tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83714448197295534722024-03-21T18:17:14.438-04:00Deanna Staffo Illustration : Blogdeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.comBlogger515125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-91781384407070850592017-08-15T22:25:00.000-04:002017-08-15T22:25:02.273-04:00So Long, FarewellIt's time to finally officially end this blog, since it's been years since I updated it regularly. If you want to see new sketches, illustrations, work in progress, and daily images of my life, follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dstaffo" target="_blank">instagram</a>, where I do post regularly. If you're more interested in my illustration, design, pop culture, and home inspiration, you can find me on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/deannastaffo/" target="_blank">pinterest</a> here. It's been fun!deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-66233917783355057882016-10-14T22:17:00.002-04:002016-10-14T22:17:59.418-04:00Well, hello there, stranger....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTG8ZMKQN1JrKDJw1IHk58-l3MhAj22B6HMYXOyH2oM3sn3gzVZ8seBn6pEpHdnZU_XXEeFzrj-JNyx1NxmWE6_60vYoMzBWJs99aL7FF1sLVzkBwUwfjAOpXq41LIlBbIgqOOZMvda3k/s1600/IMG_0454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTG8ZMKQN1JrKDJw1IHk58-l3MhAj22B6HMYXOyH2oM3sn3gzVZ8seBn6pEpHdnZU_XXEeFzrj-JNyx1NxmWE6_60vYoMzBWJs99aL7FF1sLVzkBwUwfjAOpXq41LIlBbIgqOOZMvda3k/s640/IMG_0454.jpg" width="520" /></a> <br />
This is kind of uncomfortable since we haven't talked in so long, but I have good reasons. I've had some pretty major life changes since the last post.<br />
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We bought a house! Not just any house, but the house we hope to stay in for a long, long time. We bought this house knowing it needed a lot of fixing up, so we've been really busy with projects large and small to make it into our home.<br />
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To make things more complicated, I was pregnant with our second child when we bought the house and moved. That little boy has since been born (dramatically, during the worst blizzard Baltimore has seen in 20 years!) and is now almost 9 months old. Yep, it's been <i>that</i> long since I posted last. Welcome, Remy!<br />
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Just a couple of days before Remy was born, I was commissioned to illustrate another book for the Folio Society, who are my absolute favorite client. I might have turned it down due to the terrible timing, but the book was Jane Austen's Persuasion, a novel I'd already read and loved. The next few months, illustrating a book with a newborn and a toddler while also returning to teach were some of the most exhausting I've experienced, but worth it.<br />
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My second born is also a horrible sleeper and we've been subsisting on 3-4 hrs of broken sleep a night for the last 6 months.<br />
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So, this poor little blog has fallen by the wayside. I've still been updating instagram with personal photos and sketches and pinterest with inspiration images from time to time. Earlier this week, I received my published copies of Persuasion and today I'm finally able to share images from it, so I figured it's time to dust this little blog off again.<br />
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Over the next week, I'll be posting final illustrations, roughs, and process images from the book, as well as a bunch of other stuff! deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-52787501870182917932015-02-21T23:43:00.001-05:002015-02-21T23:47:25.097-05:00Boyhood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Jesse and I used to watch a ton of movies before we became parents. I think I've been to the movie theater a total of three times, maybe four, since Sebastian was born. Usually when I do get to watch a movie, it's months after it came out on dvd or amazon prime. The few movies I have watched lately have been really good, though (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAfBd3g6bA" target="_blank"><i>Birdman</i></a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fg5iWmQjwk" target="_blank"><i>The Grand Budapest Hotel</i></a>,<i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX5PwfEMBM0" target="_blank">Snowpiercer</a></i>, among others). I'd been hoping to make
illustrations for each as practice, but freelancing and teaching keeps
getting in the way. Hopefully I'll be able to finish a few others soon! </span></span>deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-13349474291878778772015-01-09T08:00:00.000-05:002015-01-09T08:00:06.486-05:00Another Random Sketchbook Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just stumbled upon this sketchbook page from last year that I never posted. The funny thing is that a couple of months ago I got my hair cut extremely short - like pixie cut short and unfortunately I'm feeling the sentiments. Only this time, it's going take a lot longer....deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-33364729668161320032015-01-08T22:21:00.002-05:002015-01-08T22:22:59.232-05:00Another Random Sketchbook Page - Winter Accessories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://deannastaffo.blogspot.com/2014/08/striped-suit.html">Continuing practicing fashion illustration</a> through window shopping winter accessories.<br />
