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# Emily Longbrake

Art, Graphic & Web design

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- [Blog](https://emilylongbrake.com/blog/) - Latest info from Emily Longbrake, including design and art projects, sketches, upcoming events, inspiration, quotes, tutorials and more.
- [MoonStone Farm](https://emilylongbrake.com/moonstone-farm/) - Moonstone Farm grows healthy food on their historic farm in Palmer, Alaska. Their market vegetables, chickens, eggs, hay, and more are raised with care.
- [MoonStone Farm Illustration](https://emilylongbrake.com/moonstone-farm-illustration/) - MoonStone Farm commissioned this illustration of sandhill cranes, a FarmAll tractor, peonies, honeybees, their railcar hideaway, and a view of Pioneer Peak.
- [Printmaking | Spring 2026 | Weeks 6-8](https://emilylongbrake.com/printmaking-spring-2026-06/) - 1. Care Studies Momentum Dance Collective's spring 2026 performance, You have this day, and maybe another inspired these mixed media collages. This diptych, two pieces that measure 14x20" each, was made with paper on tempered hardboard with collaged hand- and laser-cut paper. 2. Patterns by Jeanne Allen This wonderful book that found its way to
- [Printmaking | Spring 2026 | Week 9](https://emilylongbrake.com/printmaking-spring-2026-09/) - 1. Bunnell Street Arts Center Plate Project For this annual fundraiser, I designed vinyl decals to use as resists for blue underglaze on handmade white plates. These plates will be coated with a clear glaze, fired by local potters, and made available for sale as a part of Bunnell Street Arts Center's annual event. Become
- [Printmaking | Spring 2026 | Week 5](https://emilylongbrake.com/printmaking-spring-2026-05/) - This week, I finished three 20x20"multimedia pieces with some simple interactivity and made monotypes, also known as monoprints, using simple techniques.
- [Printmaking | Spring 2026 | Week 4](https://emilylongbrake.com/printmaking-spring-2026-04/) - For printmaking, I made monoprints with Akua liquid pigment, laser cut patterns from my library into cardstock, & assembled a mixed media bird panel design.
- [Printmaking | Spring 2026 | Week 3](https://emilylongbrake.com/printmaking-spring-2026-03/) - This week for printmaking class at UAA, I completed small collages, planned a larger panel design, and compiled a library of vector textures for CNC use.
- [Tutorial: Make a Map Quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/map-quilt-tutorial/) - Like my Anchorage quilt or Grand Canyon quilt and want to make your own? Here's the rundown of how I turn a map into a quilt design: Find a source image (very high resolution, around 10,000 px on the short side) Crop and edit image as needed in Photoshop Create 2 identical artboards in Illustrator
- [Bombay Royale](https://emilylongbrake.com/bombay-royale-creative-writing/) - No animals were harmed in the recording of this song, but it was close.
- [Mountain Collage Panels Design & Production Process](https://emilylongbrake.com/mountain-collage-panels-process/) - This mountain collage combines digital & analog processes & requires work in both my garage studio and office with laser cutter in several steps.
- [Wildebeest Publishing Company Book Designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/wildebeest-publishing-company-book-designs/) - Laura Thorne at Wildebeest Publishing Company has entrusted me with the graphic design and layout of several client books as a part of their publishing team.
- [Alaska Kidney Patients Association Website Redesign](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-kidney-patients-association-website-redesign/) - For the Alaska Kidney Patients Association, I moved their website to Squarespace to better serve patients, families & potential donors & financial supporters.
- [Southwest Shakespeare Company Gala Graphic Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/southwest-shakespeare-company-gala-graphic-design/) - For the Southwest Shakespeare Company's 2026 gala fundraiser and show, I created a Midwinter's Dream logo and graphic identity with a moody, luxurious feel and versatile set of complementary star elements. Deliverables included web and print versions of the logo, a print mailer, a print program to be handed out at the gala, and event
- [Flour.ish.ing Artisan Pizza Logo Design & Branding](https://emilylongbrake.com/flourishing-artisan-logo/) - Makers of the best pizza I've ever eaten, Flour.ish.ing Artisan commissioned a logo for their food truck business that sharing their love of amazing local food.
- [Spenard Chamber of Commerce Website Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/spenard-chamber-of-commerce-website-design/) - Thanks to sponsorship by John Weddleton of BOSCO'S, I built a Squarespace website for the Spenard Chamber of Commerce that advocates for Anchorage businesses.
- [AKEMA: Alaska Emergency Management Association](https://emilylongbrake.com/akema-alaska-emergency-management-association/) - Updated logo & embroidery for the Alaska Emergency Management Association (AKEMA), a nonprofit consisting of public, private, nonprofits & agency partners.
- [Alaska Glacier Hut Website Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-glacier-hut-website-design/) - A booking site & marketing base camp for a remote Alaskan mountain hut Working with the team at Blue Ice Aviation, I built a Squarespace website to differentiate the Alaska Glacier Hut from its original developer, to act as an online base camp for potential customers, and to facilitate bookings in a way that works
- [Printmaking | Spring 2026 | Weeks 1-2](https://emilylongbrake.com/printmaking-spring-2026-01/) - For printmaking class at UAA, I plan on making new work building on my past series "Family Birds" and exploring monoprints for collage and papercuts.
- [Tabbie Award for Cover Illustration from TABPI](https://emilylongbrake.com/tabbie-award-for-cover-illustration-from-tabpi/) - My cover illustration "Underwater World" was honored with a gold Tabbie award from TABPI in 2025. Alaska Business Earns TABPI Awards for Cover Illustration, Page Design Aug 19, 2025 - Having already won top honors from the Alaska Press Club, the cover illustration by Emily Longbrake earns wider recognition from Trade Association Business Publications International.
- [Press Club Award for Cover Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/press-club-award-for-cover-design/) - Among the honors bestowed by the Alaska Press Club at its annual conference last weekend, Alaska Business Magazine was recognized for its graphic design. At the ceremony April 12 for work done in 2024, Alaska Business earned top marks for two of its covers and two of its feature articles. Underwater Caves and Winter Trails
- [Vinyl Signage at Momentum Studios & More](https://emilylongbrake.com/custom-vinyl-signage/) - Creating custom vinyl signage is easier than you'd think: from small stickers to 25-foot and larger pieces, I use my Cricut Silhouette with vector design software to quickly produce designs for clients. Projects have included: Glass door signage for Momentum Studios Painted metal door signage for Momentum Studios Truck signage for Country Garden Farms "Vinyl
- [Best of Alaska Magazine Cover](https://emilylongbrake.com/best-of-alaska-magazine-cover/) - Thanks to art director Monica Sterchi-Lowman, I was honored with the opportunity to design the July 2024 cover for Alaska Business Magazine featuring their annual business award series Best of Alaska. Thanks also to the fabulous team at Dive Alaska who answered many of my questions about wild scuba adventures here and around the world
- [Palmer Midsummer Garden and Art Faire](https://emilylongbrake.com/palmer-garden-art-faire/) - 2024 is my tenth year as volunteer designer for the Palmer Museum Garden and Art Faire. 2024 Concept: this super-sunny color palette, cheery cat and curvy watering can are inspired by the anticipation of a sun-drenched summer season. Of all the animals featured in past designs, I've never used a cat, but I love having
- [Rutherford Law Center Website Redesign](https://emilylongbrake.com/rutherford-law-center-website-redesign/) - I redesigned the WordPress site mrutherfordlaw.com, a family law firm in Denver, to highlight their excellent, well-reviewed services & wealth of free info.
- [IGCA Members Exhibition & Sticker Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/igca-members-exhibition-sticker-design/) - I designed a holographic invitation and sticker for 2024 members of the International Gallery of Contemporary Art, and I entered my work in the Member's Show.
- [Artist Studio: The Nave 2023 Annual Report](https://emilylongbrake.com/artist-studio-the-nave-2023-annual-report/) - My studio at The Nave in Spenard is part of Cook Inlet Housing Authority’s community development initiative & I’m proud to be included in their 2023 report.
- [Art Walk Palmer](https://emilylongbrake.com/art-walk-palmer/) - I designed the Palmer Museum of History and Art's Second Saturday Art Walk branding, including logo, monthly posters, Art Walk Passports, and print collateral.
- [Spiral Warmup Book](https://emilylongbrake.com/spiral-warmup-book/) - This work in progress uses a spiral book form from foldfactory. Sometimes, even people like me who make art every day can use a little help getting started.
- [2023 10x10 Exhibition at Bunnell Street Arts Center](https://emilylongbrake.com/2023-10x10-exhibition-at-bunnell-street-arts-center/) - For Bunnell Street Art Center’s Member Exhibit, I submitted 3 experimental pieces made with laser cut wood, hand-marbled paper, acrylics & beads.
- [Drive Your Tractor to Work Day Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/drive-your-tractor-to-work-day-logo-design/) - Drive Your Tractor to Work Day is designed to celebrate the upcoming season and give our farmers the recognition they deserve for working so hard to feed us.
- [Wasilla Museum Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/wasilla-museum-logo-design/) - The Wasilla Museum selected me to help with their rebranding & new logo. The tagline "Share, Remember, Engage" guided the design process & visual identity.
- [day 365: reflecting back](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-365-reflecting-back/) - One final project: a laser-cut mirror made with acrylic mirror and plywood. This piece was a great combination of all the 365 projects: vector design, laser cut/etch, bright color, wood tones, scrappy/recycled materials...
