Author: Alicia

Illustrating Collaboration

I had the honor of illustrating a bilingual kids book by Tomas Moniz (translated by Heidi Avelina Smith)  Collaboration / Colaboración This is the first book I have ever illustrated. It all started with trading zines. (I heart making and trading zines.) We threw around some ideas for projects to work on together. “I want… Continue reading Illustrating Collaboration

5 days of watercolor at the SFSU Sierra Nevada Field School

I first heard of Andie Thrams from a friend (who also happens to be an incredible artist, Courtney Cerruti). A bunch of us took a workshop with Andie at the Tilden Park botanical garden in Berkeley and I knew I wanted to learn more from her. Then a few months ago I saw that she… Continue reading 5 days of watercolor at the SFSU Sierra Nevada Field School

From…To…Happy New Year!

from me to us from expecting to mothering from “I’m still learning to be an adult” to “making it work” from squirming to rolling to crawling to walking to climbing, and falling in between from consulting meetings at 2pm to watercolors at 2am from earbuds and daydreaming to singing aloud and being happy if you know… Continue reading From…To…Happy New Year!

SF Artist Spotlight: New Works by Chelsea Ryoko Wong

Gossip Girls Selling Veggies on Mahabandoola Street, Yangon, 2015 Gouache, watercolor and colored pencil on paper 8” x 11”

“She’s the next Maira Kalman,” Courtney whispers in my ear, “And if you don’t buy it I will.” We are standing in front of “Gossip Girls Selling Veggies on Mahabandoola Street, Yangon” and she is referring to San Francisco-based artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong who is currently in a two-woman show Hello At Last with Mia Christopher at… Continue reading SF Artist Spotlight: New Works by Chelsea Ryoko Wong

Submissions Now Closed (to Strike Away – a matchbook art show)

I’m thrilled to share with you that Courtney Cerruti and I are curating a show of matchbook art at Paxton Gate Curiosities in San Francisco. It’s a follow-up to Courtney’s hit show last year, 3636 Project, 36 spoons by 36 artists. The matchbook show Strike Away opens May 22, 2015. If you’d like to submit artwork click HERE for… Continue reading Submissions Now Closed (to Strike Away – a matchbook art show)

xmas letter from a new parent

Dear family, friends, and strangers, I reflect on 2014 and its many life changers. Last new year’s was spent with my head in the bowl But not due to shots at the local watering hole. I had a bun in the oven and six weeks of morning sick. Come summer we expected a new Dornadic. Fatter and fatter I grew… Continue reading xmas letter from a new parent

Feeling Like A “Real Artist” with a Show at The Shop Friday

Well my last post was about how I feel like an artistic poser at times. So I am thrilled to say that I will have work on display at November First Friday in San Mateo at my favorite printshop/workshop space/gallery The Shop at Flywheel Press. I’m feeling more like a real artist already! I’ll be… Continue reading Feeling Like A “Real Artist” with a Show at The Shop Friday

Social Sketch in life

I met Mike when Courtney asked if I’d like to join them for a sketch sesh. I said, “of course!” but was kinda nervous about sketching with the two of them. They are what you might call real artists. The kind of artists with degrees in art, who show their work in galleries, write books… Continue reading Social Sketch in life

Expecting: A Zine About Pregnancy

Dear readers, fellow pregnant ladies and those who think pregnancy might be a hoot, I made a zine about my experience being pregnant. It’s not about the adventures and misadventures that led up to it, nor will it include the labor, delivery, or gory aftermath of childrearing. I will not broach the natural versus medicalized birth… Continue reading Expecting: A Zine About Pregnancy