Definitely definitely go eat at Sugar & Twine, best cookies, best sandwiches, best people <3 I worked with the owner to select a range of birds native to the area, all gathering nesting material appropriate to their species, flying together to build a nest at the center “&” of the logo.

The mystical creatures overlooking this simplified Icelandic countryside are all based on real motifs in viking artifacts.

Charlotte's mom Sarah wanted to give her (extremely adorable) child the mural that she wished she'd had in her room as a little girl. We gathered lots of reference images - Edmund Dulac illustrations, chinoiserie, art deco paintings, illustrated manuscripts, persian miniatures - and made a big list of colors and subject matter. Once I had some sketches to work with, we went back and forth on composition, layout, color ways, and little additions (like tiny deer in the background).

I got to join a dozen other painters at the Richmond Tattoo and Arts Festival and put up another little bee lady. She was painted 8’ x 8’ on plywood and later auctioned off to benefit Art 180. ART 180 is a Richmond, Virginia based group that creates and provides art-related programs for young people living in challenging circumstances, encouraging personal and community change through self-expression with the goal of turning lives and communities around 180 degrees.