- [Orange House Custom Home Exterior Painting](https://emilylongbrake.com/orange-house-custom-home-exterior-painting/) - Repainting my house in 2019 was an opportunity to use bold color & special details to make it our own & disrupt the beige rainbow in our Anchorage neighborhood.
- [day 219: pie heart you](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-219-pie-heart-you/) - I love you, pie. Lemon meringue, coconut cream, berry, apple, and the list goes on.
- [Spring Classic Roundup](https://emilylongbrake.com/spring-classic-roundup/) - Choosing the next year's Spring Classic shirt is a real challenge: how can I make it weirder every year? Here are past years' designs, just to rule some things out. 2012 7th Annual Skull spike ala Phineas Gage but with a disc golf goal. Using the screenprinting equipment and a bare minimum of actual screenprinting
- [Lost Lake Triptych](https://emilylongbrake.com/lost-lake-triptych/) - “Lost Lake Triptych” is a mixed media collage with hand-marbled paper and a laser-cut birch plywood overlay. This piece was inspired by the summit view of the Lost Lake trail outside Seward, Alaska.
- [Southeast Alaska Land Trust Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/southeast-alaska-land-trust-logo-design/) - The Southeast Alaska Land Trust works on behalf of future generations to conserve wetlands, recreation lands, wildlife habitats, open space & subsistence lands.
- [Backcountry Uptrack Inspired Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/backcountry-uptrack-inspired-logo-design/) - I'm very excited to share this logo design for UpTrack Consulting featuring the geometry of a backcountry ski track as a symbol of business acumen & growth.
- [day 123: in memory of harold](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-123-in-memory-of-harold/) - Harold A. Longbrake, 71, of Marysville and formerly of Rushsylvania passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Union County, Marysville. He was born near Raymond on April 24, 1943 to the late Harold E. and Laura L. (Askins) Longbrake. Harold was a lifelong proud American farmer who endeavored to improve the land and provide for the future of American food production.
- [365 days of patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/patterns/) - In preparation for NCECA 2016, I printed over 300 unique stickers 2x2" and 3x3" stickers on outdoor matte vinyl from my 365 days of design project. Find all the designs, free to download, over at my blog or on Pinterest.
- [Logo Design Portfolio](https://emilylongbrake.com/logo-designs/) - Design Portfolio >
- [For Startups Only](https://emilylongbrake.com/for-startups-only/) - For Startups Only offers simple and amazingly fast services for startups to create their own swag in minutes. This logo and business card design feature a bright, urgent, eye-catching red and industrial-inspired typography. Multiple left-justified layout options will provide variations for print and online applications for the future of FSO.
- [North Country Adventuring](https://emilylongbrake.com/north-country-adventuring/) - Jay D. Ranson commissioned this logo design for his project North Country Adventuring. Specially designed to accommodate deuteranopia-type colorblindness, the logo includes bold, rounded typography and a simplified, grand landscape.
- [Captions Unlimited](https://emilylongbrake.com/captions-unlimited/) - As a part of the team at Techsavvy Solutions group (visit them here), I worked with the professional captioners of Captions Unlimited to update their logo and build a responsive website for their company and clients. Check it out at captionsunlimited.com! View a gallery of screenshots: About Captions Unlimited: Imagine an easy-to-use and low-cost
- [Tikanni Pet Partners Program](https://emilylongbrake.com/tikanni-heyoka-kennels-pet-partners-program/) - The Pet Partners program from Heyoka Kennels at the Dorothy Page Museum in Wasilla, Alaska brings sled dogs like Tikanni and visitors together for furry fun. These logo designs feature Tikanni's classic Husky ruff, goofy eyebrow spots, and bright blue eyes as well as color and black/white color alternatives. Find out more about Tikanni
- [Dorothy G. Page Museum, Wasilla, Alaska](https://emilylongbrake.com/dorothy-g-page-museum-wasilla-alaska/) - These logo designs were commissioned as part of a future rebrand of the Dorothy G. Page Museum in Wasilla, Alaska. Located in the original Wasilla townsite in a log cabin, the museum houses a variety of artifacts from this colorful town. Eggplant, purple and green, the Museum's brand colors, combine with an abstracted geometric stylization
- [Hugh McPeck Art](https://emilylongbrake.com/hugh-mcpeck-art/) - Ann McPeck Gabler commissioned a site to support the sale of her late husband and sculptor Hugh McPeck's work, to benefit the University of Alaska Anchorage Hugh McPeck Gallery Art Student Scholarship. This Squarespace-based site features professional images of Hugh's work, added color through background images of patinas, and a layout with lots of white
- [NCECA 2016: Makers, Mentors and Milestones in Kansas City, MO](https://emilylongbrake.com/nceca-2016-makers-mentors-and-milestones-in-kansas-city-mo/) - Photos from NCECA 2016, Kansas City. Special thanks to Alanna Derocci, Jonah Amadeus, Bill Jamison and the many artists who contributed to this stellar event.
- [day 348: don't shoot: the messenger bag](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-348-dont-shoot-the-messenger-bag/) - "Don't Shoot: The Messenger" bag, made with coated polyester and single- layer quilted with 2 threads with the HQ18 Avante CNC long arm at TechShop Chandler.
- [day 100: douglas fir book](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-100-douglas-fir-book/) - This laser-cut book design features Pseudotsuga menziesii, the state tree of Oregon and personal favorite.
- [Mesa Early Learning Network Logo](https://emilylongbrake.com/mesa-early-learning-network-logo/) - Mesa’s Early Learning Network is a team of service agencies who can serve families and help them connect to other services and programs available in Mesa. Their message is to help families thrive and to ensure all of Mesa’s children achieve strong starts in Kindergarten. This logo design features bright primary colors and a focus
- [Interview with Laura Thorne](https://emilylongbrake.com/interview-with-laura-thorne/) - I had the pleasure of an interview with Laura Thorne of Laura Thorne Consulting and Photography. Listen for tips about succeeding in business, art and life.
- [animal pots](https://emilylongbrake.com/animal-pots/) - Shallow dishes (4 x 4 x 2") - $20 Walrus (dark red) Aye-Aye (blue) Ducks (blue) Hyrax (blue) Random birds (blue) Small bowls (5.5 x 5.5 x 3-4") - $20 Rhino (blue) Kudu (blue) Camels (blue) Ram (yellow) Cups - $20 Cranes (blue, 2 available, mirrored designs) - 3.5 x 2 x
- [day 2: papercuts](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-2-papercuts/) - The challenge: create a 12"x12" relief using paper with a natural (animal, vegetable, or mineral) inspiration. I chose the desert southwest national parks.
- [day 3: quilling & origami](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-3-quilling-origami/) - My homemade toothpick quilling tool worked really well, but it's definitely not a technique for the impatient.
- [day 4: heat](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-4-heat/) - Adjusting to Arizona's climate has been a little rough for a redhead, but Tempe's food tries very hard to make up for it.
- [day 5: alaska run for women](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-5-akrfw/) - The Alaska Run for Women will celebrate 22 years of fighting breast cancer and supporting survivors in 2015. This is my submission for their design contest.
- [day 6: wire and energy](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-6-wire-energy/) - Bill's class at ASU will be working with wire for their next assignment, so I made a wire agave plant: they're all over Arizona in as many forms and colors as you can imagine.
- [day 7: shorts](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-7-shorts/) - Shorts in midweight denim and linen from Vogue pattern 9008.
- [day 11: coral messenger](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-11-coral-messenger/) - Coral is one of my favorite natural patterns, but this coral's in white, just like many of the ocean's reefs. This is my small statement in conjunction with artists like Olek, who make work to raise awareness about environmental conservation.
- [day 12: campus at night](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-12-campus-at-night/) - Tempe campus of Arizona State University photographed at night.
- [day 13: lines](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-13-lines/) - Today's challenge: line, in 2D and 3D.
- [day 14: portfolio update](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-14-portfolio-update/) - Today, I met with the great people of The Design Idea and presented my work in my updated portfolio: vinyl decals, recycled paper, and great memories of projects with friends and clients.
- [day 15: sneaky](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-15-sneaky/) - A panel of orderly snakes, painted in free latex house paint from the municipal hazardous waste recycling program, on a $5 hollow-core door from the ReStore.
- [day 16: plaster master](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-16-plaster-master/) - Preparation for production of slipcast carved porcelain Christmas ornaments, made from a three-part plaster mold, with instructor and collaborator Bill Jamison.
- [day 17: hex pattern](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-17-hex-pattern/) - Hexagonal continuous pattern for graphic design, stationary, fabric, etc.
- [day 18: holidays, shmolidays](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-18-holidays-shmolidays/) - Practice illustrations for holiday cards inspired by poinsettias, snowflakes, and Adobe Illustrator's blend feature.
- [day 19: chinese zodiac](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-19-zodiac/) - Just a series of Sharpie drawings for today: my favorite animals from the Chinese zodiac, tiger, ox, goat, snake, and pig.
- [day 20: gem calendar](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-20-gem-calendar/) - Gem illustrations for a 2015 calendar to be sold at the Arts and Crafts Emporium, November 22-23, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [day 21: introduction to lasers](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-21-introduction-to-lasers/) - Laser engraving at TechShop Chandler's intro to laser tools workshop.
