Happy Birthday Mom +1

Here are a couple of lettering pieces sans expletives. My mother will be so pleased.

#ethereal #lettering

A post shared by 😺 Baldwin (@catbee643) on May 16, 2014 at 12:51pm PDT

And, for the occasion of my mother’s birthday.

Happy birthday mom #lettering #brushpen

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thank you card finals

They’re all done!

And they look great all packaged up and ready for shipping.

I’m so sick of fighting Paypal to make buttons though, it’s time to take the Etsy plunge. Check this space for updates on when these and all the other cards will be available on Etsy…

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lettering tattoo love!

This piece is on my friend Amanda in Oregon. It looks awesome, I’m so flattered! The quote is a lyric from a Neutral Milk Hotel song. Here’s the original.

pluck your silly strings

A recent lettering commission.

It is a line from a Neutral Milk Hotel song titled, “Oh Comely”.

In other news, my third and final recipe illustration recipe has been selected! I will be illustrating the delicious sounding Simplified Bouillabaisse before moving on to another project for the Epicurious blog.

Stay tuned for updates!

pea brain

 

If you like peas, you should check this out.

ill-fitting piercing jewelry annoys me

So I’m doing stuff with my twitter account besides just reposting blog entries. If you want to follow me I’m @catbee643!

Also, the Epicurious gods have spoken and chosen the recipe for my next illustration and it is….

Lemon Gnocchi with Spinach and Peas.

Sounds delicious, I’m already looking forward to it!

chalk wall II

I tackled the 15-foot behemoth at 4th Down to give it a fresh look over the last weekend.

That weird thing in the middle is a light-up hockey mask.

it glows

Here are some detail shots.

I was using recalcitrant Bistro chalk markers and practically gave myself carpal tunnel during the process, but they look about 1000x better than regular chalk. MARVY UCHIDA, MAKE MORE COLORS WITH A WIDER TIP WOULD YA? Also, a note to others that want to use the same, this stuff stains chalkboard paint. There is no erasing it, you have to repaint your surface and start over.

What is a shot-ski, you ask? Barring significant height differences, it’s a quick way to you and 3 of your best friends wasted frat-bar style.

image borrowed from shot-ski.com

Yaaaaaay.