New Product Drop - Wall Calendars at TJ Maxx

I am so excited to share with you my newest product collab - the “Words to Inspire” 2021-2022, 17 month wall calendar!

I partnered with the fabulous stationery company, Eccolo Ltd. to bring this to life. It is filled with inspiring word art phrases to motivate you monthly. It is on sale now in most TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Homegoods. It will not be sold online so there will be a bit of a treasure hunt to find it. If you do see it please notify me (DM, email) and I would love to know where you see it. I’ll let others know too! Grab a few extra for me while you’re there!

Justice Sweats 10% Off Through January 20th!

Grab the Justice apparel items M-W this week in honor of MLK Day and the Inauguration. Sale ends on 11:59pm PST on the 20th! Shop here!

"Justice" Sweats fashion collaboration with Eva Franco Design!

Announcing my new collaboration with fashion designer, Eva Franco Design!

I created this art piece, “Justice” earlier this year during the protests as a visual representation of the ongoing fight for racial justice and Black lives. This 4-piece capsule collection includes a mask, hoodie, sweat pants and a sweatshirt sizes XS-XL.

I partnered with Eva Franco Design, a local Los Angeles fashion designer, to create the “Justice” sweatsuit, mask and hoodie. After months of development, we brought this art piece to life in a wearable form and hope it makes a powerful, inspirational statement.

15% of the proceeds of every item sold will go toward Eva’s First Step in Fashion Scholarship. This paid internship will offer African American student designers the chance to gain first-hand experience in the fashion industry.

Thanks so much for all your support and for @alenciajanae for being a superstar and modeling the heck out of these clothes. You were a blast to art direct and shoot. Thanks @withlovecole for being a part of this and bringing your beautiful spirit and style to the line. Thanks to @grantpuckettphoto for your incredible work and @evafrancodesign for this amazing opportunity and vision. I’m so excited to see you wearing our pieces!

PRE-SALE ON NOW!
The pieces are available for pre-order now and will ship November 16th. A limited number of pieces will be sold in sizes XS-XL.

MPIX Cards and Blankets!

I love working with MPIX and this year I am pleased to announce I have customized fleece blankets available for purchase this holiday season. Featuring my lettering, these blankets can be personalized with a name - makes a perfect gift. Choose from two designs in a baby blanket or adult size: 1. Oh Merry Me 2. All Things Holiday.

I have also designed 4 holiday cards found on mpix.com this holiday season. Customize with your photos and text! MPIX's cards are top-notch and I know you'll love them. Let me know if you purchase them! I'd love to see how they came out.

Choose from 1.Bountiful Greetings 2. Pastel Poinsettias 3. What Fun 4. Mottled Cheer

New Articles for Spoonflower

I love Spoonflower.com and their amazing products! I have been using them for years to print my own fabric. They also print wallpaper and giftwrap and their sister company, Roostery has print-on-demand home decor products too that you can make from your own designs! I am excited to be a part their blog and help share my design tips. I have written three articles to help you with your design process on Spoonflower.

Article 1: Everything you Need to Know about Designing for Products

In this article you will learn the importance of scale and how to use it properly when designing for products. I will walk you through designing for wallpaper, fabric and home decor and things to consider while designing.

Article 2: Designing on Spoonflower? Don’t miss these 5 tips!


In this article you will learn the technical tips to ensure your designs are perfect. I walk you through the proper ways to format your fies for printing, work with color and use tools such as the color map.

Article 3: The Secret to Designing Surface Designs


Do you need tips to perfect your patterns? Look no further. In this article I have the pattern tips to make stronger pattern designs. Learn the process to plan your design, ways to improve your layout and select color palettes!

I enjoyed sharing my tips and tricks with tne Spoonflower community and wish you continued success with your art and patterns! Also check out my store on Spoonflower.com and see my fabric and home decor items for sale!

Designing for products with Spoonflower

I’m excited to partner with Spoonflower.com to write an article on the importance of scale in your patterns when designing. In the products I design such as apparel and home decor, I often have to adjust the scale of the pattern to convey a specific look and feel and make it appropriate for the product and end use. Using Spoonflower’s fabulous products such as wallpaper, giftwrap and placemats I show you how scaling the pattern up and down can create a different mood and tone and even compliment a room.

Read my article here to learn more and learn about tips to remember when designing for products.

New EXCITING ART for sale!

I couldn’t be more excited to share these new illustrations with you!
I have been creating them for the last couple of weeks in a flurry to get them out into the world. I knew once I saw the first one emerge it was something special. I couldn’t wait to get to the next one to see how it would come out.

They started with an idea for creating illustrations of women. I love all the illustrations I see now and wanted to see how I could put my spin on it. I had a few musts:

• they had to be women of color

• they had to have freckles (like me). I don’t often see freckles on women illustrations

• they had to be wearing patterned outfits

• they had to have dynamic hair

Here is the first one I created. She is near and dear to me and I see a bit of myself in all of them. I love making them and creating their looks. They even get original outfits I design from my patterns!

I call her “Lady B”

Meet Lady D

Meet Lady T

and finally Meet Lady C

Grab one or get all 4 ladies in the shop. I am selling them on fine art paper in 3 sizes and a 5x7 set of 4.

Get them here in the “Art Print” section of the shop! Hope they bring you as much joy as I get from them.

CYBER Monday SALE & NEW ITEMS in the STORE!

New calendars in the shop! A generous 11”x14” size. $30!

CYBER MONDAY SALE! 20% off!

Use code CYBER20

from 8am PST-midnight on Monday the 26th!

Everything is on sale for 20% off one day only! One per customer. Come by and browse the shop!
Place your orders by the 9th to arrive in time for the holidays!

Check out our new too! Comes in two designs and in 2 fun colors each! See you on MONDAY!

STORE LAUNCH NOVEMBER 12th!!!

I’ve been working away for the last couple of months making art (I love) and sampling fun products to sell for the holidays. I’m happy to announce the store will be open on MONDAY! Come back here to the shop at 12PM PST for the launch. Here are some images of what you can purchase - great gifts for the holidays!

New Art in the Etsy Shop!

I have a confession to make - I haven't updated my Etsy shop in awhile. My site was hacked late last year and since building this new site it was on my to-do list. Well it is done now! I will be updating it quarterly (or sooner) with new products and art! Here's two of the new, available art prints!

SHOP the STORE!
Check out my Etsy shop for art prints (and personalized ones too), custom rubber stamps, calligraphy services, paintings and more!

Interested in a commission or want to inquire about a product? Contact me here and let's discuss!

JOIN the MAILING LIST for UPDATES! GET A FREE DOWNLOAD!!!
Find out about sales, new product peeks and updates on my monthly newsletter! When you sign up GET THIS FREE wallpaper DOWNLOAD for your phone!  Sign up HERE!