- [SMUG bakery](https://emilylongbrake.com/smug-bakery/) - Shop Smug Bakery: gluten free, vegan and raw produce, bakery and cafe. Organic kale available daily!
- [beginning the challenge](https://emilylongbrake.com/beginning/) - Day 1 of my 365 day design challenge: an illustration for the Spring Classic, a frisbee golf tournament in Anchorage, Alaska
- [day 8: la croix earrings](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-8-la-croix-earrings/) - These earrings are made of sterling silver findings and one of many aluminum cans from my liquid obsession: La Croix sparkling water.
- [day 9: postcard from sedona](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-9-postcard-from-sedona/) - I finally visited famed Sedona, AZ yesterday, hence this belated postcard featuring beautiful Cathedral Rock.
- [day 10: sedona, continued](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-10-sedona-continued/) - Xanadu egg houses, cult leaders, pagan deer statues, crystal shops, vortices, psychotropic plants, nude hippies, natural arches, and red stone cathedrals: Sedona's still on my mind a day after visiting, so I had to make up another postcard featuring these highlights.
- [please excuse this interruption](https://emilylongbrake.com/please-excuse-this-interruption/) - A hiatus from my 365 project while I travel to Oklahoma.
- [days 23-29: oklahoma](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-23-29-oklahoma/) - Snapshots and sketches from my visit to Broken Bow, Oklahoma, including Beavers Bend State Park and much more.
- [day 31:  iterations](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-31-iterations/) - Patterns made using Adobe Illustrator's pattern brush tool.
- [day 32: more iterations](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-32-more-iterations/) - More iterations made with Adobe Illustrator's Pattern Brush tool as a part of my 365 days of design.
- [day 33: mountain laser](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-33-mountain-laser/) - Today's design should actually come to fruition tomorrow at TechShop Chandler: a laser test pattern set up for a melamine door from the ReStore in Mesa.
- [day 34: mountain laser, continued](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-34-mountain-laser-continued/) - Laser engraving from day 33's vector drawing, made on Universal's CO2 laser at TechShop Chandler.
- [day 35: laser star cabinet](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-35-laser-star-cabinet/) - One more small project I made at TechShop Chandler was a test of a vector pattern on a small cabinet drawer face.
- [day 36: flatiron](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-36-flatiron/) - Bill & I ventured up Flatiron this weekend, a popular trail into the Superstition Mountains in Lost Dutchman State Park. A heavy rainfall the night was still flowing down the gulleys, fattening up all the cacti, tempering the temperatures, and making for a wonderfully cool and green hike. Other highlights: tiny frogs, suggestively shaped rocks, and amazing little clouds.
- [day 40: art walk palmer](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-40-art-walk-palmer/) - The Palmer Art Walk takes place every second Saturday. This event incorporates fine art, performance art, and community placemaking in fine fashion.
- [day 41: first friday](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-41-first-friday/) - First Friday Phoenix: the largest art walk in the country and total mayhem.
- [day 42: castaway cutouts](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-42-castaway-cutouts/) - These paper cutouts are preparation for a piece for Bunnell Street Gallery in Homer, Alaska. Their 10x10 member exhibition and fundraiser opens in November 2014.
- [day 43: zodiac snake](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-43-snake/) - Each Chinese zodiac sign and the order they rank in was decided by the mythical Jade Emperor and his favourite creature, the rat.
- [day 44: air apparent](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-44-air-apparent/) - Working with Turrell to complement the perceptual experience of the phenomenon of light, this Skyspace strives to be a minimalist background to the art and the idea.
- [day 45: reflection](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-45-reflection/) - Today I'm harkening back to my summer visit to beautiful Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, Alaska. 45°F and sunny with Mr. Shakespeare at hand: summer on the Aleutians.
- [day 46: quiltin'](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-46-quiltin/) - Preparatory sketches for a queen-size quilt featuring a map of Anchorage.
- [day 47: polar grid](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-47-polar-grid/) - Studies in color and composition made with Adobe Illustrator's polar grid tool:
- [day 48: en pointe](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-48-en-pointe/) - Studies for patchwork quilt squares.
- [day 49: bunnell rings](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-49-bunnell-rings/) - Laser cut wood for Bunnell Street Art Center's 10x10 exhibition.
- [day 50](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-50/) - A celebration of 50 days down, 315 to go.
- [day 51: long arm quilter](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-51-long-arm-quilter/) - TechShop Chandler features a CNC long arm quilter that I hope to use very soon. This HQ Avante 18 can handle a king-size quilt and can be used as a free-motion or CNC machine.
- [day 52: book artist laurie alpert](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-52-book-artist-laurie-alpert/) - A Buncha Book Artists (ABBA) hosted the wonderful Laurie Alpert from Curry College at the Arizona State University School of Art. She showed slides and shared some of her recent accordion books that feature techniques like pronto plates, joomchi, and paper string plus her signature milori blue ink.
- [day 53: laser loom & rotary engraver](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-53-laser-loom-rotary-engraver/) - One step on the road to backstrap weaving: the laser loom. Bonus: rotary engraving on pint glasses, water bottles, and more!
- [day 30: bee lab](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-30-bee-lab/) - I tagged along on a field trip to the ASU Bee Lab for an extraordinary tour led by Dr. Osman Kaftanoglu, who generously shared the honey of his 120 hives.
- [day 37: paper earrings](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-37-paper-earrings/) - These laser-cut earring prototypes are made of tag board and stemmed from the iterations I made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 38: postal](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-38-postal/) - When did you last write a letter to a friend?
- [day 39: ikat-ish](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-39-ikat-ish/) - Today's design: an ikat-ish pattern.
- [day 54: ain't life grand?](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-54-aint-life-grand/) - We've done the undoable: Bill and I hiked from the South Rim to the Colorado River and back in 6.5 hours.
- [day 55: augustine books](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-55-augustine-books/) - Two books created for A Buncha Book Artists member show at the Harry Wood Gallery from Oct. 27-Nov. 4. Laser cut plywood with various stains and thread.
- [day 56: sky train terrazzo](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-56-sky-train-terrazzo/) - The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program hosted a tour of the Phoenix Airport's Sky Train terrazzo floors and the glass murals by Dan Mayer.
- [day 57: bunnell rings, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-57-bunnell-rings-part-2/) - Here's the final piece for Bunnell Street Gallery's 10x10 exhibition: laser cut wood, glue.
- [day 58: o'neil printing](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-58-oneil-printing/) - Phoenix Design Week featured a tour of celebrated O'Neil Printing. Their digital 4 color plus clear ink press really wowed all the designers.
- [day 59: lumi inkodye](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-59-lumi-inkodye/) - I tried my hand at Lumi's Inkodye technique for dyeing fabric during a Meetup as a part of Phoenix Design Week, hosted by Gangplank Chandler.
- [day 60: alphabetical](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-60-alphabetical/) - The International Radiotelephonic Spelling Alphabet (AKA NATO Phonetic Alphabet) was made into a poster at O'Neil Printing, so I made my own version of this very-helpful life tool.
- [day 61: sequintial](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-61-sequintial/) - With Halloween on the way, I've had sequins and sequences on my mind.
- [day 62: share the road](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-62-share-the-road/) - Just a friendly reminder to keep an eye out for your friends and neighbors on their bicycles this fall as the light wanes, in poster form.
- [day 63: caterpalomino](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-63-caterpalomino/) - Adobe Illustrator makes even the craziest late-night thoughts a possibility, like this mashup of a caterpillar and a Palomino.
- [day 64: family visit](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-64-family-visit/) - My sister, brother-in-law, and niece visited Arizona for the first time last week, so we traveled to the Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon on a whirlwind tour of some of the desert's beautiful sights.
- [day 65: antelope canyon](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-65-antelope-canyon/) - Lower Antelope Canyon is one amazing place. Page, Arizona is a little out of the way, but it's well worth the visit.
- [day 66: earring rack](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-66-earring-rack/) - Plans for laser-cut earring racks
- [day 67: test tiles](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-67-test-tiles/) - Bill and I tested some ceramic bisqueware in the laser with interesting results:
- [day 68: waste not tiles](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-68-waste-not-tiles/) - Leftovers from manufacturing are a pet peeve of mine, so I used some of Bill's scraps, stain, and Sharpie markers for these coasters/small tiles.
- [day 69: grids](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-69-grids/) - Fun with Adobe Illustrator's Live Paint, blends, rectangular grids, and transparency:
- [day 70: phoenix art museum](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-70-phx-museum/) - Snapshots from a visit to the PHX Art Museum. Favorites were Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Room and the ceramic piece Movement of Nature by Fujikasa Satoko, 2013, made of stoneware. Special thanks to Travis Ivey for the tour of the Western art collection.
- [day 71: guy fawkes fox costume and mask](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-71-guy-fawkes-fox-mask/) - Here's my Guy Fawkes fox mask for Halloween, complete with homemade cape. Special thanks to Wintercroft UK for the fox mask pattern and the Crescent Ballroom.
- [day 72: hello typography](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-72-hello-typography/) - Typography samples.
- [day 73: goodbye typography](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-73-goodbye-typography/) - More typography samples.
- [day 74: moosing around](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-74-moosing-around/) - Sketches for holiday cards with a moose.
- [day 75: bunny love](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-75-bunny-love/) - More sketches for holiday cards:
- [day 76: raerae visits](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-76-raerae-visits/) - Snapshots from a fun visit to the Grand Canyon with my mom.
