Artist & Illustrator
Standing in line at the Superstore last week I was surprised to see the Summer issue of Chirp. In the busy-ness of life I had forgotten about the super fun insert I did for this issue (way back in the dark of winter).
I’m really happy how it turned out. The past 2 summers we’ve done a black and white on newsprint insert, but this colour one is so much nicer looking. Hope you get a chance to check it out.
I made this logo last year for a woman starting up a macaron bakery. At the time there was mention of some free samples once she got up and running, but I wasn’t holding my breath… I know how life can get crazy and these things easily forgotten.
So you can imagine my joy when out of the blue I received this sweet package in the mail last week. A box full of these delicious treats. I’ve never had French macarons before, and boy, they do not disappoint! They were so good that they all got eaten before I could get a picture of all the different kinds.
I love getting surprises in the mail, sweet surprises… even more!
Love confection website here.
It was a pretty special day here today. I wanted to pop in here and write something about it this morning, but have been too busy with work, cakes, kids… so here I am at 8:30 at night wishing my lovely husband a happy birthday.
We are all so in love with you Paul and feel lucky each day to have you in our lives. Thank you for being the best dad in the world to these 2 sweet girls of ours and for always being there for me. I hope we made you feel as special today as you make us feel every day. Happy birthday!
While at my sister’s last week, I found this old photo of me and her. It was taken during a summer visit to Newfoundland. I loved everything there so much that I remember wanting to stay and never leave.
It was a magical place of homemade bread, meandering walks down to the beach, boat rides to deserted islands for picnics surrounded by family. I was only a few months shy of 3 but I remember it all so well.
I love how this picture sums those happy times up for me and much these 2 girls remind me of my 2 girls.
My day usually starts to the sound of this one singing away to herself. I ignore her as long as I can, then I go to her and I’m always greeted with a smile. This morning she wasn’t happy about the camera.
Head over to Small Fancy to see how Mia starts her day.
My December sample copies of Chirp arrived today. They asked me to do an extra illustration for this issue. So fun! Sosi will be happy when she gets home. She goes through these magazines like crazy, carrying them all around with her for days after they arrive.
I’m so happy to participate in the Paper Quilt Project. It’s such a lovely idea. Please check out Dawn’s blog too, her work is beautiful.
I did some illustrations for the current issue of Babiekins magazine. Click here to see.
We have decided in these parts that there is nothing cuter than Ila eating nacho chips (look what a bowl hog she is!). When she dips them in the guacamole she says “dip, dip, dip”. It makes me so happy to see my children eating.
Other than feeding my children, I am currently obsessed with:
Elsie Marley… I really want to do her kids clothing challenge…
Heather Ross. In my dreams I would sew everything for my kids out of this fabric.
(Can you tell I have the sewing bug?)
On another note… Stephanie over at The Cross blogged about my paintings. I don’t know what I ever did to deserve the kindness I receive from these women… they are amazing. If you are even in Vancouver please visit their store, it is really something.
The Small Fancy’s theme this week is “favourite song lyric”. I’m sure there is a lyric out there that is more of a favourite than this one, but this is what jumped in my head and wouldn’t get out.
It seems we are all a little obsessed with foxes these days… can you blame us?
This week’s Small Fancy theme is “Current Obsessions”.
This year for Sosi’s birthday party loot bag we decided to do something a little different. We set up a craft table for the kids to each do a drawing. We scanned each drawing, printed it onto iron-on transfer paper and then ironed them onto a t-shirt for them to each take home (luckily we had my folks here to lend a hand to the assembly line).
It turned out to be so much fun. In all the mayhem I totally forgot to take pictures… which is really too bad because each kid’s t-shirt turned out so great! All so different and unique. I think they were all really happy and proud of the results.
I’ve been a little obsessed with iron on transfers lately. I’ve had a package of them for probably 10 years that I’ve always wanted to use, but never got around to it. This year I took the plunge! We made t-shirts for all the kids on our Xmas list. I forgot to take pictures of those too, but they were similar to this one here.
Now that I’ve started, I can’t stop! Here is one I did today. I was trying to cover a stain on one of my favourite shirts. I really like how it turned out, but I can still see the stain…
American Girl has put together a really sweet book about horses. Some of my illustrations were lucky enough to be included.
Just finished and sent out this little portfolio/booklet out into the world.
I am slowly finding my way back into some sort of a routine after the chaos of the holidays. It feels good. I’m not getting as much work done as I would like these days, this little munchkin has been keeping me pretty busy.
This week’s Small Fancy comic is up. The theme is “Guilty Pleasures”.
This past week I have been lost in a fog of sickness and sleeplessness that I am just starting to come out of.
I did manage to make lentil soup on New Year’s Day. There is a tradition I remember learning about while I lived in Italy as a teen. They believe that eating lentils on the first day of the year will bring you prosperity in the New Year. I am not usually a superstitious person, but this one has always stuck with me. There is something so simple and humble about it.
I hope 2010 is full of love and brings much prosperity to you.
Lori Joy Smith
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