Tree Stump Record

For: Conor
Occasion: his birthday

Conor is off on another world-wide adventure, so to celebrate his birthday (or whatever day he returns to his parents' home to pick up his mail), I created an aerial view of a tree stump being played as a record. This idea is so cool to me--the grooves of the record are the rings of the tree--what an interesting song it would be! I hope Conor is having a wonderful time biking through Asia, and that this year brings all the adventure he can hope for. 

Fairy Birthday

For: Maddie
Occasion: her birthday

Since Maddie's birthday is so close to Halloween, I figured featuring a cool costume was in order! I created a lady with butterfly fairy wings standing in a field of flowers. I really like the look of this card, and hope Maddie has a wonderful year!

Cupcake Birthday

For: Alyssa

Occasion: her birthday

For Alyssa's birthday card, I had a little fun snooping on her Pinterest boards for inspiration. She is all about geometric patterns for home decoration, and I saw sketches of little cupcakes on another board: voila! A watercolored painter's taped background with a playful little cupcake and a swirly "happy birthday" greeting. I really like how this card came out, and I hope Alyssa had a wonderful day!

Art Dance Birthday

For: Theresa
Occasion: her birthday

Theresa is a holistic wellness lady, extraordinaire! She has recently gotten into expressive arts and movement in her healing practices as a psychologist, and I thought her birthday would be the perfect time to have a little expressive arts fun of my own! My idea was to capture "movement" (using art, of course!), and I am super pleased with how this turned out. What a wonderful opportunity to honor someone I've learned so much from. I hope she has an unbelievably fantastic year! 

Balloon Birthday

For: Lidia
Occasion: her birthday

For Lidia's birthday card, I created a watercolor of lots of balloons! I love how delicate the overlap of the colors are. The thin black of the balloon strings also makes me very happy. I love Lidia so and hope her birthday was spectacular!

Painting Birthday

For: Daissy
Occasion: her birthday

Daissy loves to paint, so for her birthday card, I did a watercolor of her all ready to go to paint up a storm! I had so much fun with this one, and love how happy she looks. I'm also so proud of Daissy for all the kick-butt work she is doing as a lawyer in Chicago!