- [day 77: mt. kimball, tuscon](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-77-mt-kimball/) - More snapshots, this time from a hike to Mt. Kimball, Pima Canyon, Tuscon, Arizona: blood was spilled, but good times were had.
- [day 83: gratitude](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-83-gratitude/) - To Bill Jamison: thanks for four years of art, travel, outdoor adventures, and love.
- [day 78: more laser earrings](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-78-more-laser-earrings/)
- [day 79: star ornaments](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-79-star-ornaments/)
- [day 80: tiny gem ornaments](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-80-tiny-gem-ornaments/)
- [day 81: more rings](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-81-more-rings/)
- [day 82: hell bent for breakfast](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-82-hell-bent-for-breakfast/) - Any Judas Priest fans out there? Here's my tribute to the classic album; this is how I feel before breakfast every day.
- [day 84: laser earring racks](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-84-laser-earring-racks/) - Laser cut plywood earring racks with a fitting magpie on top, ready for your collection:
- [day 85: snow coasters](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-85-snow-coasters/) - Double-sided collaged coasters from my coffee table magazine collection: thanks to Real Simple and Transworld Snowboarding.
- [day 86: laser woodcut prints](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-86-laser-woodcut-prints/) - Experimenting with laser engraving wood plates has produced some interesting results: since I don't have a press, these are hand printed with a baren using relief ink. These will be on sale at the Denai'na Center in Anchorage on November 22-23 at the Arts & Crafts Emporium.
- [day 88: build-a-booth](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-88-build-a-booth/) - Craft fairs are a blessing and a curse, but this booth design, new for this year's Arts and Crafts Emporium (Nov. 22-23 in Anchorage) will hopefully make this sale easy and fun to set up
- [day 89: chickAND](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-89-chickand/) - I learned to add a beak to an ampersand back in 9th grade to make a "chick-and", and I've never looked back.
- [day 90: NASA circles](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-90-nasa-circles/) - NASA's launch of Orion inspired these new circle designs, soon to be cut with the laser and added to my palette for future assemblages.
- [day 91: craft fair booth recap](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-91-craft-fair-booth-recap/) - Constructing my Build-a-Booth was a strenuous undertaking, but it really turned out well thanks to the help of my dad and brother-in-law.
- [day 92: clydesnail](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-92-clydesnail/) - Part 2 of my horse mashup series: the clydesnail, slow and mighty. Lisa Hanawalt is my illustrator idol and equine drawing inspiration.
- [day 93: color halftone](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-93-color-halftone/) - Here's a test of Adobe Illustrator's color halftone effect, plus some transparency blending effects:
- [day 94: tree & lights](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-94-tree-lights/) - String-and-flour ornaments, some multi-color lights, and a shapely branch from the brush pile = a Tempe holiday tree.
- [day 95: alphabetical](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-95-alphabetical/) - A small study in space using my font library: Fonts: nordic oil can nova bold oaktag regular onion onramp nosegrind once in a while mv boli plane crash operating instructions homestead display arquitectura blackadder bolton italic outline aller display birch std bolton bold wisdom script tightrope regular sauna black italic blackoak std mexcellent 3d
- [day 96: lippizzpider](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-96-lippizzpider/) - Part 3 of my series of horse-bug mashups: the Lippizzan spider, agile and aristocratic.
- [day 97: morgant horse](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-97-morgant-horse/) - Part 4 of my horse-animal mashup series: the six-legged Morgan horse, or morgant. "A Morgan is distinctive for its stamina and vigor, personality and eagerness and strong natural way of moving."
- [day 98: weaverbird](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-98-weaverbird/) - Weaverbirds and their huge nests have fascinated me since I first saw them on PBS's Nature; seeing them in person on my exchange to South Africa was a highlight of my year abroad.
- [day 99: cactus wren](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-99-cactus-wren/) - The ABBA (A Buncha Book Artists) club sale over the last three days gave me a chance to watch the cactus wrens at work.
- [day 87: spirograph quilt, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-87-spirograph-quilt-part-1/) - After a 15 hour day of working on this puppy, it still wasn't done, but I've returned to try another day. Here are the first batch of process photos; coming up next, the finished project. Technical notes: Don't settle for serger thread: that weak-sister stuff will cause chronic thread breaks and other problems. Use heavy-duty
- [day 101: douglas fir book, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-101-douglas-fir-book-part-2/) - I finished staining and stitching the Douglas fir book today using recycled latex paint and some ordinary sewing thread.
- [day 124: in memory of olive](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-124-in-memory-of-olive/) - Olive, a maine coon mix adopted from the Anchorage Animal Care & Control, lived with my family for more than 17 years.
- [day 117: collages](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-117-collages/) - Collages from my sketchbook:
- [day 118: collages, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-118-collages-part-2/) - Collages from my sketchbook:
- [day 119: collages, part 3](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-119-collages-part-3/)
- [day 120: collages, part 4](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-120-collages-part-4/)
- [day 121: collages, part 5](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-121-collages/)
- [day 122: collages, part 6](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-122-collages-part-6/)
- [day 125: 10:30 sunrise](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-125-1030-sunrise/) - Photographs taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T3i in Palmer, Alaska, featuring Matanuska Peak, Lazy Mountain, Country Garden Farms, and bohemian waxwings.
- [day 126: collages, part 7](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-126-collages-part-7/)
- [day 110: velveteen rabbit](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-110-velveteen-rabbit/) - '"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"
- [day 102: yelloweye rockfish](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-102-yelloweye-rockfish/) - Per a request by my sister, this lovely/terrifying yelloweye rockfish design will be laser cut in time to greet holiday visitors.
- [day 103: guilloche patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-103-guilloche-patterns/) - Guilloche patterns are best known as security seals and patterns on currency, official documents, and more. They're also relatively easy to make yourself.
- [day 104: pronghorn](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-104-pronghorn/) - The pronghorn antelope, or "speed goat", is the fastest land animal in North America and second fastest in the world.
- [day 105: yelloweye, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-105-yelloweye-part-2/) - These laser-cut yelloweye rockfish were quite a hit, so I made a whole school in preparation for filling with monoprints, collage and resin.
- [day 106: guilloche patterns, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-106-guilloche-patterns-part-2/) - Call it stuck in a rut, but I can't get enough of these guilloche patterns.
- [day 107: swirls](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-108-swirls/) - Swirl patterns made with Adobe Illustrator's Shape Builder and transparency effects tools.
- [day 108: mad for plaid](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-108-mad-for-plaid/) - Creating plaid patterns in Adobe Illustrator is super easy, and they provide lots of inspiration for weaving, knitting, crochet, or other projects. Contact me for the source file.
- [day 109: zen garden](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-109-zen-garden/) - Zen garden designs using Adobe Illustrator scroll brushes. Om....
- [day 111: circle swatches](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-111-circle-swatches/) - Swatches made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern tool.
- [day 112: greek goods](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-112-greek-goods/) - Photo shoot of handmade goods, imported from Greece by Alaska Liturgical Supply.
- [day 113: baby wrapping paper](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-113-baby-wrapping-paper/) - No, not for wrapping babies: your baby can help you make this paper! Use a puree of beets and water, protect any non-pink clothing, and have at 'em.
- [day 114: embroiderthon](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-114-embroiderthon/) - The holidays are a great time to try out a time-intensive, technically challenging new project: this year I chose machine embroidery with a Bernina Aurora 440QE
- [day 115: catharsis](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-115-catharsis/) - Sometimes the project just doesn't work out. Rather than getting upset, I prefer a little (plasma) catharsis.
- [day 116: kuspuk snuggie](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-116-kuspuk-snuggie/) - Kuspuk made from a thrifted Vellux blanket and misc. trim, originally made for Transformed Treasures, a benefit for the Salvation Army of Alaska in April 2014.
- [day 127: collages, part 8](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-127-collages-part-8/) - Happy Boxing Day!
- [day 128: collages, part 9](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-128-collages-part-9/)
- [day 142: cat portraits](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-142-cat-portraits/) - Cat portraits using Adobe Illustrator's Live Paint feature. I started making these for fun, but they ended up defining some eras of my life.
- [day 143: birch leaves](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-143-birch-leaves/) - This tree is sometimes called "The Watchful Tree" because of eye-like impressions on the bark.
- [day 144: another winter day](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-144-another-winter-day/) - Photos of Pioneer Peak, Matanuska Peak, Lazy Mountain (Alaska), JayDee the border collie, Country Garden Farms, and lilacs in winter.
- [day 145: the twitchy whisker](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-145-the-twitchy-whisker/) - The Twitchy Whisker is a fictitious pub, created for logo practice. Doesn't it sound like a fun place to go?
- [day 146: pronghorn, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-146-pronghorn-part-2/) - I completed this pronghorn antelope wallhanging for my brother-in-law over the holidays: laser cut plywood, finished with shellac.
- [day 147: yelloweye rockfish, part 3](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-147-yelloweye-rockfish-part-3/) - I finally finished this large yelloweye rockfish sculpture and plan on making a series of other fish to complete the school.
- [day 148: peak a week posters](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-148-peak-a-week-posters/) - These posters are a great way to keep track of each hiking adventure throughout the year. Download these Peak a Week posters for FREE here.
