It’s All I Have
It’s midnight. I suddenly find myself extremely busy. I made this for Ben, but you can have it too.
Category: Art
Stop. Poster Time.
When I learned about the car situation, I immediately started thinking of what I could make that would be able to earn some quick cash...
My Dog Hates Children
We had grandma’s goodbye BBQ tonight. I was worried almost literally sick over what kind of bullshit would/could occur all fucking morning. But nothing happened....
I May be Drunk
I had one 12 oz bottle of cider. I’m a lightweight and a vagina. I’m a lightweight travel vagina. Just as well. There’s nothing to...
Batman is Cool
I’m tired, I have nothing positive to say, and I feel like this week’s already been pretty shitbuckety. Therefore, batman Also, here is a list...
Welcome to 18, You’re Already Fucked
This is one of the custom blogs I do for my Facebook friends. I asked “I kind of want to blog about some event from...
It’s 2 a.m. – Let’s pretend that’s a surprise
My grandma is moving to Wisconsin in the first week of October. My emotions are kind of all over the place. On the one hand,...
The Creepy Owl
Today was much better. I think I accomplished all three of my goals to the best of my ability. Except for the time I stubbed...
On Missing the Sun
This time next week, we’ll be in Portland, and I’ll be trying every angle I can possibly muster to get us moved up there soon...
Totally Unnecessary
So I have a meeting in three weeks with the Portland Development Council, and I got it in my head that my business needed a...
Starring Richard Gere
And there it is. Happy Monday, working world.
All’s Fair in Love and Unicorn Love
Once again, I have failed to write about my serious times feelings regarding the lay offs at my work. It’s a complicated ball of bullshit....
Dramatic Palm Conclusion
Yesterday, I talked about iconography, and how I would make trace after trace in order to get to a clean icon. As you can see,...
The Iconography of the Palm
The way I was taught icon design was that you start by making as detailed a trace of the original as possible, then a trace...
Sketchbook: Palm Trees and Suns
When that jerkoff phone thief stole my phone, they also stole the only copy of some initial sketches for a project I’m working on. Tonight,...
Crafted at the Port of LA
Saturday we visited Crafted at the Port of LA to see if we could pick up some last minute Christmas gifts before we head up...
It’s Snot You, It’s Me
I am sick. Ben and my anniversary (9 years, yay!) was on Thursday and we totally forgot about it until Friday night. He had a...
The Cutting Edge of Advertising
We got our advertising annual in at work this week, so like I do with all the design annuals, I sat down to sketch the...
Hello Sweetie
This has been an even longer Tuesday than my Tuesdays usually are. All I can do is add bullet points to whatever’s left of my...
The Cutting Edge of Design
I like to read my design books and make rough sketches of the things I see as being major themes and concepts in them. I...
Guess Who’s Back?
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you already know that we are once again, the owners of a much contested Rat Terrier named...
Twitter Illustrated
My new phone, the awesome Samsung Galaxy Note has a stylus pen, and a note program that lets you easily screen-cap things and then draw...
Corvallis Garden Tour Retrospective
Since I accidentally blogged on Saturday, I’m just posting a bunch of my favorite pictures Ben took on the Garden Tour. High five!
The Creation of the Toctopus a.k.a You’re Welcome
So this morning, I asked my twitter friends to tweet me words and I would draw them. Since I can’t always think of a new...
Bonus Post: A Tribute
Today we lost someone who touched our lives all too briefly. Here’s to you University of Colorado Falling Black Bear. If you don’t know what...
Fat, Loud and Blobby
These are just some things I doodled in my sketchbook the other day.
Companda Shepherd
I went whining to twitter about how I was too tired to think of anything to write about, and Mechtroid was kind enough to suggest...
Twitter Design Challenge: KATG’s Hottest
At about 5:00 p.m. this evening, I put the word out on twitter that I was accepting Design Challenges. At 7:20 p.m., having no other...
Bienvenidos a Gringolandia
My friend and co-worker was sworn in as a U.S. citizen yesterday, and we all had a little party for her at the office. My...
Felt?
I’ve been following the blog of Melissa Crowe, a fiber artist out of Portland Maine. Checkout Girl always has the most adorable felt-work pieces on...
Twitter Design Challenge Parrot and Glasses
By now every creative person on the internet has read or heard that quote from Ira Glass about wading your way through shit work in...
What I Wore: Christmas Cloak
As you may or may not know, I am in Western Oregon for Christmas, where it is cold and windy in a way that I...
What I Wore: Green Thumb
I had such a weirdly bad morning that randomly turned into a weirdly good day. But it was still a long day, and I’ve been...
What I Wore: Backup Day Blow Out
Oops! You got one of the old outfit posts I decided to save for a shitty day. Looks like that day is today. No worries,...
What I Wore: Garden Experiment
I had another outfit planned for today, but I was all dressed and making good time when I decided it was hideous and went with...
What I Wore: Polka-dot Plaid
I wore this yesterday, but was too tired to upload the pictures last night. This necklace is cute, but it’s super heavy....
What I Wore: Muffet
Not only did I really enjoy my outfit today, it was totally comfortable. Scarf is from a thrift store Tank...
What I Wore: Hulk Sulk
Hey guys, it’s been a terrible, gray bitchy day today. For some reason that prompted me to write several love notes to my boyfriend. Unfortunately...
What I Wore: Unsatisfying Vest
I really need to undo the clasps on this vest and sew them back on a little farther away from the seam. Then maybe it...
What I Wore: Preppy Adorable
The camera’s battery died, so tonight we have our outfit pictures thanks to my boyfriend’s Samsung Vibrant. Thanks Samsung! Oh, and I got the...
What I Wore: Jersey Whore
Hey guys, it’s late, I’m tired. So on to the outfit. I’m actually not proud of this outfit. I was late...
DIY: Hipster Matting for Framed Pictures
Do you have bare walls? Are you at a point in your life where the posters and papers that you taped on your walls...
Where to Live in LA
My new co-worker is moving here from Seattle, so I made her this handy map to aide in her apartment search. I thought I’d share...
I AM JESUS
I have invented the one thing we all needed but did not have: THE VAGINA EMOTICON! (i) Alternate spelling: ((i)) for when...
Love Notes
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XO, an Internet Show by Keith McNally in the Style of This American Life
I’ve been a fan of the various multimedia ventures of Keith McNally for awhile now. His taste and ear for popular music is only less...
Fuck Chase, and Anyone Named Chase
Want.
So I saw these two images on ffffound.com Now, I know what you’re thinking. Love connection!!! Me too.
Everything is Relative
Once again, an image off of ffffound.com with additional banter by yours truly.