Shannon Snow fabric at JOANN!

Yay! My first fabric collection has finally launched at JOANN Fabrics!

When I first got into art licensing, creating a line of bolt fabrics was definitely on my bucket list… and these are only the beginning! They are even more beautiful in person if I do say so myself, so go visit your local JOANN to see and feel the loveliness. :) If you don’t live near a JOANN store, well, you can just shop them online below!

Shop the fabrics below by clicking on the images.

 

Bright Flowers And Butterflies Tan Premium Print Cotton Fabric

Circle Butterfly Premium Print Cotton Fabric

Circle Butterfly Premium Print Cotton Fabric

Nature Doesn't Hurry Premium Print Cotton Fabric

Good Enough Premium Print Cotton Fabric

 

Garden Knomes Tan Premium Print Cotton Fabric

Cicadas Premium Cotton Fabric

Rain Boots Premium Print Cotton Fabric

Creepy Cute October

Happy Halloween!!! 🎃

Halloween ranks as one my absolute favorite holidays. The combination of the spooky decorations, cooler weather, scary movies, and pumpkin everything brings back such vivid memories from my childhood. We had a ceramic candy bowl shaped like a ghost, and it would light up and howl the classic “OooOooOOO” ghost noises when you reached in to snag some candy. Now that my oldest daughter is old enough to understand the concept of Halloween, I’ve been so excited to share some of my favorite spooky season traditions with her, from popcorn balls to jack-o-lanterns… although our jack-o-lanterns literally melted on our front porch a few days ago. Is it me or do they just not make pumpkins like they used to???

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Everyone in the creative community knows that October is the season for ink drawing challenges, better known as Inktober. I was excited to participate in one this year but wanted to inject some color, since I’m sure you’re very aware ink isn’t my thing. So, why not host my own - and that’s how #CreepyCuteOctober was born!

I created this list of prompts and asked my followers to join along. While I don’t expect anyone to participate, I was blown away by the response! SO many talented artists created incredible artwork, and the hashtag currently has over 2000 posts. SPOOKTACULAR!

October was a rough month for my family - both my husband and I tested positive for Covid-19. Working a full-time job remotely, caring for 2 children under the age of 3, and not feeling 100%… You can imagine it wasn’t the kind of environment that would foster creativity. There were days where I struggled through the challenge, and in the end, I only completed 29/31 days. Which is like - hey! I had Covid! So I shouldn’t be hard on myself. Gotta say - I am looking forward to taking a short break from social media next month.

Alright! Do y’all wanna see these pieces or what???


Honoring our Frontline Workers

Okay, y’all, I’ve never seen my work this BIG before… and so mobile, too!

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I just want to drive this hot pink bus all over town. Drop Rowan off at daycare, hit up the grocery store, wave to pedestrians... ya know, casually riding in style. All jokes aside, I’m so grateful to be given the opportunity to design this SCAD bus wrap, which honors our courageous frontline workers. I hope it brings some much-needed good vibes to my SCAD and Savannah community.

And check out this article from Savannah Morning New’s DOSavannah:
SCAD Alumni Use Artistic Talents to Honor Frontline Workers During Pandemic

One more shot! All images courtesy of SCAD.

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36 Days of Type 2020

WOOHOO! Yeah! I did it!
I completed this year’s #36DaysofType challenge! 36days is a yearly open call inviting designers, illustrators and visual artists to share their view on the letters and numbers from our alphabet.

Okay, okay, okay… So I almost did it. I mean, I did all of the 26 letters… and not the numbers. Who needs numbers anyway, right? Right??? … Eh, There’s always next year.

But hey, let’s focus on the positives. I started this year’s 36DOT while I was 38 weeks pregnant. When I began the challenge, I thought, I’ll just do what I can, no worries. It’s not like I’d be designing drop caps in the hospital. Fast forward two weeks, I’m sitting in my hospital bed, cradling a newborn in my left arm and a iPad in my right arm. Let’s be real, y’all know I wasn’t going to be getting any sleep during that time… so I might as well do something productive!

Wanna know my recipe for success? I stuck with one theme this year. Maybe y’all can see that after the first three letters, the same elements are repeated throughout the alphabet. Recycling the same color palettes and florals was vital to keep my focus. Eventually I just switched to autopilot, and didn’t have to worry about reinventing the wheel every time. Not to mention it looks pretty nice too.

So, without further ado, here’s my 2020 36DOT alphabet!

What’s your favorite? I love so many of them. L, S, and W are really doing it for me. Interestingly enough, the I was the most liked, followed by E and C.

36DOT 2021… I’m doing all 36 glyphs. You heard it here first.

Thankful & Grateful Timelapse

I love my job. Seriously - I’ve worked for Natural Life for over 5 years, and it never gets old. Here’s a timelapse of me painting flowers for one of our daily Chirps. Chirps are the inspirational messages and artworks that we use as the basis for our products. Watch ‘til the end to see the finished piece.