I’ve been doing Creat-a-thon for three years now. It’s a day where you work around the clock to help out non-profits. This time I worked with Vision 3 Creative on a really unique project — interior space design for a thrift store who helps needy people. We had to come a way to differentiate the [...]

This is a poster for Panera Bread that I recently finished for a test store in the midwest. I was thrilled to be able to play with typography as well as the illustration. Fun stuff!

Shambala Publications called wanting a cover image for their fall catalog, and I jumped all over it. How exciting… getting to play with fall colors and zen-like books — two of my favorite things. The masthead needed room at the top so I tried playing with some interesting perspectives. And they chose this one. After [...]

The NY Times Book Review called with a unique review for me to illustrate. The book, called “The Unfortunates”, was not an actual bound book, but a series of booklets that come in a box which you can read randomly. There is no set order… just a definitive first and last chapter. And it’s about [...]

Just a quick hello before I start on the massive pile of work I have in front of me… – Saw this movie. Loved it. I think it helps put poo into perspective, a reminder I needed right now. Plus, every dining outdoors scene had me swooning and wishing for something similar. (I love eating [...]

Last night instead of continuing discussion about all this poo that’s happening right now, we decided to take ourselves to cheap dinner out and margaritas. (I don’t drink much at all, if any, these days since we’ve been trying for a kiddo. So an icy lime margarita was a real treat.) And we toasted to [...]

Calling all miracles. You are needed front and center immediately. There’s so much going on right now that I’ve been quiet about here. But I think I finally need to open it up and just ask for some good vibes, if you have any to spare… The thing is: During May’s blog break, we sold [...]

It’s been crazy busy here in Lopie-land. I’ll tell you more about all that later… when the coast is clear. But had to stop in quick to show you this palette idea that I just sent over to a client. Loads of vibrant and silvery blues. I LOVED putting this together and just immersed myself [...]

I was honored to do the cover for Cricket Magazine for their May/June 2008 issue. The assignment was a seasonal cover, not related to the stories in the issue… but meant to evoke the feeling of early summer. What could be better than to capture being outside, chasing butterflies? (If you pick up an issue, [...]

A new piece for the SF Chronicle. This was about a little girl who was in foster care. After settling into her new home for a few months, she decided to give herself a new personal history: she gave birth to herself. Hence the story title.