Yesterday I literally woke up to the words "visual storytelling" from my radio. My brain revved awake. I was intrigue. What was NPR doing talking about visual storytelling? As I come to find out all this week, on Morning Edition,...
We had some exciting news last week. AbbyDora Design will be showing at two Rochester art festivals this summer! We will be at the 2012 Corn Hill Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday July 7th & 8th AND we will...
I was reminded of this quote by Henri Matisse yesterday afternoon as I was speaking with several of my senior illustration students. There are only 5 more weeks until graduation and the uncertainty of their future is weighing heavy on...
Thank you to all of you who stopped by the AbbyDora Design table on Friday. It was a great day! I truly enjoyed meeting so many new people and the support for my artwork was wonderful. I hope to see...
Happy first day of Spring! Yesterday I saw bright green shoots of Crocus poking out of the ground and this morning I heard birds chirping outside my studio! Ah Spring, it feels so good. I am so inspired by Spring. I love...
Here's a little preview on a few Easter garlands I'm creating! Don't you just love the pastel colors? They make me instantly happy. I can't wait to pull them together and decorate my own mantle for Spring. These garlands will...
March is Craft Month, so it's time to get going on a creative project. Everyone could use a little help finding their daily creativity and with the warmer weather I've started to feel it's time to explore the inspiration outside...
My boyfriend and I took a long weekend to visit friends in Chicago. It was our first visit to this mid-west city and our friends, Kirk and Tracie, were amazing tour guides. We hopped buses, "L" trains, and pounded the...
I'm been painting and painting these last few weeks to make several new pieces for Spring and Easter. I love how brightly colored my two mini egg collage paintings turned out. The paintings are much looser than I traditionally work....
I have more artwork to share with you this morning. I've finished another animal watercolor fabric collage. This one features three cute monkeys swinging on branches with bright yellow bananas. Who doesn't like monkeys?! I'm enjoying adding fabric and paper collage...