{evolution of a blog header...}

i thought it might be fun to show you what inspired the illustration for the new blog header. full disclosure: i was (surprise, surprise) inspired by a tearsheet from a j.crew catalog. i LOVE me some j.crew! when i ran across the picture above, i was immediately drawn to the playful and coy nature of the model in the shot. my illustration really wasn't suppose to be me, but as i started tweaking, i think it went in that direction as i swapped out the pony tail for a bun and added a striped shirt (two things i use in abundance). the little red flower was added as an afterthought, and later became the jumping off point for the social media icons.  (i also flipped the drawing because i wanted her to face in the other direction.) drawing and working with my hands is therapeutic for me, so i enjoyed the process. as a HUGE, welcoming bonus, i'm happy everyone seems to be enjoying it. (i hope j.crew doesn't mind. ;)

tools used: graphite pencils, staedtler pens, strathmore sketch book, and photoshop (for final clean up).