Bridal Week…

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This past week has been extra beautiful and romantic with bridal week coverage taking over my Instagram feed… from Marchesa to Oscar de la Renta, seeing these gorgeous gowns makes me want to get married all over again! Well maybe not the planning part but definitely the dress-up part =)

I was trying to figure out which gowns to sketch from the shows and then I came across this photo on Carolina Herrera’s Facebook page. Don’t you just love her? She’s absolutely stunning and her work is just as exquisite.

Every once in awhile she would stop by the J.Crew Collection store on Madison when I used to work there and we would be completely beside ourselves. She’s even more elegant in person and such an inspiration. If you haven’t had a chance, be sure to check out the bridal gowns from her latest collection and follow her on Instagram for behind the scenes snaps. Trust me, it’s so worth it!

xoxo
~Joanna <3

New Spring Prints…

new-prints-joanna-bakerSpring! It seems as though the season is finally here to stay and the weather today in NYC is absolutely gorgeous. Which means it’s the perfect time to release a new round of spring art prints featuring my most recent illustrations and if you follow me on Instagram you already got a sneak peek!

They are finally ready to make their debut: Macaron Day, Eiffel Fleurs, No More April Showers, Summer Kicks, and Summer Swimsuits are now available as art prints for sale in both my online shop and on Etsy.

And a special thanks to Essie who featured my illustration of Essie nail polish colors on their Instagram last week… super exciting and a big welcome to my new Instagram followers! It’s so wonderful to be able to share my freelancing illustration adventure with you. Expect new shop updates coming soon (brand new journals, note cards, coasters, a nail polish print for all you Essie fans and much more). And that special secret I’ve been keeping for a little while now will be revealed shortly… exciting things for the shop!

~Joanna <3

Birthday Cake Illustration by Joanna Baker

Birthdays, Features, and Mentions…

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Happy April!! This past week has been super exciting for more reasons than one and I’m so happy to be able to share it all with you. If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that a week ago today, I turned twenty-nine. That’s right, it’s the last official year of my twenties and I can’t believe I’m that much closer to thirty!!

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Blogger Inspired Illustration Giveaway…

PrintA couple weeks ago I came across Megan’s super fun blog, TFDiaries, and absolutely loved this fashion week look of hers. I just had to sketch it! Megan saw my sketch on Instagram and was so excited, we immediately got in touch. In just a weeks time, we met up to brainstorm an illustration giveaway that both our readers could get excited about!

To help celebrate the launch on my online shop, I’m giving away one free item (yes, anything!!) to the winner of the giveaway. To enter, all you have to do is head on over to Megan’s blog, be sure to follow me and Megan on Instagram and Twitter and then stop by my online shop to pick out the item that you’d love to win!  Let Megan know which product you would choose from my shop in her blog’s comments section. Be sure to enter here by March 30th, 2015 for your chance to win!

That’s it! Good luck to my lovely readers, I can’t wait to send a lovely, pretty, package off to the lucky winner =) Happy Weekend!!

~Joanna <3