Mary Leakey's 100th birthday

My first ever Google Doodle went live just a few minutes ago in the US!

Here's a little blurb I wrote, lifted from the Doodle blog.

Today we celebrate the life and work of anthropologist/archaeologist Mary Leakey. In this Doodle, I wanted to highlight Leakey's work in the most charming way possible. I began by focusing on her discovery of the fossilized Proconsul skull, but ultimately decided to depict a scene of her excavation of the Laetoli footprints. As a fun touch, I included her pet dalmatians, whom are often included in old photographs of Leakey.

When I moved forward with color, I wanted to make sure that the landscape felt hot, since she worked mostly in Africa. I also wanted to make sure that the illustration still felt fun and inviting.

This was a fun Doodle to work on! Hats off to Mary Leakey and the fabulous legacy she has left behind!

As a side note, I have been posting to my Tumblr a lot more frequently! If you use Tumblr, give me a follow over there!

Doodle 4 Google

My first press photo with the Doodlers…aah! But in all seriousness, if you are, have, or know a creative kid age 18 or under, make sure that they enter the Doodle 4 Google contest this year! The grand prize gets you a $30k college scholarship, a $50k technology grant to your school, a trip to New York City, and your drawing on the front page of Google for a day. Now those are some pretty sweet digs. Details can be found on the Doodle 4 Google website!

Abuelita

Christmas

Here are a couple pieces of artwork I made for my family for Christmas this year. The top is a drawing of myself, my sister, and my brother back in the mid 90's. The second is my mom's little Westie terrier, Izzy. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Updates!

Hey everyone! It's long overdue, but I wanted to send a big thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at CTN-X. It was great to put a face to so many names, and I definitely had a blast!

(bottom photo is courtesy of the lovely Lily Williams)

Lots of things have been happening lately, including another show at Bear and Bird. Here are the 4 pieces I submitted for Small Stuff 6 this year. All are gouache on aquarelle, and may still be available for purchase at their online store.

I also am part of the Ramones themed show with Susanita's Little Gallery! Susana is trying to crowd fund a book full of the work by the artists. Check it out!

And finally, the big news is that I'm joining the Google Doodler team full time up in Mountain View, CA, starting in January. It's been a couple months of craziness, but I feel incredibly blessed to be landing with such a great group of artists.

To life's next adventure!