Category Archives: Inside the Studio

Exciting Shop News…

Happy May Day everyone! I’m super excited to kick off the new month with some brand new shop news…

This summer I’ll be participating in Renegade Craft Fair!

It will be my first public show and I can’t wait! I’m currently in the thick of illustrating and prepping new products, stocking up on inventory, and pinning ideas for different store set ups, since I’ve never done this before I’m sort of guessing as I go along!

I’ve been to Renegade as a shopper, though, so I know first hand that it’s an absolute craft & food heaven. The event runs in conjunction with Smorgasburg so you can count on eating really well while you shop. This year, Renegade is hosting Pop Up shops every Saturday in June and I’ll be participating in the very first one!

On June 6th, myself and a bunch of other lovely makers will be setting up shop along the water at the East River State Park in Brooklyn. If you’re in the New York City area and have a Saturday to spare, I would love to meet you in person!

Until then, I’ll be sharing updates on my progress and sneak peaks of my show prep both on the blog and on Instagram. I can’t wait to share this journey with you… and I’ll be crossing my fingers for a great turnout and plenty of sunshine!!

~Joanna <3

New Spring Prints…

Spring! 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

Birthdays, Features, and Mentions…

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…

A 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

Illustration Shop Launch…

Illustration Gallery Wall by Joanna Baker

It’s here, it’s here!! I’m so excited to announce that my illustration shop is officially open for business! You’ll find a collection of art prints for sale in both 8×10 and 5×7 as well as brand new illustrated journals, note cards, greeting cards, and coasters.

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