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  • YOU GUYS IT HAPPENED AGAIN 🤣🤣 there I was, happily working braless with crazy morning hair and zebra pajama shorts when a knock came at the door. Just as I was thinking “I will hold my breath and pretend I’m not home” (like always) a voice said “maintenance for your air conditioner!” Shit! I have to open it or he’ll use his own key to get in. After opening the door with my arms crossed and yesterday’s mascara quickly smeared off my face, I promptly showed him the breaker box and got dressed 😂 leaving my hair so he’ll think that’s just a creative choice and not the result of sleeping on yesterday’s curls. What are your best work from home moments? My other favorite is lying about needing to reset the internet because I’m late/forgot about a video call. All in a day’s work. . . . #illustrator #illustration #character #retro #workfromhome #doitfortheprocess #ink #drawing #draweveryday
  • Today I painted the last page of my soft cover (Strathmore 500 series mixed media book) paint journal that I started in February. If you asked me today, I’d still tell you I’m not the strongest painter, but I’m starting to care less about being great (the best! Look at me!) at the things I like doing. This sketchbook covers my learning through many courses and experiments, and every weird color and spasm of the brush makes me grin for the girl who so badly didn’t/doesn’t want to mess up. Mess up, sweet Dylan, your mess ups have been mighty awesome so far. Next to fill up my small square Ecojot book! . . . #illustrator #illustration #paint #painter #gouache #watercolor #floral #retro #doitfortheprocess #sketchbooktour #sketchbook #strathmore #holbein #winsornewton #danielsmithwatercolors
  • I’ve had summer brain SO HARD over here. You know it’s bad when you actually really love the work you do, and STILL stare longingly out the window at the people splashing in the pool. I can hear my current murder mystery sitting on the balcony with a page corner folded under, whispering “come reeeeead me!” Not now summer brain! Okay...maybe just a few minutes... . . . #illustration #illustrator #icecream #summer #floral #flowers #retro #vintage #retroillustration #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #paint #gouache #ink
  • And last but certainly not least, please enjoy some shots from the lookbook for 'Playground', featuring the work of sewists from all over! Makers are tagged. I can only share 10 pictures here, but you can see the lookbook in it's full layout goodness by following the link in my profile. Masterfully photographed by @jtatumstudios (Love it? Ask your quilt shop to stock "Playground" from Windham fabrics - in stores January 2020) . . . #illustrator #illustration #artlicensing #retro #vintage #floral #flowers #characters #fabric #fabricaddict #sewistsofinstagram #sewing #makersgonnamake #windhamfabrics #playgroundfabric #playgroundbydylanm
  • Come to think of it, the whole collection seemed to write itself once the story was decided upon. I brainstormed lists of things that felt magical to me, things that made me wonder, things I wanted to climb into. Cosmic hippie that I am, the stars have always felt like welcome watchers, old and wise friends, so I painted them in my favorite colors and here they flicker. Print: Starry, 4 colorways (Love it? Ask your quilt shop to stock "Playground" from Windham fabrics - in stores January 2020) . . . #illustration #illustrator #floral #flowers #fabric #fabricaddict #retro #vintage #characters #sewistsofinstagram #windhamfabrics #playground #playgroundfabric #playgroundbydylanm

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