- [day 150: words to the wise](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-150-words-to-the-wise/) - These guilloche patterns needed a little typography to go with their lines, so I picked these wise words from Oscar Wilde, Collette, Anais Nin, and Kurt Vonnegut to complement the infinite patterns and shapes that life brings.
- [day 151: knitting 101](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-151-knitting-101/) - These knitted washcloths are made from 100% cotton worsted weight yarn (mystery brand). My mom, aunts, and grandmothers all knitted or crocheted a version of these dishcloths or washcloths: The pattern is perfect for beginners, too!
- [day 129: collages, part 10](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-129-collages-part-10/)
- [day 130: collages, part 11](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-130-collages-part-11/)
- [day 131: collages, part 12](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-131-collages-part-12/)
- [day 132: collages, part 13](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-132-collages-part-13/)
- [day 133: collages, part 14](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-133-collages-part-14/)
- [day 134: collages, part 15](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-134-collages-part-15/)
- [day 135: collages, part 16](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-135-collages-part-16/)
- [day 136: collages, part 17](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-136-collages-part-17/)
- [day 137: collages, part 18](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-137-collages-part-18/)
- [day 138: collages, part 19](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-138-collages-part-19/)
- [day 139: words on paper](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-139-words-on-paper/) - Text by Jamie Brisick and Tom Robbins.
- [day 140: collages, part 20](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-140-collages-part-20/)
- [day 141: collages, part 21](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-141-collages-part-21/)
- [day 152: wearing many hats](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-152-wearing-many-hats/) - A recent trip to verdant (but chilly) Oregon inspired these green stripey hats in worsted weight, mystery brand wool, silk and alpaca blend yarns. I don't usually knit from a pattern for a basic hat, but here's what I did.
- [day 153: slouching](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-153-slouching/) - This lovely slouchy hat was made from the Dustland Hat pattern by Stephen West in Malabrigo's Rios, colorway Marte. The pattern is available from Ravelry if you like what you see.
- [day 156: denali, the great one](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-156-denali-the-great-one/) - Sketches for a future book based on a suggestion from my good friend Keri S.: the Alaska Range, featuring the Great One, Denali, North America's tallest peak.
- [day 172: ho'opi'i falls, kauai](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-172-hoopii-falls-kauai/) - Waterfalls, sun, sand, waves, flowers, canyons, gardens and ukeleles: the days on Kauai are just packed.
- [day 174: artist in residence](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-174-artist-in-residence/) - As of today I'll be a resident artist at TechShop Chandler for the next four months. I'm looking forward to taking and teaching classes, meetups and more.
- [day 173: sketchbook](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-173-sketchbook/) - A collection of digital sketchbook images whose creator has been lost in the ether: any hints for attribution would be very welcome!
- [day 175: sonobe unit origami nightlight](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-175-sonobe-unit-origami-nightlight/) - These Sonobe unit origami models include a hexahedron, stellated octahedron, and stellated icosahedron, made with 6, 12 and 30 units respectively.
- [day 177: joshua tree, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-177-joshua-tree-part-1/) - Photos from Joshua Tree National Park, including the park's namesake tree, Pinto gneiss, Skull Rock, and Ryan Mountain.
- [day 176: mural squares](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-176-mural-squares/) - Studies in overlapping color and line using Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 155: august boxes](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-155-august-boxes/) - A new batch of laser cut books means new packaging so they can travel safely to their new homes: these later cut boxes fit perfectly and echo the art inside.
- [day 163: waimea canyon](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-163-waimea-canyon/) - Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii is the place for spectacular views of the Na Pali coast: photographs seldom capture the drama of this volcanic landscape.
- [day 168: diana thanksgiving](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-168-diana-thanksgiving/) - The Diana and Thanksgiving rooms are highlights of the Allerton section of the National Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii, featuring beautiful garden rooms.
- [day 169: entrancing](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-169-entrancing/) - Photographs of the Allerton section of the National Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii, featuring beautiful garden rooms, sculpture, and tropical plants.
- [day 170: palmistry](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-170-palmistry/) - Photos of palms in the Allerton section of the National Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii, featuring beautiful garden rooms, sculpture, and tropical plants.
- [day 171: neptune room](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-171-neptune-room/) - Photos from the Neptune room in the Allerton section of the National Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii, featuring beautiful garden rooms and sculpture.
- [day 157: color study red](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-157-color-study-red/) - Color inspiration of the day: RED, carmine, vermilion, crimson, rouge, lobster, cardinal, flame, ruby, claret, cherry, garnet, magenta, rust.
- [day 158: color study blue](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-158-color-study-blue/) - Color inspiration of the day: blue, azure, beryl, cerulean, aqua, azul, cobalt, indigo, navy, sapphire, aquamarine, lapiz lazuli, cornflower, cyan, midnight.
- [day 159: color study yellow](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-159-color-study-yellow/) - Color inspiration of the day: yellow, gold, sunshine, butter, canary, daffodil, lemon, mustard, corn, dandelion, banana, butterscotch, honey, blonde, lightning.
- [day 160: color study orange](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-160-color-study-orange/) - Color inspiration for the day: orange, tangerine, merigold, cider, rust, ginger, tiger, fire, bronze, canteloupe, apricot, clay, carrot, squash, spice, marmalade, amber, sandstone, yam, citrus, umber, peach, melon, cheddar, curry.
- [day 161: color study purple](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-161-color-study-purple/) - Color inspiration of the day: purple, mauve, violet, berry, lavender, plum, magenta, lilac, grape, periwinkle, sangria, wine, eggplant, iris, heather, amethyst.
- [day 162: color study green](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-162-color-study-green/) - Color inspiration of the day: green, chartreuse, juniper, sage, lime, fern, olive, emerald, pear, moss, shamrock, seafoam, pine, mint, sea, pistachio, basil.
- [day 178: joshua tree, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-178-joshua-tree-part-2/) - Photos from Joshua Tree National Park, including hiking to Lost Palms Oasis, juniper, Coachella Valley, and White Tank granite.
- [day 179: salton sea](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-179-salton-sea/) - Photos from the Salton Sea, the giant environmental catastrophe just south of Joshua Tree National Park.
- [day 180: book covers](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-180-book-covers/) - Minimalist, geometric book covers for some of my favorites: David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, Tom Robbins' Another Roadside Attraction, Anais Nin's Collages
- [day 182: weaving with the laser loom](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-182-weaving-with-the-laser-loom/) - This scarf was woven (at last!) using the laser backstrap loom I found at instructables.com.
- [day 181: sunprints](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-181-sunprints/) - Plant prints made with the Super Sunprint Kit from the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, California. Sunprints were a favorite childhood memory: I rediscovered them at Kiko in Kapa'a, Kauai, Hawaii. Visit Kiko if you're ever on the Garden Island, and check LHS out at lawrencehallofscience.org for great science activities and to buy Sunprint kits.
- [day 183: sunprints, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-183-sunprints-part-2/) - MORE prints made with the Super Sunprint Kit from the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, California.
- [day 184: mechanical pillows](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-184-mechanical-pillows/) - Pillows made with TechShop's gear logo, laser cut fabric applique, SAS fabric by the pound, and invisible zipper closure.
- [day 185: batik quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-185-batik-quilt/) - Quiltathon part 2: a colorful batik quilt from a kit given to me by a friend.
- [day 154: headbands](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-154-headbands/) - Headbands are always in, especially these favorite patterns from Knitty: Quant and Calorimetry have kept my ears and the ears of many friends warm in style.
- [day 164: kauai flora](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-164-kauai-flora/) - The flora of Kauai: 99% invasive species, 1% and dropping indigenous species. Can you guess which are which in these photos?
- [day 165: bamboo room at allerton](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-165-bamboo-room/) - The bamboo room of the Allerton section of the National Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii, featuring beautiful garden rooms, sculpture, and tropical plants.
- [day 166: bodacious blooms in kauai](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-166-bodacious-blooms-in-kauai/) - Members of the heliconia family turn heads at Allerton Gardens, part of the National Botanical Gardens in Kauai, Hawaii.
- [day 167: jurassic figs at allerton](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-167-jurassic-trees/) - The oft-photographed fig trees of Jurassic Park fame: part of the Allerton section of the National Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii.
- [day 214: hygroscopic/gyroscopic upcoming exhibition](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-214-hygroscopicgyroscopic-upcoming-exhibition/) - Wheel-thrown, carved porcelain {center spheres}, shellac, laser-cut luon plywood {rings}, steel wire, wood glue, cotton thread {filaments}. I created these...
- [day 213: denali book](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-213-denali-book/) - A commission for a wonderful friend, this 6-panel wooden accordion book, shown in 2 colorways, features Denali and the Alaska Range. Made of laser-cut ...
- [day 224: honey bunnies](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-224-honey-bunnies/) - The fabulous Amanda Tucker of Modified Minds hosted an Easter crafts night at TechShop Chandler, including these plushy bunnies.
- [day 223: fleurify](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-223-fleurify/) - Thanks to Wundes for an excellent script called Fleurify: this Javascript allows the quick and easy creation of complex geometric patterns.
- [day 222: all points](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-222-all-points/) - Thanks to Wundes for the Adobe Illustrator script All Points: this little gem makes amazing patterns or mandalas by connecting all the points in a vector.
- [day 221: april art walk](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-221-april-art-walk/) - April Art Walk posters for the amazing Selena Ortega-Chiolero/Palmer Museum's monthly event. Find out more at palmermuseum.org.