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(left to right, top to bottom: <a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/accessories/hatsandgloves/PRDOVR~B5255/B5255.jsp" target="_blank">mittens</a> - j.crew, <a href="https://www.madewell.com/madewell_category/SHOESANDBOOTS/boots/PRDOVR~B7156/B7156.jsp" target="_blank">booties</a> - madewell, scarf - source forgotten, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/accessories-wraps/33370503.jsp#/" target="_blank">hat</a> and <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/accessories-bags/33633827.jsp#/" target="_blank">weekender bag </a>- anthropologie,<a href="http://www.asos.com/asos-petite/asos-petite-swing-duffle-coat-in-wool-twill/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=4448272&clr=Olive&SearchQuery=green+coat&pgesize=36&pge=1&totalstyles=421&gridsize=3&gridrow=6&gridcolumn=1" target="_blank"> coat</a> - asos, <a href="http://www.saturday.com/T-STRAP-METALLIC-FLATS/4RRU0155,en_US,pd.html?dwvar_4RRU0155_color=711&cgid=kss-sale-accessories" target="_blank">flats</a> - kate spade saturday, boots - sorel, <a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/accessories/hatsandgloves/PRDOVR~B3637/B3637.jsp">hat</a> - j.crew)<br />
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These are all from mainstream brands, but I'd love to do another page like this featuring indie designers, as well as one of all high-end couture! deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-52448565851206479212014-10-08T23:43:00.000-04:002014-10-08T23:43:55.806-04:00A Tribute to Maurice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXqNvbCtszuEeo80nViZHc-sy1vhLwPcYftkbPoC0hrQg4Sun_icxfDMLirWuAsAyaH3B5DhGbE3L4Ndo_QuBkSNewT4Qjcaf0nmnP3zgHckSqUuARwzxLf2CZXJWMmnJ8IQSU2CxtIc/s1600/sendak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXqNvbCtszuEeo80nViZHc-sy1vhLwPcYftkbPoC0hrQg4Sun_icxfDMLirWuAsAyaH3B5DhGbE3L4Ndo_QuBkSNewT4Qjcaf0nmnP3zgHckSqUuARwzxLf2CZXJWMmnJ8IQSU2CxtIc/s1600/sendak.jpg" height="650" width="520" /></a>I just finished this portrait illustration tonight for an upcoming tribute exhibition to Maurice Sendak at the <a href="http://www.prattlibrary.org/" target="_blank">Baltimore Enoch Pratt Central Library</a>. The show will also feature some of Sendak's original drawings! We've been reading lots of Sendak books to Sebastian lately - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are" target="_blank">Where the Wild Things Are </a>and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/BUMBLE-ARDY-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0062051989" target="_blank">Bumble-Ardy</a>
are favorites, so I'm excited to be a part of this. The exhibit will run
from Oct. 6 - January on the 2nd floor of the library. If you're close
by, you should check it out! deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-63725219035230056132014-09-05T21:37:00.000-04:002014-09-05T21:37:10.202-04:00A Dapper Gentleman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I drew a series of well-dressed traveling men for slate.com this week to go along with a project that they're working on with Holiday Inn Express. The project is still in motion, but once everything is approved, I'll post all of the drawings. In the meantime, here's one of the fellows who didn't make the cut. deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-55695471590478820312014-09-05T21:28:00.000-04:002014-09-05T21:28:14.748-04:00Currently ReadingI bought <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Anderson-Collection-Matt-Zoller-Seitz/dp/081099741X" target="_blank">The Wes Anderson Collection</a>, by Matt Zoller Seitz, last week and am having a hard time putting it down. I love some Wes Andersen movies more than others, but have to admit that even the few that didn't fly for me are at least very, very pretty to look at.<br />
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The artwork throughout the book by Max Dalton is also a lot of fun.<br />
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More practice at lifestyle/fashion illustration. This piece was based on an awesome <a href="http://www.saturday.com/Cropped-Rashguard-in-Black-Skinny-Stripe/4DMU0039-1,en_US,pd.html?dwvar_4DMU0039-1_color=077&cgid=kss-sale-swim" target="_blank">cropped rash guard</a> and <a href="http://www.saturday.com/Classic-Bikini-Bottom-in-Black-Skinny-Stripe/4DMU0037-1,en_US,pd.html?navid=xsellPDP" target="_blank">bikini bottom </a>by <a href="http://www.saturday.com/" target="_blank">Kate Spade Saturday</a>. deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-50407086801529092412014-08-18T13:31:00.000-04:002014-08-18T13:44:33.072-04:00Rainbow Face<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been working on some new drawings lately to put together in a promo piece for my fashion/lifestyle work. I just picked clothes from brands I'd buy from or would like to work for and tried to make fun drawings around them. It's been a lot like window shopping. I also want to add a few pieces by high-end couture designers as well. Here's the first of the series and I'll try to update with more soon!<br />
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The dress and shoes were based on ones from <a href="https://www.madewell.com/" target="_blank">Madewell</a>.<br />
<br />deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-33731927696177084702014-07-07T10:39:00.001-04:002014-07-07T10:39:28.590-04:00Fourth of July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I hope you had a lovely Fourth of July (for all of you living in the states)! We spent the day feeding koi fish, trying to fly a kite, going for walks, eating burgers and playing with sparklers in our back yard. </div>
<br />deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-32272874995867338462014-06-24T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-24T09:00:01.917-04:00Indie Movie SummerProbably the two movies I'm most excited to see this summer:<br />
