Artwork & illustrations.
I’m a self-taught artist and illustrator. I had stopped making art in high school when a teacher told me I wasn’t any good and should give up (the same thing happened to me in college with my dance professors). From then on, I channeled my artistic tendencies into graphic design (and teaching fitness to fill the hole from dance), and it took me 20 years to finally miss art enough to bring it back into my life and create things that bring me joy.
HeartFULL Pet Portaits
I began creating HeartFULL Pet Portraits in 2013 while working as a Website Operations Manager and Designer for Pet360 outside of Philly (now Chewy.com and based in CA). I love using bold colors and strong lines to convey the unique personality and soul energy of each and every pet.
Polaroid Emulsion Lifts
While mainly considering myself a mixed-media artist and illustrator as well a professional graphic/web designer, I began experimenting with the visual possibilities of deconstructing actual Polaroid film in January of 2022. I used my Polaroids to document my deep love for the local Crystal- and Roaring Fork Valley landscapes, gradually evolving my unique photography into one-of-a-kind artworks.
Sport-icorn Illustration Series
I’ve created unicorns participating in numerous activities, from paddleboarding to mountain biking — even including fashion modeling! Click on any illustration to find print-on-demand merch bearing that design.
Local Dogs Portrait Project
I took it upon myself to digitally illustrate 70 individual local dogs, then design and print sticker sheets and offer these sheets for sale in both Redstone and Marble, Colorado.
Magic in the Wild: Unicorn Spotting
I used my own photos taken in local locations and digitally drew my magical unicorn illustrations on top, creating a chance to spot “Magic in the Wild.”
Dancing Uniquorns
I created and evolved these Dancing Uniquorn characters over several years, and they’ve been used for numerous painting and illustration series. My characters arose rather organically from some a series of sketchbook doodles and have continued to evolve over the years. Learn how they began.
Inner Power Paintings
Inner Power Paintings were a series of mostly abstract and experimental pieces I created between 2015-16. They vary in size and medium, but were used for the Layers of Healing oracle deck which I designed and self-published right before teaching my Create Your Own Oracle Deck course in 2016-17.
Animals of Inspiration
The Animals of Inspiration series began back in 2015 when I participated in an Artist Trading Card exchange, and designed both a unicorn and a raccoon character to which I added “inspiring” words. Since then, I’ve published two 40+ page Animals of Inspiration coloring books of the linework of these illustrations, as well as using the images for apparel, an oracle deck, and vinyl stickers.
“Mini Series” Abstracts on Paper
In the last year or so, I began creating mini abstracts (mostly 3x3; recently some 5x5) in order to satisfy my need to create MORE. To be less precious and afraid. To experiment.
Lightworker’s Guide Tarot & Oracle
I’m especially suited to projects like Ankita’s, where I’m able to come up with solutions that meet both the aesthetic and the budget of a given client. Purchase design hours or see my Create Your Own Oracle Deck course.