- [day 220: varicolored](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-220-varicolored/) - Using Wundes' Vary Hues script, I made these patterns in Adobe Illustrator: perfect for crazy wrapping paper, stationary, etc. “The varicolored cloud...
- [day 227: touch screen tests](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-227-touch-screen-tests/) - Learning to use my new touchscreen 2-in-1 laptop reminds me of learning to draw with paper and pen: lots of practice, lots of mistakes, and lots of a certain kind of quiet, Zen fun.
- [day 228: anais nin portraits](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-228-anais-nin-portraits/) - Warhol-style portraits of writer Anais Nin.
- [day 230: sunset mosaics](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-230-sunset-mosaics/) - Images made with Adobe Illustrator's object mosaic, gradient mesh, round corners filter, and image trace features.
- [day 231: monster guinea pig collage](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-231-monster-guinea-pig-collage/) - No words suffice.
- [day 218: silver moon jewelry rack](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-218-silver-moon-jewelry-rack/) - 16x6" laser-cut plywood earring rack made from laser cutting scrap, stained and sealed silver.
- [day 217: reusable laser cut blackboard pennant banner](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-217-reusable-laser-cut-blackboard-pennant-banner/) - Reuseable laser-cut plywood pennant or banner: chalkboard on one side, colorful paint on the other. Write a message like happy birthday or use colorful sides for a bright, festive occasion. Can be threaded with ribbon, rope or string to any length.
- [day 216: studio rack](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-216-studio-rack/) - Studio display/sorting/storage made from recycled MDF and household paint.
- [day 215: sketchbook entries](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-215-sketchbook-entries/) - Sketchbook entries: quilt dreams and lettering planning.
- [day 210: hola laptop art](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-210-hola-laptop-art/) - This scrap of red vinyl just asked to be used for something awesome.
- [day 200: darkroom](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-200-darkroom/) - Photos from my sketchbook, processed the old-fashioned way in a darkroom.
- [day 226: 10 patterns that govern the physical world](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-226-10-patterns-that-govern-the-physical-world/) - Architect Sym Van der Ryn wrote of ten patterns that make up the physical world: Spheres, Nests/mosaics, Lattices, Polyhedra, Spirals/helixes, Meanders...
- [day 229: anais nin portraits, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-229-anais-nin-portraits-part-2/) - More Warhol-style portraits of writer Anais Nin.
- [day 235: pies](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-235-pies/) - Pie illustrations
- [day 242: color and shape](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-242-color-and-shape/) - Wallhangings made from laser scrap: stained and sealed plywood, 6-10". Reduce, reuse, recycle!
- [day 241: wilson mountain](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-241-wilson-mountain/) - A hike up Wilson Mountain, in Oak Creek Canyon just north of Sedona, Arizona, rewarded us with gorgeous views of red rock and lush creek greenery.
- [day 240: peralta trail and geronimo cave](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-240-peralta-trail-and-geronimo-cave/) - Intrepid explorer Layna (of Detours Destinations) and I hiked the Peralta Trail to Geronimo Cave: a beautiful day in the desert overlooking Weaver's Needle.
- [day 239: conglomerations](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-239-conglomerations/) - A wall piece made with laser cutting plywood scraps.
- [day 233: TAG open studios](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-233-tag-open-studios/) - The Art Grads hosted an open studio on April 10: a chance to sneak a peak into the process and work-in-progress of the many graduate students at ASU.
- [day 238: cellular](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-238-cellular/) - A wall piece made with leftover laser cutting scraps of plywood. ~15" high.
- [day 237: gold ring](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-237-gold-ring/) - 17.5", plywood wall sculpture, stained and sealed. From my Ring series.
- [day 236: green ring](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-236-green-ring/) - 9.5" diameter, plywood wall sculpture from my Ring series.
- [day 234: red ring](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-234-red-ring/) - 9.5" diameter, plywood wall sculpture, part of my Ring series.
- [day 232: tintypes](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-232-tintypes/) - Tintypes taken at the ASU Grant Street Studios Open Studios by the incomparable Buzzy Sullivan & co. No, we're not coal miners.
- [day 194: dog poster roundup](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-194-dog-poster-roundup/) - A collection of vintage or Art Deco style dog posters, inspiration for an upcoming project. These posters highlight strength of line, contrast, and movement.
- [day 196: reptile playground at papago park](https://emilylongbrake.com/reptile-playground-papago-park/) - Gila monster, rattlesnake, king snake, tortoise and rattlesnake rattle, all at Papago Park's snake playground. Check out the snakeskin play surface!
- [day 186: ripples](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-186-ripples/) - A .gif from my recent trip to Kauai's Ho'opi'i Falls.
- [day 187: beyond the classroom](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-187-beyond-the-classroom/) - Graphic design for an auxillary program for the March Second Saturday Art Walk in Palmer, Alaska. Beyond the Classroom: an art contest for high school students.
- [day 188: kodiak sketchbook](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-188-kodiak-sketchbook/) - Photos from my sketchbook / scrapbook: Kodiak Island in 2006 including an EPIC rope/buoy swing, docks, harbors, and stunning landscapes.
- [day 190: waves](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-190-waves/) - Wave patterns made with Adobe Illustrator's blend and envelope distort tools.
- [day 191: starburst patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-191-starburst-patterns/) - Starburst patterns made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern brush tool.
- [day 192: pottery silhouettes](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-192-pottery-silhouettes/) - Designs for pottery using Adobe Illustrator's blend and envelope distort tools.
- [day 206: pi day wedding, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-205-pi-day-wedding-part-2/) - I highly recommend getting married in a hot air balloon with 7 strangers: just cross your fingers that the balloon doesn't crash land! Phoenix, Arizona wedding.
- [day 204: second saturday art walk, march](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-204-second-saturday-art-walk-march/) - The Palmer Art Walk takes place every second Saturday. This event incorporates fine art, performance art, and community placemaking in fine fashion.
- [day 212: gyroscopes in progress](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-212-gyroscopes-in-progress/) - It never hurts to make a prototype first. Laser-cut wood and a Sonobe unit stellated dodecahedron origami figure as well as porcelain spheres.
- [day 211: bright idea quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-211-bright-idea-quilt/) - A quilt specially made for TechShop Chandler, open 24/7 starting March 20, 2015.
- [day 209: brontosaurus stack](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-209-brontosaurus-stack/) - Nothin' to see here, just a stack of brontosauri. Heat press vinyl on 100% cotton.
- [day 202: orbs in progress](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-202-orbs-in-progress/) - Wheel-thrown, hand carved porcelain sculpture.
- [day 208: em-broidery test](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-208-em-broidery-test/) - Sample embroidery from TechShop's embroidery class. When you get an oval instead of a circle, it's time to calibrate your machine! Polyester thread on cotton.
- [day 207: thank you cards](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-207-thank-you-cards/) - Laser-cut wood block thank you cards for AMAZING friends and family. Hand printed with a baren and water-based acrylic ink.
- [day 201: PDX tray](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-201-pdx-tray/) - Laser-cut coffee tray with a Portland skyline. Luon plywood and shellac.
- [day 193: a is for agave](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-193-a-is-for-agave/) - A is for agave
- [day 225: easter eggs](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-225-easter-eggs/) - Easter egg illustrations made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 195: old timey photos, phoenix, arizona](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-195-old-timey-photos-phoenix-arizona/) - Old timey photos from Phoenix, Arizona, captured at Terminal 4, Sky Harbor Airport.
- [day 189: artist ID card](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-189-artist-id-card/) - Do you belong to the Universal Artists' Guild? If so, you definitely need an ID card.
- [day 205: pi day wedding](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-205-pi-day-wedding/) - Apologies for the delay in posting the last weeks' 365 entries: I married the wonderful Bill Jamison today, SUPER Pi Day (3.14.15) and was caught up in planning the big event.
- [day 203: boulder creek](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-203-boulder-creek/) - Photos from a lovely spring break hike along Boulder Creek Trail at Canyon Lake in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix, Arizona.
- [day 244: potato prints](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-244-potato-prints/) - Some simple potato prints made with recycled latex paint on paper.
- [day 246: hygro-gyroscope iv](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-246-hygro-gyroscope-iv/) - Hygro-gyroscope IV: part of the series on exhibit at Chandler Fashion Center through July 31, 2015. Laser-cut wood, porcelain, and cotton thread: 14" diameter.
- [day 247: skull saguaro](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-247-skull-saguaro/) - It's always the day of the dead on this saguaro cactus!
- [day 248: spring classic embroidery](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-248-spring-classic-embroidery/) - Embroidery tests using the Janome embroidery machine at TechShop Chandler on scrap fabric. Classic.
- [day 249: auntie em's animal abecedary, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-249-auntie-ems-animal-abecedary-part-1/) - Animal coloring book, featuring animals that start with a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h: aye-aye, bear, cougar, dromedary, elephant, fox, giraffe, and hare.
- [day 250: auntie em's animal abecedary, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-250-auntie-ems-animal-abecedary-part-2/) - Animal coloring book, featuring animals that start with i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p and q: ibex, jackal, kangaroo, loris, mongoose, nyala, orangutan, porcupine...
