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...

My Little Logo..

All these years I have been drawing the same little baby face for the Logo of Mooka.Ink. Who knew that some day I would have a baby of my own with the same rosy cheeks, cheerful grin, and spiked hair that I have been illustrating all this time?! Kind of funny, I think, that my little Penelope Rae would be just like the baby in my imagination - only better!

Since March, I have been on "Maternity Leave" from this and haven't been working on very many new things for Mooka.Ink. I have been busy with lots in my life - especially with Penelope! However, we just moved and I did get a new 'art room'! Once all my paints and prints are set up, I will all ready to start taking more orders and creating more for Mooka.Ink.

Start thinking of what you'd like to order for your little one!

Good Night, Sleep Tight

"Good Night, Sleep Tight".. wouldn't that be lovely... I'm writing this after a pretty decent night's sleep - for having a 2 month old baby. Since having this little baby, a good night of sleep is something that I dream about! This cute little cat cradle was painted for Breck School's annual applause auction. I believe it's my third year of painting something for the auction, previous items were an ABC table and chair set and the "Get on Board" table and chairs. (click on the Furniture label on the right to see). I was happy to paint it for my school, and even happier when I saw who received the doll cradle in the end. Now ... back to bed for a quick little snooze before you-know-who wakes up.

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!