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Also, I'm also really curious from what I've read about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeleton_Twins" target="_blank"><i>The Skeleton Twins</i></a>, but there's no trailer out yet!deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-37033211630832018232014-06-23T11:19:00.000-04:002014-06-23T11:19:45.530-04:00Daytrip to D.C.Jesse was nice enough to hang out with Sebastian most of Saturday so I could take a day trip to Washington D.C. to visit a close friend of mine. The Penn Line runs on weekends now! <br />
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Then, we ventured into D.C. and browsed <a href="http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/home/" target="_blank">The Hirshhorn</a> for a little while. The top two photos are part of the sculpture installation, <i> Last Conversation Piece</i>, by Juan Munoz. Bronze. 1994-95. The bottom is my friend, Ariane, surrounded by a Barbara Kruger installation that covered the entire bottom floor of the museum. </div>
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The house we're renting has a tiny patch of backyard that was in
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Shoes, specifically a Jimmy Choo, that I spotted on T Magazine's (now defunct?) <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/the-daily-shoe-jimmy-choos-swan-lake-stilettos/" target="_blank">The Daily Shoe</a>. So pretty. If I can't afford them, I might as well draw them.deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-68962028186897175892014-06-20T09:30:00.000-04:002014-06-20T10:50:36.946-04:00New Illustration WorkI just finished up several illustrations for a feature in Carleton College's summer alumni magazine about sabbaticals. The wonderful caveat for this assignment was that the finals were supposed to look like my sketchbook work!<br />
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Sketches for the first illustration about the various people and situations one professor encountered in waiting rooms to meet local Brazilian politicians:<br />
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Sketches for the second illustration, based off of travel one professor took to the Faroe Islands in Iceland for research:<br />
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Sketches based off designs formed by polymer synthesis techniques (We were basically trying to make chemical bonding charts look pretty):</div>
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This was a really fun assignment. I loved switching between so many diverse topics while working so loosely. I could draw the Faroe Islands for days and be content. The reference photos I looked at were all so beautiful - it's now been added to my future travel list!</div>
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<br />deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-75311169604474366332014-06-19T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-20T10:48:45.189-04:00New Polaroid Land Camera!Remember when I mentioned that my old land camera broke, well Jesse gave me the best birthday gift in the world when I turned 32 a couple of weeks ago - a replacement one! This time, upgraded with flash and a better focusing mechanism. I couldn't have asked for anything better.<br />
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And of course, I had to start shooting right away. Here a few photos from the last few weeks. Like always, they're far from perfect, but that's how I like them. </div>
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We took Sebastian to Glen Echo Park in Maryland to ride his first carousel, then we traveled to Niagara Falls, NY to introduce him to his Great Grandmother and a Great Aunt and Uncle, and finally I took my first land camera photo with flash! Well, actually, Jesse took it....but I'll get to take one soon. <br />
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<i>White Snow Bright Snow</i>. Written by Alvin Tressel and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. 1947. The florescent limited colors and simple gestural line work really knock me out!<br />
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<i>The Ringling Brothers</i>. Written by Molly Cone and illustrated by James and Ruth McCrea. 1971. I absolutely LOVE everything about this one. I think I need to research more work by this husband and wife illustration team.<br />
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<i> Anatole and the Piano</i>. Written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone. 1966. The original Anatole book was one of my favorites when I was a child, so I was extra excited to pick up this continuation of the story.<br />
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I created this flower for the <a href="http://bloomsofnigeria.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Blooms of Nigeria</a> tumblr created by Rebecca Bradley and Janna Morton. The tumblr is a tribute of illustrations commissioned for each of the 180 kidnapped