- [day 251: auntie em's animal abecedary, part 3](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-251-auntie-ems-animal-abecedary-part-3/) - Animal coloring book, featuring animals that start with r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y & z: rhinoceros, skunk, tapir, urial (sheep), vicuna, walrus, hyraX, yak, zebra.
- [day 252: auntie em's animal abecedary, part 4 - PRINTABLE!](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-252-auntie-ems-animal-abecedary-part-4-printable/) - Aye-aye, bear, cougar, elephant, fox, giraffe, hare, ibex, jackal, kangaroo, loris, mongoose, nyala, orangutan, porcupine, squirrel, rhinoceros, skunk, tapir...
- [day 255: laser lattice](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-255-laser-lattice/) - I applied some of the art I made back in my All Points post to make a lattice panel: work in progress.
- [day 258: the amazing seventies](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-258-the-amazing-seventies/) - Images from The House Book, published 1974, featuring out-of-control prints, decorating styles, casual nudity, and tan lines. Thanks to Colleen Donohoe!
- [day 261: oregon coast](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-261-oregon-coast/) - I just returned from a trip to Portland, Eugene and Florence, Oregon: I enjoyed beautiful weather and QT with family.
- [day 264: follow the white dots](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-264-follow-the-white-dots/) - Follow the white dots along the Watson Lake trail, Prescott, Arizona: animation made with Adobe Photoshop.
- [day 263: watson lake hike plus rattlesnake](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-263-watson-lake-hike-plus-rattlesnake/) - Photos taken at Watson Lake, Prescott, Arizona: red rock, rattlesnake, and a beautiful day.
- [day 267: sinbad pants](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-267-sinbad-pants/) - Pajama pants inspired by Sinbad and his amazing colorful wardrobe. Long live the 80s and crazy prints!
- [day 270: weaving fate](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-270-weaving-fate/) - Samples of weaving done on a laser-cut backstrap loom. Find out more at osloom.org
- [day 273: robert service race of men poem](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-273-robert-service-race-of-men-poem/) - Illustrated versions of Robert Service's poem "A Race of Men."
- [day 276: k bag instructions](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-276-k-bag-instructions/) - Basic instructions for constructing a K Bag duffel bag.
- [day 279: geometric t-shirt mockup](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-279-geometric-t-shirt-mockup/) - A simple t-shirt design made with Adobe Photoshop and a Creative Cloud Market mockup tool: blue geometric wave on charcoal gray.
- [day 243: magnetic](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-243-magnetic/) - Magnets made from laser cutting scraps. ~3" diameter. Stained and sealed, these double as coasters in a pinch.
- [day 245: TMOCA](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-245-tmoca/) - Coloring sheets from TMOCA 2015: Tempe Museum of Contemporary Art
- [day 253: earring madness](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-253-earring-madness/) - Laser-cut wood earrings, stained, sealed, and almost ready for the store here. Stay tuned for updates!
- [day 254: party box](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-254-party-box/) - Box for party supplies or general around-the-house festiveness.
- [day 256: spring classic embroidery, hats and socks edition](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-256-spring-classic-embroidery-hats-and-socks-edition/) - I embroidered these socks and hat patches at TechShop Chandler for the 10th Spring Classic frisbee golf tournament in Eagle River, Anchorage & Girdwood, Alaska.
- [day 257: arctic signs and symbols](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-257-arctic-signs-and-symbols/) - I found these amazing gems in a thrift store book: use these in case of a polar emergency. "Pick us up!" and "Require doctor" seem to be great universal symbols
- [day 272: bright idea quilt, completed](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-272-bright-idea-quilt-completed/) - A quilt specially made for TechShop Chandler, open 24/7: heat press vinyl and applique, quilted on the long arm.
- [day 278: tonto natural bridge GIF, rippling water](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-278-tonto-natural-bridge-gif-rippling-water/) - A GIF of the pond inside Tonto Natural Bridge: cleanest park bathrooms in the state. You won't be disappointed.
- [day 277: tonto natural bridge state park](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-277-tonto-natural-bridge-state-park/) - Tonto Natural Bridge State Park features North America's most notable travertine natural bridge: worth a stop along highway 87 between Pine and Payson, Arizona.
- [day 280: triangle patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-280-triangle-patterns/) - Triangle vector patterns made with Adobe Illustrator: graphic design prep for spelunking at Peppersauce Cave.
- [day 281: dry heat designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-281-dry-heat-designs/) - Thanks to Robert Basil at Dry Heat Designs / Invention Prints for a great Logo Design class today. We created this logo as a group from Robert's existing logo.
- [day 282: triangle painting](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-282-triangle-painting/) - New painting: masked triangles, painted with vibrant, saturated acrylics and with intentional bleeding under the tape.
- [day 283: bright idea quilt, in situ](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-283-bright-idea-quilt-in-situ/) - Here's my Bright Idea quilt, installed at TechShop Chandler and being used in the nook.
- [day 284: tomato paradise](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-284-tomato-paradise/) - Photos taken in my neighbor's amazing tomato paradise.
- [day 285: mountain collages](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-285-mountain-collages/) - Collages made from old kids' science books and snowboarding magazine photographs while listening to Alan Watts.
- [day 286: peppersauce cave](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-286-peppersauce-cave/) - Photos taken in Peppersauce Cave, outside Oracle, Arizona. We were all amateur spelunkers, but I'd definitely try caving again: fun and challenging.
- [day 287: chiricahua national monument](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-287-chiricahua-national-monument/) - Photos of hiking in Chiricahua National Monument, outside Willcox, Arizona. This beautiful, tranquil and quiet wilderness area features rhyolite rock formations
- [day 288: pendleton silk robe](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-288-pendleton-silk-robe/) - A robe made from Pendleton Woolen Mills printed silk from McCall's pattern 9638.
- [day 289: wedding cups](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-289-wedding-cups/) - Ceramic mugs made by Bill Jamison.
- [day 290: pugs vs. weiner dogs](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-290-pugs-vs-weiner-dogs/) - Dachshund vs. pug: eternal rivals! Longboard vs. skateboard, hot dog vs. hamburger... to be continued. Inspired by Madison over at Creechers!
- [day 259: palmer museum annual celebration](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-259-palmer-museum-annual-celebration/) - The Palmer Museum's Annual Celebration on Saturday, May 9 from 6:30-9:30pm features catering, live music, and more.
- [day 260: may art walk](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-260-may-art-walk/) - Poster for the May Second Saturday Art Walk in downtown Palmer, Alaska. 2-6pm: info and more at palmermuseum.org.
- [day 262: continuous line quilting patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-262-continuous-line-quilting-patterns/) - Continuous line quilting border patterns, featuring hearts and simple geometric shapes, generated with Adobe Illustrator's pattern brush tool.
- [day 265: hendricks park flora](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-265-hendricks-park-flora/) - Flora from Hendricks Park, Eugene, Oregon: rhododendrons, azaleas and more native plants were in full bloom this May.
- [day 266: looking back](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-266-looking-back/) - I reviewed the last 265 days of projects by printing out the best images as polaroids and mounting a grid of photos.
- [day 268: earrings now in store!](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-268-earrings-now-in-store/) - Check out the store: new earrings are now in the store! Big earrings, little earrings, anything you could want for yourself or a gift.
- [day 269: and it rained posters](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-269-and-it-rained-posters/) - Posters inspired by the book Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins: all about that rain.
- [day 271: special snowflake quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-271-special-snowflake-quilt/) - Quilted at TechShop Chandler on their HQ18 Avante long arm with a combination of CNC stitches and free motion: about 6 hours of setup and quilting time.
- [day 274: robert service poem, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-274-robert-service-poem-part-2/) - FREE download: illustrated, calligraphic poster versions of Robert Service's poem "A Race of Men."
- [day 275: quilted duffel bags (k bags)](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-275-quilted-duffel-bags-k-bags/) - Quilted and otherwise embellished duffel bags made with scrap fabric at TechShop Chandler.
- [day 292: astronomical abecedary, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-292-astronomical-abecedary-part-2/) - Auntie Em's Astronomical Abecedary, including: ANDROMEDA the chained lady, BOöTES the bear driver, CAMELOPARDALIS the giraffe, DELPHINUS the dolphin, ERIDANUS
- [day 293: desert birthday animals](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-293-desert-birthday-animals/) - Festive Sonoran animals and plants for a desert birthday party: a saguaro cactus, Gila monster, javelina, and a rattlesnake.
- [day 294: scrap quilt scrapbook](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-294-scrap-quilt-scrapbook/) - Research for an upcoming scrap quilt class at TechShop Chandler: rag quilts, jean quilts, scrap quilts, abstract quilts, and fussy cut scrap quilts.
- [day 295: bird cards, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-295-bird-cards-part-1/) - Alaskan bird illustrations: Bohemian waxwing, snow bunting, osprey, sandhill crane, Stellar's jay, snowy owl, spotted towhee, American coot, snow goose, spec...
- [day 296: bird illustrations, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-296-bird-illustrations-part-2/) - Alaskan bird illustrations: Bohemian waxwing, snow bunting, osprey, sandhill crane, Stellar's jay, snowy owl, spotted towhee, American coot, snow goose, spec...
- [day 297: seattle art museum, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-297-seattle-art-museum-part-1/) - Photos from the Seattle Art Museum, June 2015.
- [day 298: Seattle Art Museum, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-298-seattle-art-museum-part-2/) - These amazing African masks were on display at the Seattle Art Museum, June 2015, as a part of DISGUISE.
