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I’m a world-traveling artist and teacher. I have 100+ global licensing partners and I teach other artists how they can build a successful career in art licensing, too!

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Yesterday, I drove eight hours in a Fiat Panda from Lake Como to the Dolomite mountains. (White-knuckling the steering wheel & gear shift while maneuvering on cliffside roads barely wider than my tiny rental car.) I was heavily regretting my logi

Slice of Saturday in Como. ✌🏼

Watercolor of Stromboli, a hidden gem volcano off the coast of Sicily. 🌋 I’ve visited this island three times over the years and it always gives me a huge mood/creativity boost. It’s the good friends, delicious food (it’s the volca

It’s that time of year again- Licensing Expo week in Vegas! ✨ I just updated my entire portfolio for the show, since this is the event where most of my licensing partnerships take root.

My reps at @jewelbranding are on the ground, meeting with

Every year, I refresh my portfolio for the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Why? Because it’s the biggest licensing event of the year, and I want to make sure I’m showcasing the best of the best!

My agents @jewelbranding are there right now,

Here’s a peek at some of my mushroom illustrations on products! 🍄🍄&zwj;🟫 My shroomy designs have been licensed across everything from ceramics & stationery to fabric & beauty products, all through my lovely licensing partners. 💋

It

It’s Licensing Expo week in Las Vegas! ✨ My agents at @jewelbranding are there right now showing my latest artwork to brands, buyers, and big retailers.
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This event is where most of my art licensing deals are born, so what’s in my pitch

Inspiration strikes! 🐈&zwj;⬛🍋 No surprise that my first illustration in Italy is cats & lemon trees. 😝 Side note: I upgraded my iPad in December & chose the nano-texture glass option. If you ever draw outside or near windows, it makes a hu

Check out how just by swapping the background color between light and dark it can drastically alter the mood of my Lemon Blooms illustration. ✨

Mint blue background = serene, modern, light & airy

Dark charcoal background = dramatic, high-contra

The past few weeks have been non-stop in the best (and busiest!) way. I left my apartment in Thailand at the end of April to visit family in the US, and from the moment I landed, it was go-go-go with a packed schedule of catch-ups, work stuff, and qu

Lemon sorbet… in a chilled lemon 🤤

Short & sweet past couple days in Rome with friends. Art, food, spa, cats, gardens, pastries, aimless wandering. My heart is full! ❤️🩷🧡

Day 1 in Rome: I’ve befriended my next door neighbor.🧡 Whenever/wherever I settle down, I expect my exterior to look like this!

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