November 1, 2025
I'm working on a series of bird prints in which I'm going to try to render each bird with simple line drawings and colors. It's surprising how hard it is to capture something with less lines, as opposed to more. So here goes nothing! You can find these first 3 here
August 2025
I was visiting family in Southern California over the summer and was struck by how imposing the San Gabriel Mountains are. I grew up in the area with them always looming in the background and, like many things that you are exposed to day to day, I stopped appreciating them.
I have been wanting to make this map for quite some time and started it a few years ago. This is the case with many areas that I want to map. I start working on them, doing the initial sketches, but then all the other demands of running a small business pull my attention away and they remain unfinished. I have at least a dozen maps like this right now!
Sadly the devastating Altadena fire reminded me of how much I needed to finish this map. And my summer trip and watching the insanely beautiful sunsets on the San Gabies gave me the final push I needed.
Since this mountain range was rather long and narrow and I wanted it to fit into one of our standard frame sizes I needed to fill horizontal sections of the map with something. So I decided to add some illustrations. I love incorporating charts to my maps whenever I can so that's just what I did. This map has a small chart of native plants-some of the most common one of the area. I also made a little drawing of the iconic mountain silhouette that is so recognizable from the San Gabriel Valley.
You can fins it for purchase here
