Amanda Makes Things

Photos from Japan, Part I

My orange juice is smiling!

The lemon juice is not smiling.

Kyoto National Garden

Manhole cover = :D

Mountainside garden villa, yay.

This bear is clearly my soulmate.

Train rides through Japanese countryside: similar to riding a magical rainbow dragon-beast through a fairytale wonderland.

Their metrocard machines need a user interface designer like nobody's business.

Random act of pretty

Palace gardens, woot.

Dunno what this says, but it sure is lovely.

Another two page spread in a series on Psalm 107; here God's chilling out picnic-style with some cheerful ex-convicts. Good times. You can see a larger version here, and page and and two are below for detail:

Interesting Things to See

Impending Doom {aka New Year's Eve Eve, in Times Square}

western view from the office

Traffic cone posing charmingly next to some complementary graffiti, 11th ave, Hell's Kitchen

W. 83 st.

My camera drastically failed to capture the amazingness of this sunset

Sidewalk art:

fashion week at Lincoln Center

lower east side excellence

11th ave, Hell's Kitchen

Hoboken waterfront

Spring hits Midtown West

Little Buddy

I had now idea how awesome raccoons were until I drew one for my friend Susana. I feel like I have met a new lifelong friend. Hello, cartoon-raccoon. Where have you been all of my life? :D

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Birth Announcement: Hudson

I have a new little friend now—he's a native New Yorker, and his name is Hudson. {He's the little dude in the blanket and top hat.} I made this illustration to help his parents {the attractive folk holding him up} announce his debut. His big sister gets in on the action too; that's her at the bottom.

Overheard During the Great Office Cleaning

I already adored both of my colleagues before they participated in this conversation, but this clearly must elevate them to hero-status. :) Also, I really wanted to draw a wind-up snail when I heard this.

Funtimes in the City!

I've been plugging away at a rather large project, and finally have some color to show for it! This is the first piece {actually pages 5—6} of an illustrated psalm for the pre-school set.

Page 5:

{The text is going to sit in that big empty space at the top}

Page 6:

{The talk of the town—the poofy white cloud on the left eating a cooke—is God.}

and here's the whole spread:

you can see a larger version by clicking here.

Thank Goodness for Magical Rainbow Kittens

Amazing office conversation {a summary}:

A: "Hooray, we've got it! But I don't know where the file came from. It just mysteriously appeared on the server. It must have been the magical rainbow kittens."

B: "Magical rainbow kittens?"

A: "Yes; when things are mysteriously fixed, it's them."

B: "I could totally use some of those magical rainbow kittens right about now."

C: "Me too. Lemme have a bunch of 'em, crawling all over my desk. I'll be the magical rainbow cat lady."