Combine simple pleasures, a pinch of vintage vibe, a dash of lettering, and the occasional sprinkling of sarcasm. Bake.
I’m a primarily self-taught artist and writer currently dwelling in Sacramento, California, a pretty fine locale and a very inspiring part of the country. My husband describes me by saying, “It’s like she lives in a coloring book.” Hellz yeah. A good chunk of my visual inspiration comes from mid-century design and illustration, old Rankin/Bass TV specials, vintage ads, old cookbooks, general nostalgia, and random facts and trivia. Maybe having the occasional fascination of a six-year-old mind helps, too. I believe in simplicity and remembering how easy it is to enjoy life like we did back in the day… There’s a lot of excess and amnesia about.
As of January 1, I’ve embarked on a 365-day illustration project, where I’m hand-drawing a blog post for each day of 2012. Inspired heavily by other illustration-a-day projects, most notably those of Kate Bingaman-Burt and Donovan Beeson, this is my crack at overcoming my inability to just pick up a pencil and draw… anything. It’s not so much an exercise in skill as it is in routine. Mixed in will be other creative explorations and life hap’nins, too, so your eyes won’t be bored with just the black-and-white sketchy thing.
For more information, check out my website at tinajett.com.
Such a neat Idea! My sister and I are involved in an online community for creative yearly projects at http://wewillcreate.ning.com/
Her blog shows her last year’s creative project. She is so brilliant.
I look forward to seeing more of your illustrations!
Thank you! There are some great projects on that We Will Create site. The chick who is crocheting taxidermy sculptures? Insane.
What a great idea for a blog. And some fantastic illustrations.
Thanks, Sherryn! Definitely not my idea, but I do like it, too.
Setting yourself a daily challenge certainly gets the creative juices flowing. Great illustrations. I’ll keep popping by.