Karoline's 1 2 3 Vehicle Illustration

Karoline had contacted me, requesting some artwork for her new little guy's nursery. She had some colors set for the bedding and furniture, and was looking to pull them all together using all of the colors in the artwork. We did two separate illustrations - this 1 2 3 Vehicle Illustration, and another set of animals (that I will post later). She was such a sweetie and so open to ideas - I hope that they fit in to her nursery as she imagined that they would!

Katherine's 1st Birthday!

A little "Kitty" party for Miss Katherine - I had the honor of creating the invitations, party hat and birthday onesie. This is my second "1st Birthday" party for the family, as they asked me to create for big brother William's first (Piggie) party as well. I'm thankful that they come back for more *and* are sweet enough to refer my Mooka.Ink name to their friends for their art and illustration needs. Such dear friends for me to have! Happy First Birthday dear Katherine, hope that it was a wonderful party!

Phineas's 1st Birthday!

A quick update - I am a bit behind on projects and updating this blog .. but here are some pics from a recent project -Phineas's 1st birthday party! 30 invites, a party hat, and t-shirt, all for a little guy and his first birthday! Hope it was a fun party!

Baby Girl Thank You Cards

Just before my maternity leave began, my Kindergartners and teaching partner, Marcy, planned a surprise baby shower to be held at school one morning. I honestly had no idea about the shower...until the day before, when one excited little girl said, "Mrs. Johnson, just so you know - tomorrow is going to be a REALLY good day for you. I can't tell you why, but it's going to be a REALLY good day." Too much fun!

Well, it was a really good day, as sweet Marcy had planned a delightful shower, and each kindergartner gave my baby-to-come a copy of their favorite book. Penelope's own library of childhood classics began, along with a Room 109 original - a book of baby advice written by the children. (Honestly- a hilarious book full of kindergarten advice and illustrations.)

I was touched by the shower, and, as always, chose to make my own thank you cards from Mooka.Ink to those thoughtful kindergartners of Room 109. Oh how I'll miss them next year...

Christian's Birthday Party

I was contacted by a friend of a friend... and she wanted some invites, a T-Shirt, and party hat for her son's First Birthday Party. We met for coffee, and talked about what she had wanted, and having seen some of my previous work, she wanted my elephant illustration to be a part of the design. She and I also added in the ideas of the cake and little bug friend... Overall - I think it came together in a very adorable sort of way! Happy 1st Birthday, Christian!

Fall Art Show : 2D work.

Here is a taste of some of the 2D work that I did for the gallery. I'm really workin' the pig, owl and elephant theme ... I guess it's what is going in my mind at the time? I'm sure I'll move on to new animals eventually!

Cabin Activities

So.. I am a teacher, and at the end of the school year, I was the recipient of some really kind and generous gifts. I truly appreciate that my students think to get me something, and so I like to take the time to send them a little card over the summer... We were at the cabin when I worked on these, and it was nice to have to time to get these drawn and written.. Thanks!