Tuesday Tea Time

The other day the air was clear and crisp. Across the valley you could see the lake and the mountains beyond. It left an impression in my mind's eye and inspired today's tea cup image.
"Landscape Cup", digital illustration

Tuesday Tea Time

Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day! Tea for two and love that's true. Today's cup is a continuation of my geometric cup series.
"Lovebirds", digital illustration

Cheers to 2012

The Holidays are Blossoming

The holidays are in full bloom at TriFecTa, a wonderful shop where they create beautiful floral arrangements and have lots of unique and stylish gifts. Above is the illustration I created for their annual Holiday Open House starting with festivities tonight and throughout the weekend. They wanted to feature their cozy space and their charming "shop dog" Sam and I was happy to oblige. Let the Holiday Season begin!

Celebrating Cook the Part

Author Karin Eastham, Traci O'Very Covey (me), and photographer Cari Lightfoot Pike

I went to San Diego to celebrate at the Launch Party for "Cook the Part" this past weekend. Author Karin Eastham and her husband Gary, put on a fabulous party including delicious food made from recipes right out of their cookbook. It was so nice to see photographer Cari Lightfoot Pike again and other new friends. It was a festive event in a beautiful setting filled with great food, and great people having a great time. You can see more party photos here and read a nice article written about the event. A successful conclusion to a wonderful project is just the beginning -- you can purchase the book here (and please tell them Traci sent you). Cheers!

Books for all of the guests

Hey, Stella!

Recently I was researching some images of Frank Stella's paintings to show my students in the Fundamentals of Design class I am teaching this quarter. His work is inspiring to me and I thought I would pay him homage as part of my geometric tea cup series. His work is large and measures by the foot, my image above is small and measured in inches. We both love color.

"Stella Homage - Tea with Lemon", digital illustration

Launching Cook the Part

I am off to celebrate in San Diego this weekend at the Launch Party for the cookbook "Cook the Part." It is the cookbook that I designed and illustrated these past months for author Karin Eastham. Above is the illustration for the chapter called "Comfort Food." I'll post party photos when I return next week!