As the summer is getting under way I have found myself drawing fewer city scenes and working with one of my best friends on a small business she has started. My friend, Jennifer, has started Grow Baby, a line of organic baby items. As a recent Mom she has an in-house fashion model and a need for lots of fun and fashionable children's clothes.
(Her son, Wyatt, was born on January 10th! I'm trying very hard to be impartial when I say that he is very possibly one of the cutest babies EVER!)
Jen and I spend long nights playing Scrabble or making dinner saying things like, "What about an owl on a baby onesie?"
"An owl? Isn't everyone doing owls?"
"What about a elephant?"
"Won't that make your baby look like a little Republican?"
"Polar Bear? Too trendy?"
Last week I spent one of my very precious days off in front of my computer, listening to a book on tape, and drawing animal after animal. Most of them were either oddly shaped or looked sad (or angry or manic). ...Not baby appropriate! This little piggy seems to have successfully made it off of the drawing board, leaving behind him thirty-five or forty other animal sketches. I will see if I can get a photo of Wyatt wearing one of the Grow Baby Onesies. If you have a moment check out Grow Baby on Etsy.com!
