Drawing Olive

Happy birthday to my favorite guy, my big fish 🐠🤍

It’s that time of year when I remind you that a sweet little book about love exists, called Drawn Together. A lot has changed since I wrote it. I’m no longer in my 20s (honestly, good riddance!), my alma mater now offers a💕! class on love ! 💕 (shout out to Dr. Bushnell at UW), which I’ve had the pleasure of guest-lecturing at over the last few years. I’ve found a strong, beautiful, music-filled relationship where I’ve grown so much (shout out to my guy 🎶🤠). And though I’m still very much a cracked-plate of a woman, I’ve come to appreciate that about myself. If you have the tendency to roll your eyes around Valentine’s Day, I actually think you’ll like this book quite a bit. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, there’s no fairytale ending. A lot of questions, many stories, so much love.

Last minute Valentine’s Day pet portraits! Order by Sunday, 2/8! If you’ve been thinking about getting a portrait, now’s the time. I’ll be putting commissions on hold for several months to focus on a new gig ❤️

Latest substack is about hopscotches, sort of 🤍

In case you missed it: I do weddings! More wedding commissions in 2026, please. These are from Abbe & Chloe’s celebration in Seattle 💕✨

Emma’s House 🩵 Gouache & colored pencil on paper

Hopping on the trend! Sue me!!

It’s 2016 and these are my doodles! I’m working as an assistant in late night TV. I start this Instagram as an outlet for my creative frustration. My technical drawing skills are lacking but that doesn’t matter. It’s just FUN. My friend Shelby helps me come up with the account name . My following consists of Shelby, my mom, and a smattering of supportive coworkers. I have no idea I’ll go on to do this for a living. All I know is I feel more alive when I’m making things.

It was a simple time! The heyday of the static image! Justin Bieber was topping the charts for this very song. I drew hairbrushes and porcupines and had a friend from work take that moody black and white picture at the end after I got my first cartoon published in a magazine (My Mind & Me, Narrative Mag), and they asked for a headshot.

A decade later, and I can’t believe how much has changed. My mind is still all over the place, but I’m grateful for the ideas it occasionally captures and gets to bring to life.

2026’s “Year Ofs” from my Substack (it lives)! Don’t look away 😌

Some of this years’ “Year Ofs” from my Substack (it lives!)

Hands down, the best thing about 2025 was making a home with these guys.

My shop is closed for the year, but there’s still time for some last minute magic ✨ Give a custom portrait of your pet inspired by how they want to be seen. I’m working with , an amazing animal communicator. This can be purchased today, gifted for the holidays, and scheduled at the recipient’s convenience. I’ll work with Kristen to paint your animal the way they want (Have a feeling I’ll be painting a lot of cats as royalty 👑) Sign up is available on Kristen’s website. We sold out the first 10 spots, so have opened up a few more!