This Starbucks napkin demanded to be turned into a dress

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.

You never know where you'll find a book fairy

This bunch of hydrangea was too big to incorporate into a regular found object doodle, so I decided to put a doodle in the hydrangea instead. :-) If you like garden doodles, do check out @priscilladesign's Instagram feed. Her art is adorable and always makes me happy!

More reasons why I have trouble throwing out old flowers

Nearly two weeks ago, I bought myself flowers to celebrate the official launch of the Judy Blume chapter books with my illustrations. This morning my husband walked into the kitchen to make coffee and found decaying vegetation spread out across the counter. Yes, it was my fault -- I find it hard to throw anything out before trying to doodle with it!

The most recent doodles were done with material from this fading bouquet. Here's another:

I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.

Daily Sketch inspired by a Facebook photo: Terence with daughter

Before getting back to work on NAKED! cover sketches, I warmed up with quickie Daily Sketch inspired by a photo that my friend Terence posted on his Facebook Wall this morning.

Modified Bibliophile Cat Sketch (added: more pain :-)

I decided that the fellow in my previous sketch was too complacent, considering a cat was digging its claws into his chest. :-)