Dani's Snaps — by Rochelle on Saturday, February 18, 2012

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A logo for an imaginary Ginger Snap brand, inspired by a certain batch of cookies made by the wonderful Dani Riley . I'm trying to do mo...

Happy Valentine's Day! — by Rochelle on Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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"You can say 'I love you' in Helvetica." – Massimo Vignelli

Straight Up Pinnin' — by Rochelle on Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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Ok, I will admit it: I was a bit late on the Pinterest bandwagon. I signed up, made my profile, and then did nothing. It was exactly wha...

New Goal! — by Rochelle on Monday, February 6, 2012

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Hey everyone! Now that I have a portfolio site up and running, I realize that this blog can evolve from a place to show my work into more of...

Photography Ad — by Rochelle on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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A pretty straightforward print ad for a friend's photography business. It will be printed 2x2" on newsprint so we decided to keep i...

Happy Birthday, Anita! — by Rochelle on Friday, December 30, 2011

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It's my friend's birthday today and I wanted to make her a card to celebrate! I made two different ones and couldn't decide whic...

Have a Weinerful Holiday Season — by Rochelle on Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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Just goofing around!

Halloween Google Doodle: Before and After — by Rochelle on Sunday, December 4, 2011

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Assignment: create a Google Doodle to be displayed on the Google homepage on Halloween. Concept: a sidewalk with all of the treats that no o...

Infirm Pachyderm Final — by Rochelle on Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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Poem by Jane Yolen.

Mermaid's Mixed-Up ABC's — by Rochelle on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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More in-process/possibly final art for Mermaid's Mixed-Up ABC's!

ESP Cards For Extrasensory Perception — by Rochelle on Friday, October 28, 2011

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Ooey Gooey Edition

Flounder: It's What's For Dinner. — by Rochelle on Saturday, October 8, 2011

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Poor guy.

Character Sketches for "Infirm Pachyderm" — by Rochelle on

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This year, my class will be illustrating Jane Yolen's "Infirm Pachyderm" to compete for the Raab Prize. The main character, t...

Mermaid Test — by Rochelle on Sunday, October 2, 2011

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Will possibly end up in my senior project!

The Rescue — by Rochelle on

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Given the text and asked to create six images that coordinate with each of the sentences. Ink scanned and colored digitally.

New Yorker Cover — by Rochelle on

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Hypothetical New Yorker cover for the week of September 11, 2011. I was thinking about the fact that children now learn about the attacks in...

Self Portrait à la Lane Smith — by Rochelle on Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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A quick hour-and-a-half assignment in class (create a self-portrait in the style of one of your favorite illustrators), with texture added...

Gettin' Crafty: Necklace Holder — by Rochelle on Sunday, July 17, 2011

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I often like to deal with problems I have by crafting a solution. Why not, when it's often cheaper and you can make it exactly how you w...

Le Woof — by Rochelle on Wednesday, July 6, 2011

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Just playing around with repeat patterns again. This one, which I'm calling "Le Woof" for now, is meant to be on a fancy dog ...

New Etsy Items, Business Cards, and a Blog! — by Rochelle on Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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Over the past few weeks, I've been working hard on inventory, photographs, and listings for my Etsy shop. Here are some of the result...

Etsy Store Now Open! — by Rochelle on Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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After weeks of paperwork, meetings, and creating, I've finally launched my Etsy store! There are only three items listed at the ...

Corgi Pillow Test! — by Rochelle BaRoss on Thursday, June 2, 2011

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A test for a screen printed corgi pillow. I am still undecided about whether I will use patterned or solid fabric - probably both! I made ...

Corgi With a Crown — by Rochelle BaRoss on Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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The beginnings of a cover for my unpublished picture book manuscript "Palace Pooches," the story of Queen Elizabeth II's corgi...

Scandinavian-Inspired Lamp Shade — by Rochelle BaRoss on Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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I decided to give an old lamp new life, inspired by the image below, a bronze button found in a book of Norwegian folk patterns. I'm in ...

Inspiration Board — by Rochelle BaRoss on Friday, May 13, 2011

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I'm setting up a mini-studio for the summer and decided to hang up lots of things that I've found inspirational over the past few mo...

Itty Bitty Dachshund — by Rochelle BaRoss on Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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I've had dachshunds on the brain lately, so I played around with some scratch board and Photoshop a bit. Maybe I will work on a more fi...

Big Butt — by Rochelle BaRoss on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Introducing "Big Butt," a font I designed.

Background on a Dress! — by Rochelle BaRoss on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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The new blog background as a fun dress print!

New Background! — by Rochelle BaRoss on Monday, March 28, 2011

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I've been experimenting with repeat patterns lately. Here is a new background in hope that spring will come soon!

Not for Kids! — by Rochelle BaRoss on Sunday, March 27, 2011

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I've started work on a few pages of a coloring book inspired by the first assignment in the last post. Instead of copying naked goddess...

More Figure Drawings and Such! — by Rochelle BaRoss on Friday, February 18, 2011

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A couple of weeks ago, my figure drawing class was assigned the task of finding a masterwork with more than two figures from before the 17th...

Sushi! — by Rochelle BaRoss on Monday, February 14, 2011

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A woodblock print of the best lunch you could possibly feed me.