Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark, a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

Apologies for the radio silence! I was in the midst of many things on this bleak earth.

Anyway, this papercut was for a joyous occasion: my dear friend Meg and her husband had their first child, and I cut this illustration of Noah's Ark for the baby's room. Never mind that I didn't actually manage to hand the thing over until after Finn was a year old--I'm assured that children don't have the greatest recall at that age.

This was a lot of fun to cut (and I didn't sustain any injuries, which is an added bonus). It's about 22" and was cut from a single sheet of Canson Mi-Tientes drawing paper, and set against another sheet of the same paper. I used a lot of #11 exacto knife blades. Toddle on over the the Ankle Cemetery flickr account to see more (and more detailed) images of this papercut.

Beer With Me: It's For the Kids [badge]

Beer With Me: It's For the Kids [badge], a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

Beer With Me: It's For the Kids [badge]

VIP Badge created for a beer tasting event benefitting a children's charity.

"Beer With Me: It's For the Kids"

Hand-drawn illustration colored in Adobe Illustrator CS5.

Traveler series: Brain [whole]

Traveler series: Brain [whole], a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

I make anatomical diagrams on coffee travelers; this is the third in a series of three, and maps out instances that cause one to catch one's breath. The brain was completed in 2010.

While I used an anatomy textbook as a reference, the illustration was drawn freehand. This traveler illustrates things that get stuck in one's head (both analytical and emotional, the good old right brain-left-brain dichotomy).


To see more images of this project, check out the Ankle Cemetery Flickr account.

Colored paper, colored pencil, ink. Drawing is inserted in a Starbucks "Customizable" coffee traveler.

Traveler series: Lungs [detail]

Traveler series: Lungs [detail], a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

Back in 2006/7, I started making anatomical diagrams on coffee travelers; this is the second in a series of three, and maps out instances that cause one to catch one's breath. While I used an anatomy textbook as a reference, the illustration was drawn freehand. This detail headline, "The air is like getting older, they say," is from a Dave Eggers short story.

Colored paper, colored pencil, ink. Drawing is inserted in a Starbucks "Customizable" coffee traveler.

Traveler series: Heart [detail]

Traveler series: Heart [detail], a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

Back in 2006/7, I started making anatomical diagrams on coffee travelers; this, the first in a series of three, maps out instances of or relating to the human heart. While I used an anatomy textbook as a reference, the illustration was drawn freehand.

You can see the whole image in the coffee tumblr at the Ankle Cemetery Flickr account.

Colored paper, colored pencil, ink. Drawing is inserted in a Starbucks "Customizable" coffee traveler.

Wildflower invitation

Wildflower invitation, a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

The digital invite for an author event with Charlotte Adelman ("The Midwestern Native Garden"), sponsored by Lake Forest Book Store and Woodlands Garden Club. I also designed a postcard invite.

Digital painting done in Adobe Illustrator. Font (ADELE 21) by Font Squirrel.

Book Club Flyer

Book Club Flyer, a photo by anklecemetery on Flickr.

This flyer advertises the monthly selections for two book clubs affiliated with Lake Forest Book Store (the Southgate club is also known as "Food for Thought").

Freehand illustration in Adobe Illustrator (CS5).