Do you have a favorite child? – Illustration

Just before my summerholidays I made this illustration. It´s featured in this weeks  Alt for Damerne magazine. The article asks the question ‘Do you have a favorite child?’ I guess many parents secretly do have a favorite child – and as a mother of a single child I´m not afraid of admitting that I have a favorite child – my one and only.

Happy Spring

Back from a very relaxing and sunny Easter Holiday at our summerhouse. And Spring has certainly sprung – and almost turned into summer during the last 5 days. Hope you all had a great time. My current colour crush is this orange above and my suntanned skin .)

Ciao Bologna & Books

Another great thing about March is that it includes a trip to Bologna Childrens Book Fair. I´m so exited about going because it´s something I´ve wanted to do for the last 5 years. Imagine beeing surrounded by the smell of books, top-class illustrations, tons of Childrens book and Spagetti Bolognese in a gorgeous Italian city – It´s a dream come true! If you have any great recommendations about what to see and where to eat in Bologna – please let me know!? Above is a selection of the 2010 prize winners – more info here.

Valentines Day Card

For some it´s a big day tomorrow – and with my illustration here – which you can grab and print for free – there´s no excuse not to tell someone special that you love them! And if printing and cutting is not your style – you can send a cool e-card via Kate Spade´s gallery of E-valentines. Spread some love! ps. the text says I love you in Danish.

Aktuel illustration til Alt for Damerne

I året første nummer af Alt for Damerne – kan du få gode råd om hvordan du slipper af med dit overtræk – hvis du har et! Jeg designede illustrationen inden jul – og synes layouteren har lavet et smukt stykke arbejde med at integrere illustration og text – alt imens jeg nød juleferien i Thailand. Skønt som tingene bare har kørt godt videre – imens jeg lå der i bølgen blå og slappede af.

This week I have a new illustration published -  I love how the layouter used it in the magazine – and the fact that it was done while I was enjoying myself on the beach in Thailand. I wish for more cooperations like that this year.

Another illustration published

This week you can find another illustration by me in Alt for Damerne. The article is a great guide to learning if you are truely hungry or just eating for other reasons. Apparently you are hungry if you feel like eating a piece of whole grain bread or ryebread with cucumber or tomato – but not a piece of white bread with butter! Good thing to know – before or after -  you eat your way through the Christmas Holidays!

Præventions Illustration

Prøv lige at sige den titel mange gange efter hinanden… Denne collage kan du finde i uge 47, 2010 i Alt for Damerne. Jeg smiler stadig lidt over at jeg fik sneget Roskilde byskiltet med ind…

Du ER god nok – illustration

Yesterday my first illustration for Alt for Damerne was published – and it was nice to see my own name in the credits – since I´m the kind of person who always checks out the credits before I start reading. This one was to illustrate how you can replace your negative thoughts with positive thoughts to get a better self-esteem. Personally I´ve been doing this for some years now – so it was a great topic to work with.  I really focus on the good things in life which I hope my blog reflects- – and I try to surround myself with people who do the same – and it works – because you are reading this :)

Illustrations for sale!

There´s a lot of flow in my worklife right now – and lots of great new jobs coming in. I´ve just made 2 illustrations for a big Danish womens magazine – and I´m also working on 2 big projects that involves wallpaper design, artwork  & illustration. So I´ve been looking in my archives lately for bits and pieces from the past – and it´s been kind of fun to mix something old with something new (and something blue) – like this illustration here. And if you would like to create illustrations too – have a look at Illustration friday, a weekly creative outlet designed to challenge participants creatively every week. I wish you all a happy weekend with lots of fun & flow!

Autumn Holidays

This is my last day at the office before our Autumn Holidays next week. I´ll spend next week in Edinburgh and really look forward to this holiday and to visiting Edinburgh for the first time. We have started to read Harry Potter for our daughter to get in the right mood and I´m so ready for a nice hotel room, High Tea, shopping and walking around with my camera. I´ll share some photos when I get back in a weeks time – and wish you all a great week – holiday or not.
As a small gift to my lovely readers I´ve turned my illustration above ( without text) into a free desktop wallpaper. Enjoy!