Bbreath.Designs Noodle Stickers!

For a while now my friend Wendy at Bbreath.Designs and I have been collaborating on designing stickers based on her dog Noodle.

While 125k people follow Wendy on social media for her sewing content, she often jokes that they are all there to see cute pictures of her dog (aka her "noods"). Roxolana (me) collaborated with her to create this magnificent work of art which we have decided to print and sell on my Etsy page (click shop on my website or button below). We wanted to support one another in pursuing our dreams and thought we could create something really beautiful and original together.

This sticker sheet contains 5 beautifully illustrated golden puppers and 4 additional small stickers inspired by the seasons of the year. The stickers are made from vinyl with a vibrant matte finish and are very durable. They are long lasting on a water bottle and have a nice waterproof coating (I have tested them myself and they have survived the dishwasher). Put the stickers all over your favorite belongings and spread the cuteness. Or we recommend that our decision anxious friends can leave the sheet intact and frame it as a 5x7 mini work of art. Regardless of the way you enjoy them, we hope these Noodle Noods bring you so much joy and we thank you for being a part of our community.

Wendy and I had a lot of fun coming up with the theme and style for these. We can't believe that now it is fully realized and that BbreathDesigns has her first ever merch! Cheers to a new era for the two of us! And one with many more clever ideas to come.

Those who purchase a pre-order will be guaranteed a sticker sheet when we order the batch, and we will ship them out as soon as we are able. However, it will likely not ship out to you until January since we won't be able to place the next large batch order until around Christmas time and production does take a few weeks.

Pre-orders are open:

from November 21st at 9am CST

to November at 28th at Midnight CST

After which we will place the order to manufacture the stickers and then ship them out as quickly as possible.

Click To Pre-Order A Sticker Sheet!

Watercolor Wedding Portraits

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of painting guests at the Bowery House and Gardens in Houston, Texas. Rachel and Kevin had a beautiful ceremony and asked me to draw their guests during their reception. They were such a fun group and many of them were super excited after having seen this kind of thing on social media before but had never experienced it. I made sure to explain that I would take their photograph and draw it, and they could pick it up at the end of the night. Super magical right?

And I loooove feeling like a wizard. T make it happen- for those hours of party and bliss I buckle down and laser focus. I'm out here greeting your family, analyzing your colors, shapes and not to mention keeping time all to make sure they get that sparkle in their eyes when they come back to pick it up.

The hardest part is the timing. As a professional art wizard it has taken me many years to hone my craft. But I am proud to say that I was able to spend about 5-6 minutes per person and about 11 minutes per couple painting. Working in batches Id quickly sketch out their shape, outline them in sharpie and then paint in their features using watercolors. I hope one day to get even faster!

My favorite part is when they pick up their paintings at the end of the night and notice the details I included. This woman was thrilled that I drew in her micky mouse purse.

All in all I had a lovely time painting these guests at Rachel and Kevin's wedding. They brought together such a fabulous group of people and I really enjoyed live painting for them. It's such a special experience to get a painting done for yourself even if its a little quick one and its an added bonus if you're already dressed to impress so that I can paint in that incredible outfit too. Thank you Kevin and Rachel!

Welcome to the new site!

Hey ya'll! Welcome to my new website. It's been a long time coming and I'm excited for it to reflect the artist I am today versus the artist I was in college (which was the last time I really invested time in my site). If you feel that there is anything off about my site or feel I've "missed a spot" please let me know! I have been looking at it a long time now and may be blind to some errors. Hopefully not though. I look forward to working with you all and aim to use this blog space to write more in depth about events I do and nice, full behind the scenes content about my works in progress. Until then, enjoy exploring my works and thank you for being here.