Penelope Illustration • Penelope Dullaghan

but she’s really a ham-bone.

So… I thought about decoupaging my kitchen table. But then Sarah made the shrewd comment that I might have to get glass for the top because of stickiness. So I threw that idea out the window for now and decided to just paint it instead. (I’ll decoupage something else another time.) So I painted the [...]

Veda, like most little kids I suppose, is really into all things “farm”. Farm animals. Barns. Hay. Chicken coops. You name it. And with the help of one of her grandmas (thanks Grandma Kline!) she’s been collecting miniature plastic farm animals (with a few circus animals thrown in there for good measure, but we’re sticking [...]

Lately I’ve been inspired by crafty-moms doing crafty things for their babes. I don’t consider myself skilled in this department at all, but I do believe in trying different forms of creativity even if you’re bad at them. In fact I think it’s good to be bad! It’s a perfect opportunity to detach from the outcome [...]

Hi lovelies, I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for all your orders this week! The shop seems to be a big hit (already sold out of one of the prints!), and your support really makes me smile. All of the pretty parcels will be going out this afternoon with some extra special goodies [...]

In our new rental house I have a small, eat-in kitchen and needed a table, so I bought a cheapy from craigslist for $50. I don’t like the style much at all, but it fit the timeline, space and budget, so I took it home. (I would have loved to take my time thrifting some [...]

A fun new assignment to share! This was a collaboration with an ad agency in Warsaw Poland who was working on an project for Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), a very special client. PAH seeks to help people in need from all over the world. To help spread the word about PAH, the agency tasked themselves [...]

A fun new assignment to share! This was a collaboration with an ad agency in Warsaw Poland who was working on an project for Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), a very special client. PAH seeks to help people in need from all over the world. To help spread the word about PAH, the agency tasked themselves [...]

I’m so excited to share two new prints and some older ones (on major sale) with you! Thank you for taking a peek! (One thing to keep in mind is that if you’re ordering from outside the US, there is an additional $5 for shipping, which you can tabulate at checkout. Just pull down the [...]

art museum (for 15 minutes before Veda started TOUCHING ALL THE ART!) (don’t tell). street carnival including poodles with mohawks (yes, that’s the dog’s real hair). gourmet chocolate. beach time (testing out new shade tent to protect my little red-headed family). hanging art on the rented walls. (feels more like home now!) * * * [...]

Please stop by next Tuesday to see the new shop. I will have two affordable new prints to sell as well as some older ones on clearance (super cheap art – hip hip!). There’s a limited quantity… so you’ll want to jump on ‘em. :)

This piece was done for The Shops at The Ritz-Carlton catalog cover. The photography for the book was shot on location at The Ritz-Carlton in St. Thomas, USVI. So the illustration was inspired by that… evoking feelings of an elegant, tropical paradise. Here it is in context:

This piece was done for The Shops at The Ritz-Carlton catalog cover. The photography for the book was shot on location at The Ritz-Carlton in St. Thomas, USVI. So the illustration was inspired by that… evoking feelings of an elegant, tropical paradise. Addendum: thanks for your comment, Jenny!… here it is in context:

My mom is the queen of the concept of “bloom where you’re planted”. She somehow manages to turn brown patches of grass and dirt into elaborate, generous gardens. Run-down rentals into cozy little cottages. And life’s pickles into… well, you get the idea. She amazes me. Since moving to Raleigh, I have been feeling homesick [...]

I’m feeling homesick, so I’m heading back to IN to visit my family for a bit. See you back here next week!

I’m slightly in love with cilantro right now. Sprinkle it on almost anything. My friend G sent me an awesome thai soup recipe that’s super tasty with lots of it. I modified it a little and make this soup probably once a week. One to pin up inside the cabinet door: THAI COCONUT VEGGIE* SOUP [...]

I’m really excited to finally announce the new(ish) site. I say “ish” because I had actually been working on an entirely different site since last February that included more information about the yoga and thai bodywork that I do. But I think it says something that I’ve been working on it since February… it says [...]

The farmer’s market is an awesome place to pick up new palette ideas…