Missoula Summer MADE fair Applications available February 1st
My business, Dalton Abbey, features my prints and original art on wood, as well as various illustrations on products over the years. Journals, pocket mirrors, magnets, post cards, stickers, totes, and zipper pouches are just a few. I also create jewelry collections from time to time featuring hand painted glass, silver clay sculpture, and beadwork.
I am a fine artist and illustrator, sometimes jewelry maker and designer. For the past 10 years, I've worked mostly with colored pencil on wood panel creating strange creatures and enchanting characters. I am currently in a transition from traditional media to digital media. Working digitally has allowed me to focus more on children's book illustration, product design/development, and animation. Look for fun, new items this holiday season!
When working with ink and colored pencil, I generally put my pen on the wood and see what comes out. The characters and monsters that appear tell me their stories as I pile on layers of color.
My digital work is more planned. I start with ideas in my sketchbook, and import the page to my iPad Pro. I then add blobs of color and refine, refine, refine. It feels more like painting- without the mess. :)
