I don’t know about you but 2019 ended so quickly, and 2020 for me has felt much busier than I had anticipated. I’ve been recharging the last few days and it feels timely to share some exciting updates for the year with you all.
At the end of 2020 I had the remarkable experience of meeting an idol of mine, Sara Blakely as I was given the opportunity to live illustrate at the Spanx’s holiday party. (That deserves a post in its own right). But in a nutshell…it felt like an out of body experience for me. And the next week I found out I won the Spanx’s Illuminate Her Art contest!! Meaning, my art will be going onto Spanx products in Fall 2020!! Crazy, right?! I am so so thrilled, and cannot wait to share with you all what we are creating together later this year. I am constantly inspired by Sara’s Self-Made, Female-Empowering mission. If you have not listened to her talk about her journey to create Spanx-on the podcast, How I Built This by Guy Raz-do yourself a favor and give it a listen. You will get goosebumps!! When I met Sara, she was filming a story of me painting-so I’m still trying to wrap my head around that moment. I was just a girl who wanted to be an illustrator-and everyday I try to remind others that we all start from zero. And it’s our passion, dedication and self-belief that gets us to see dreams play out like this.
I am grateful that Spanx will be shedding a light on what I am doing with my art but more importantly the message of motivation, self-love and positivity I am trying to put out in the world. I have been sharing more motivational blurbs on my IG (very stream of consciousness for me) and the reaction I am getting is INCREDIBLE. So be on the lookout for more. As I feel, this is a huge part of the next chapter of my career. Helping others see they are worthy of their dreams. And I thank Spanx for bringing this incredible energy and “illumination” to the work I am dedicated to.
I finished illustrating a book, that I am so excited about! It will be debuting in the Fall as well!! I can’t reveal much-but I will say it’s all about Parisian style-one of my favorite subjects!! I cannot wait for this book to hit shelves and share it with you. It has been an incredible experience and felt like the most natural fit.
I also have created a special design for Talbots scarves, coming to stores this Fall! I love what we made, and it will be so fun to see my art on a silk scarf! :)