Illustrations for COSMOPOLITAN

My illustrations in the October 2011 issue of Cosmopolitan showing three easy exercies you can quickly do in between work and getting ready to go out.

drawing recipes for kids

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Another entry for the drawing and cooking blog, They Draw and Cook.  The challenge was to create an illustrated recipe for healthy eating for kids.  I had so many ideas but so far have only managed to execute an illustration for Mix + Match Sandwiches.

walkcycle.com updated ☆

I have updated my website, walkcycle.com.  Please take a look around.

Illustrations for Brides

My illustrations in the September 2011 issue of Brides.

Manhattan's Favorite Summer Accessory

While wandering around Manhattan, I noticed that everyone's hands were filled with ice cream instead of their usual smart phones. 
Happy Summer!

They Draw and Travel Some More

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I just finished another Brooklyn map for They Draw and Travel.  This map shows a neighborhood in Brooklyn I have lived longer than any other in my life.  It was hard to edit for this map because there is so much more I could show you that is fun and cool about this place.  If you ever come to this area, Saturdays are great for also checking out the Brooklyn Flea and the Farmer's Market in neighboring Fort Greene.  There is amazing food/drink and cool little shops in the Bed-Stuy/Clinton Hill/Fort Greene 'hoods (Bed-Stuy and Fort Greene sandwich Clinton Hill East-ish and West-ish )along Fulton Avenue, Dekalb Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. But don't miss out on some central Clinton Hill treats off the main food drags.  Locanda Vini e Olli,  Le Grand Dakar, Choice Market and Choice Greene are not to be missed for dining and coffee.
Check out my entry on the TDAT site:
http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/maps/clinton-hill-historic-district-in-brooklyn-ny-cybele

They Draw and Travel

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Salli Swindell  & Nate Padavick, creators of They Draw and Cook, have started a brand new blog for travelers and flâneurs, They Draw and Travel.  Since I didn't follow my urge to do a cartography minor in college, this is the next best thing.  Check out my entry on the site:
http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/2011/04/urban-hiking-in-brooklyn-new-york-by.html

Street Style . NYC March 2011

Street Style

postage stamps

Postcard and letter stamps I created for this year.

They Draw and Cook Again

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A new entry for the drawing and cooking blog, They Draw and Cook.  This is a favorite recipe of mine that fit in nicely with a contest They Draw and Cook & California Figs were hosting.

Check out the entry on the blog's site here: 
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/fig-lavender-goat-cheese-galette-by-cybele--2

Street Style . sketchbook

Going through old sketchbooks I found a sketch for some girls I saw on Dekalb Avenue at Vanderbilt in Brooklyn - in 2oo7.  I liked how the trio were all in black.  I also thought it was interesting, with the exception of the girl in pants, that they looked fashionably current.  I updated the sketch by giving the first girl high-waisted print pants, instead of the capris she was really wearing, and then assigned them all shoes.  I hadn't drawn the shoes in the sketch.  This task allowed me to go shoe shopping for my models.  From left to right they are wearing, Bensimon lace-up flats - gris fonce, Jeffery Campbell mariel wedges and Madewell peekaboo slingbacks.

Street Style . NYC March 2011 part two

Japan Earthquake Relief Fund

https://www.japansociety.org/japan_earthquake_relief_fund

From the Website:

Japan Society has created a disaster relief fund to aid victims of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan. Over the years, Japan Society has partnered with several Japanese and American non-profits working on the frontlines of disaster relief and recovery. Your generous tax-deductible contributions will go to organizations that directly help victims recover from the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunamis that struck Japan on March 11, 2011.

I was a member of the Japan Society for many years. They are an excellent organization.

illustrated dreaming

Last night I dreamt in my illustrations.  Even my dog was illustrated.  He looked like this.

Street Style . NYC March 2011

Street Style . NYC February 2011 part two

I saw this chickie while on a journey to see an exhibit at the Society of Illustrators. She had on skin tight silver pants, but not the lamé leggings.  They were a thick material and stiff and cut like jeans.  They were odd and cool.

Street Style . NYC February 2011

A couple girls I saw at Union Square a few weeks ago.  I like the transition from winter to spring with the chunky scarf & coat then a Mori Girl style floral and cotton lace layering over cut-offs.  And then other girl, head to toe black with cream colored platform sandals.  Maybe she was breaking them in for spring.  I liked the look though.

Street Style . Tracks DC, 1992

I was going through some very old sketchbooks and found some doodles I had done after nights out clubbing at Tracks DC as a teenager.  I think they are pretty funny and loved how they show the fashion of the time.  It is practically twenty years later and what is it they say?  Fashion comes back around every twenty years?  I am definitely doing doubles takes at young girls looking like they raided my teenage closet.  Have a look at teenage doodles of teenage fashion observations!
Check out the romper on the left. We've been seeing those on the street at least since last spring. I see them in the shops for this season too.

Okay, the chick in the middle is totally in club gear (I hope) but the two girls on the bottom reminded me of how popular overalls were then.

This is a year later and not from Tracks but from a movie rental shop in suburbia. I still remember this guy. He was awesome! Wearing double plaid with a sky blue flopped over mohawk and school bus yellow combat boots.

I never stopped doodling what people are wearing wherever I go.  I am glad these old drawing survived.  I plan on making a little series of city kid observations. Check out tomorrow's post.

雛祭り Hina Matsuri

In Japan, today is Hina Matsuri, or as I knew it growing up, Girl's Day.  As a little girl living in Japan, I have vivid memories of my mother setting up the dolls, getting dressed in my seafoam green kimono and, my favorite part, the pink/red hair ornament. I think the holiday has evolved since I was able to experience it.  They now have children's day in May, celebrating boys and girls together.

Here are the basics about Hina Matsuri:

In Japan, the 3rd day of March is celebrated by displaying Ohina-sama dolls. It is believed that these dolls take the place of little girls when illness and injury come. They are the girls’ protectors. Care is taken that the Ohina-sama dolls do not become sick or hurt either, so they are reverently handled.  At a minimum, a set of hina-ningyo (dolls) will include an emperor and empress, but can have many more complementary dolls that form a court for the royal couple.  (My mother had the whole set!) The dolls are dressed in traditional Heian period costume (794-1185 A.D.).   Read more about Hina Matsuri here.

They Draw and Cook

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I've been wanting to do this for months, and finally I completed a submission for the fantastic blog, They Draw and Cook. 

Here is my first entry: 
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/aehobakjeon-korean-pancake-by-cybele

love in bloom

dream patterns (for your iPhone)

I dreamt in patterns the other night. Something like the following renderings was the best I could remember one of them. I made them into some iPhone backgrounds to share. There are three because they kept morphing in my dream. Please feel free to download!