New print in the shop!

Watercolor on gessoed board.

I have another fairytale-like painting I have drawn out, but not painted yet sitting on my desk. My desk is like an assembly line of different projects, I swear. Sometimes I feel like taking a week off of work at my day job, just so I can finish some of my personal projects. But then, I'd probably just go to the park or something instead. :)

Been away; Away so long.

Hello! Well gosh I haven't updated this in awhile. I've been a bit overwhelmed lately with a whole bunch of things going on, and it has just been a week (month?) of just trying to lay low. To minimize the stress or something; I'm not sure. I do that when I'm stressed, just hide out.

I do have some good news though. I was accepted into the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn this year! I was a bit stunned that I got in actually, as competition is notoriously stiff for this craft fair. Anyways, SUPER AWESOME! Plus, it's like five blocks from my apartment, in McCarren Park, so I don't have to go far (or bother with getting a car service or something to lug all my stuff)! I'm a little intimidated, as it is a 2-day outdoor event (June 6 + 7th), which I've never done before. I've seen the masses that have attended though (I'm among them)! Scaaaaary! Haha, no it will be good. Bust Craftacular, a few years ago, was pretty crazy too, and I think I have a better grasp of how much I need to prepare. Woo!

I have FOUR DAYS OFF this weekend! I had today off for Good Friday, and I took Monday off for a mental health day (I really like these). Nik is taking me to Candle 79 for dinner tomorrow! It's a bit of an early b-day celebration for me (I turn 29 on monday, eep!!) I really can't believe I have lived in NYC for five years now and never been. I even have their cookbook! I'm pretty sure I'm required to try the Seitan Piccata, as that is always the first recommendation anyone gives that has been there. Monday, I have to go try my luck at the DMV renewing my license, spend a gift cert. at Macy's, and check out the Jenny Holzer Exhibit at the Whitney.

I did my taxes today and they just about made my head explode.

Two new cookbooks came for me this week, Wild Fermentation, and The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen. Really excited about both of them! Especially the Fermentation one for all the veggies I'll get in my CSA this summer!

Okay, enough babble and more food!

Caesar Salad, from Vcon, with garlic croutons. This was an amazing dressing, and I had the leftovers in a salad wrap the next day. I needed a new dressing too, as I always make either a basic olive oil/apple cider vinegar/thyme/salt/pepper dressing or a creamy ranch. Ohh, I did make another new dressing this week (but no picture). I just mixed some veganaise with yummy salsa for a simple southwestern style salad. Yum! I actually ate salad for most of the week, with various toppings (tofu, tempeh, leftover veggie burger, SPROUTS!) and veggies. It's the springtime. I was excited to see more greens at the farmer's market today. I'm waiting for the asparagus!



I made yummy veggie burgers this week, using the basic chickpea cutlets recipe from Vcon, but with cattle beans, and added veggies and spices. Sauteed swiss chard and a pickle!


I did this cuckoo clock painting earlier this week, but forgot to post it! Nik's dad got him a cuckoo clock for this past x-mas, and it is so great! I thought all the cuckoos would drive me nuts (it goes off every half hour), but I don't even really notice it anyore, and I still get a kick out of the little bird that comes out. It's in our kitchen, so it keeps me company when I'm making dinner, haha. Prints are available in the shop!


And an in-progress Mister Fox to wish you a happy friday!