Nigerian girls whose names are currently available to the public. You can read more information about the kidnappings <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/2014/05/06/nigeria-stolen-children-what-you-need-know-about-the-abducted-schoolgirls/VfHI9CWS1A0JwKdRIv4wmO/story.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<span style="color: #0000ee;"> </span>I feel honored just to be asked to participate and hope the tumblr can continue to bring awareness to the plight of these girls.deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-70917412437710508852014-04-10T22:12:00.000-04:002014-04-10T22:12:16.287-04:00Edwin Land & His Magic CameraMy <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/deannastaffo/sets/72157628247993165/" target="_blank">beloved</a> polaroid land camera finally died for good last month. No matter how many times I changed the batteries, film, or tinkered with the wires, I coudn't resusitate it like I had so many times before. It lasted me several happy years and only cost 99 cents from a thrift shop, so I can't really complain.<br />
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In memory of it, here's a <a href="http://life.time.com/culture/edwin-land-and-his-magic-camera-the-polaroid-sx-70/" target="_blank">link</a> to a great article on LIFE.com about Edwin Land, the inventor of the Land Camera with beautiful polaroids taken in 1972 with the first generation of the SX-70 Land Camera by Co Rentmeester. These two are my favorite. Enjoy!<br />
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deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-49543758710217280672014-03-16T17:07:00.000-04:002014-03-16T17:07:17.139-04:00A Circle in the FireThe book of Flannery O'Connor short stories that I'd been working on all last year for <a href="http://www.foliosociety.com/book/FOC/a-circle-in-the-fire" target="_blank">The Folio Society</a> was published last summer, but because I had just had Sebastian at the time and was kind of out of my mind for a while, I never posted about it. I hate loose ends, so here's a look at the final product:<br />
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These are a few of the final 11 chosen interior illustrations, as well as the cover. The cover was drawn digitally in photoshop and the interior images were drawn in graphite. I'll post the others and maybe some of the rejected cover ideas later this week. This was really a dream project for me. The Folio Society is one of my all time favorite clients and the source material was dark and moody and perfect for coming up with (hopefully) intriguing images. I'm really happy with how it all came together in the end.deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-65032392043895780152014-03-11T21:07:00.001-04:002014-03-11T21:07:53.513-04:00Another Random Sketchbook page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/clothes-dresses/29929643.jsp?cm_sp=Grid-_-29929643-_-Large_12" target="_blank"> this</a> anthropologie dress and really wanted to draw the pretty embroidery. I finally busted out my watercolor sketchbook and gouache to do it instead of relying on my usual little moleskine!deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-54814859116526931862014-03-10T23:10:00.002-04:002014-03-10T23:10:36.338-04:00Another Random Sketchbook Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A sketch of a portrait model from life. I just decided she'd look good with some Pink Chloris 3.1 Phillip Lim glasses for some reason....deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-75273743682071068342014-03-10T23:06:00.001-04:002014-03-10T23:06:34.234-04:00John Hendrix!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I got to hear <a href="http://johnhendrix.com/portfolio/" target="_blank">John Hendrix</a> give a lunchtime lecture at MICA today! I've admired his work for so long, so it was great to actually listen to him talk about his work in person. He gave great advice about finding their personal voice in their work. My only regret is that I didn't get to talk to him after since I had to get back to my own class. If you're not familiar with his work, check it out - his hand lettering, portrait work and sketchbooks are amaaaazing.<br />
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(all work by John Hendrix)deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-32120004574467054912014-02-16T23:23:00.000-05:002014-02-16T23:25:58.578-05:00Lately...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So much has happened since I posted last that I don't even know how to jump back into this blog. In the 9 months (tomorrow exactly!) since Sebastian was born he's been a colic-y baby and a baby who's refused to sleep through the night. Luckily he's outgrown both of those stages and is now a babbling, crawling, delightful little guy. We moved to a new apartment over the summer. I returned to teaching full-time last September and somehow made it through the fall semester on barely any sleep. Sleep makes such a huge difference on productivity and quality of life! I've continued sketching and illustrating and will try to post those new images soon as well as a final post on the book project I was working on all last year.<br />
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Anyway, there's a lot of old stuff to update on as well as new sketches and inspirations to share. I'm glad to be back and can't wait to jump right in.<br />
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p.s. - The blog header might change a few times in the next few weeks. I'm still deciding.deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371444819729553472.post-87687841946118060882014-02-16T20:10:00.001-05:002014-02-16T20:10:47.356-05:00Update!After almost a nine month absence, I'm finally returning to blogging. I'm starting fresh with a new domain name and slight redesign. Please stick with me as I work out all of the quirks! The old posts are still here, but with some slightly wacky image/type spacing. The new posts will be much cleaner and will feature larger images! I should have it all worked out in the next few days.deannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462967603165693754noreply@blogger.com0