by Sunny | Dec 30, 2010 | Technique
Back when I was apprenticing at Goldfield’s I got interested in lettering. Henry Goldfield was a sign painting nut and I always admired lettering in tattoos. The problem was, I hated my own handwriting. So I decided to practice and studying good lettering for...
by Sunny | Jul 7, 2010 | Technique
I fell in love with this image and was tempted just to redo it with girls instead of mustachioed chinamen. But, after meditating on it and sketching a bit I came up with the drawing for Alice’s Voyage. It was around the time I was coming up with images for Tea...
by Sunny | Sep 15, 2009 | Books, Illustration, Technique, Visit My Shop!
I’m a huge book collector. I find tons of inspiration for my work in books like 1000 Robots, Spaceships and Other Tin Toys and American Tin-Litho Toys. I had the chance to go to the Museum of Tin Toys in Yokohama last spring, it was like a pilgrimage for me! (I...
by Sunny | Sep 8, 2009 | Technique, Travel
I’m just back from 5 lovely days on the cote d’azure. While I was relaxing I tried carving some little stamps. Apparently it’s all the rage in Japan, but I don’t know what this craft is called. It was super easy to cut into the rubbery surface....
by Sunny | Sep 1, 2009 | Illustration, Technique
A pattern attempt from awhile back. I want to do some new patterns and I was asking around on the internet for a tutorial. Helen Dardik from Orange You Lucky! (who does so many lovely patterns) sent me to this one. If you like patterns you might like...
