oh talking bird

I am an Illustrator, plush creator, and happily married with four big Mastiffs. I draw weird things that never make any sense. My illustrations are imaginative, quirky, and tend to involve animals and nature. I try to draw from experience or emotion by using animals as characters. Animals tend to add a new dimension to the work and you can tie them to certain emotions and people. I treat my work as a kind of cheap therapy, helping me deal with the things that get me down or make me really irritated. I try to add humor into most of my work, as most stuff in life is usually pretty funny, like animals in Cosby sweaters. I want my designs to look effortless but complete with minimal lines. I do not like to make anything realistic but rather slightly construed. I rarely, if even use, color in my illustration. I feel like it takes away from the art itself.

As a plush creator I take the approach of ‘never make the same thing twice’ and you can never mess up. Each piece is uniquely its own. Most of the creatures come from my illustrations. I want each one to come to life, be loved and cuddled! My love of the sea is where I get most of my inspiration for plushies. I have an unnatural fascination with octopi and cats. I like to try and create new animals by putting two unlikely animals together, like a Kittydeer.

I am thankful for being able to have a creative outlet that allows me to express myself in the best way possible. Making odd things that make me happy in hopes that it will make others happy too.