- [day 299: seattle art museum, part 3](https://emilylongbrake.com/seattle-art-museum-part-3/) - These art objects were on display at the Seattle Art Museum, June 2015.
- [day 300: melancholy juice](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-300-melancholy-juice/) - A fragment from an old notebook: so i drank some melancholy juice and since then have been quite a bit drained of life but i think the colors will soon return.
- [day 301: harp mountain](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-301-harp-mountain/) - Hiking Harp Mountain, Eagle River, Alaska.
- [day 303: congress](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-303-congress/) - One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, and three or more are a congress: author unknown.
- [day 291: astronomical abecedary, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-291-astronomical-abecedary-part-1/) - Auntie Em's Astronomical Abecedary, including: ANDROMEDA the chained lady, BOöTES the bear driver, CAMELOPARDALIS the giraffe, DELPHINUS the dolphin, ERIDANUS
- [day 302: phoenix art museum fashion salon](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-302-phoenix-art-museum-fashion-salon/) - Phoenix Art Museum fashion salon, featuring beautiful dresses from their archives.
- [day 304: bubbles](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-304-bubbles/) - Continuous bubble patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 305: fruity patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-305-fruity-patterns/) - Fruit patterns made with Adobe Illustrator, inspired by Lotta Kuhlhorn's book Designing Patterns.
- [day 308: ring patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-308-ring-patterns/)
- [day 307: scribbly](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-307-scribbly/) - Scribbly continuous patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 309: geometric bird patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-309-geometric-bird-patterns/) - Geometric bird designs: snow goose, cormorant, and Stellar's jay, along with continuous patterns of the same.
- [day 310: calligraphic lines](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-310-calligraphic-lines/) - Calligraphic lines
- [day 311: tralfamadore and the sirens of titan](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-311-tralfamadore-and-the-sirens-of-titan/) - Quote from The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Once upon a time in Tralfamadore, there were creatures who weren't anything like machines. They weren't d...
- [day 325: the eyes have it](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-325-the-eyes-have-it/) - Continuous vector patterns made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern tool in 6 colorways.
- [day 326: scritchy patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-326-scritchy-patterns/) - "Scritchy" continuous vector patterns made with Adobe Illustrator in 3 variations and 3 colorways: kelp, salmon, and blue steel.
- [day 327: soda firing](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-327-soda-firing/) - Photos from the very talented Heather Couch's latest soda firing.
- [day 328: three circles pattern](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-328-three-circles-pattern/) - Continuous vector circle pattern.
- [day 329: tiny dinosaur patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-329-tiny-dinosaur-patterns/) - Tiny dinosaur patterns inspired by Wes Anderson's film The Darjeeling Limited.
- [day 330: wes andersonian book covers](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-330-wes-andersonian-book-covers/) - Book covers in the style of Wes Anderson's films. In the mood for Andersonian colors? Check out wesandersonpalettes!
- [day 331: headphone patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-331-headphone-patterns/) - Headphone patterns made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern and offset path features.
- [day 332: awkward eagles](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-332-awkward-eagles/) - Awkward eagles: is there anything more ridiculous than our nation's symbol in all its uncomfortable, ruffled glory? I voted for the turkey.
- [day 333: travel mandalas](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-333-travel-mandalas/) - Mandalas made with Font Awesome icons in Adobe Illustrator: inspired by travel to hippieville Sedona, travel with good friends, and the great outdoors.
- [day 334: words on growth](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-334-words-on-growth/) - Typographic quotes about growth from Edward Abbey, Theodore Roethke, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ho Chi Minh, John F. Kennedy, and Henry Miller: "Growth for the...
- [day 335: quintessentially christie](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-335-quintessentially-christie/) - Typographic quotes by the indomitable Agatha Christie. "Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them."
- [day 336: dead zodiac, part 1](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-336-dead-zodiac-part-1/) - Chinese zodiac illustrations: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig.
- [day 337: dead zodiac, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-337-dead-zodiac-part-2/) - Chinese zodiac illustrations: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig.
- [day 338: celestial sphere stripes](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-338-celestial-sphere-stripes/) - Non repeating, random color patterns made with Adobe Illustrator's Transform Each > Random tool.
- [day 339: yayoi kusama inspired dots](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-339-yayoi-kusama-inspired-dots/) - Yayoi Kusama inspired dot patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 340: skydive arizona](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-340-skydive-arizona/) - Patterns made with Adobe Illustrator after visiting Skydive Arizona and SkyVenture in Eloy, AZ.
- [day 341: spring classic 11](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-341-spring-classic-11/) - New designs for the 11th annual Spring Classic frisbee golf tournament in Chugiak, Eagle River, Anchorage, and Girdwood, Alaska. The Spring Classic t-shirts...
- [day 342: july third friday](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-342-july-third-friday/) - July Phoenix Art Walk, featuring installations by Takashi Hara and Danielle Wood at Roosevelt Row.
- [day 343: humphrey's peak macro](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-343-humphreys-peak-macro/) - Photos taken at Humphrey's Peak, Flagstaff, Arizona.
- [day 306: typescramble](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-306-typescramble/) - Typographic repeating patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 312: citrus fruit patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-312-citrus-fruit-patterns/) - Citrus fruit patterns made with Adobe Illustrator: lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit in fresh colors.
- [day 313: custom playing cards, hearts](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-313-custom-playing-cards-hearts/) - Hand-drawn playing card designs: suit of hearts.
- [day 314: custom playing cards, diamonds](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-314-custom-playing-cards-diamonds/) - Hand-drawn playing card designs: suit of hearts.
- [day 315: tribute to the square](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-315-tribute-to-the-square/) - Square designs reminiscent of Josef Albers' Homage to the Square. Made with Wundes' Vary Hues script in Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 316: tribute to kandinsky](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-316-tribute-to-kandinsky/) - Square designs reminiscent of Kandinsky. Made with Wundes' Vary Hues script in Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 317: metaball patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-317-metaball-patterns/) - Bright patterns made with Wundes' Metaball script in Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 318: snowflakey patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-318-snowflakey-patterns/) - Snowflake like, retro continuous vector patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 319: font awesome patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-319-font-awesome-patterns/) - Patterns made using the Font Awesome icon set: motorcycle, globe, leaf, birthday cake, gear, scissors, key, paper airplane, and cloud.
- [day 320: african masks](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-320-african-masks/) - African mask vector designs from DISGUISE at the Seattle Art Museum.
- [day 321: masks, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-321-masks-part-2/) - Mask designs inspired by DISGUISE at the Seattle Art Museum.
- [day 322: mountainous illustrations](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-322-mountainous-illustrations/) - Mountain illustrations made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 323: 99 bottles of beer on the wall pattern](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-323-99-bottles-of-beer-on-the-wall-pattern/) - Continuous pattern of bottles made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 344: storm warning](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-344-storm-warning/) - Photos taken from the San Francisco peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona and along I-10 south. Big thunderstorm clouds formed all over the valley: drama city.
- [day 345: hot mess quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-345-hot-mess-quilt/) - "Hot Mess" scrap quilt made with Kaffe Fasset shot cottons and polar fleece backing (no batting), quilted on an HQ18 Avante CNC Long Arm at TechShop Chandler.
- [day 346: get in here and let the big bear get his paws on ya.](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-346-get-in-here-and-let-the-big-bear-get-his-paws-on-ya/) - "Get in here and let the big bear get his paws on ya." Everyone needs 12 hugs a day: typography includes Cyburn, Lust Script and Edwardian Script.
- [day 347: let me tell you about alaskan girls](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-347-let-me-tell-you-about-alaskan-girls/) - let me tell you about alaskan girls. everyone has a mask they wear, a persona for you jungians out there. they also have an ego, along with a deep unconscious,
- [day 349: k-bag industrial edition](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-349-k-bag-industrial-edition/) - K-bag duffel made with coated polyester. Download the pattern on the original K-Bag post and check out other color versions here.
- [day 350: scrap fabric tool apron](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-350-scrap-fabric-tool-apron/) - Tool apron made with scrap fabric, modeled by the lovely dressform Roberta at TechShop Chandler.
- [day 351: bias stripe afghan in progress](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-351-bias-stripe-afghan-in-progress/) - Work in progress: bias stripe knitted afghan.
- [day 352: techshop wallpaper](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-352-techshop-wallpaper/) - Wallpaper patterns with gears, pulleys and sprockets for TechShop Chandler. Made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern function.
- [day 353: techshop wallpaper, version 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-353-techshop-wallpaper-version-2/) - Wallpaper patterns with gears, pulleys and sprockets for TechShop Chandler. Made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern function.
- [day 354: linen short shorts](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-354-linen-short-shorts/) - Shorts made with linen and linen/cotton blends and notions from Fabric Depot, Portland, Oregon, and Vogue pattern 9008.
- [day 355: sketchbook entries](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-355-sketchbook-entries/)
- [day 356: sine wave signs](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-356-sine-wave-signs/) - Sine wave patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 357: drunkard's path quilt roundup](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-357-drunkards-path-quilt-roundup/) - Drunkard's Path / curved piecing quilt roundup and quilting designs using Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 359: dots and grids](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-359-dots-and-grids/) - Dot and grid patterns.
- [day 360: drunkard's path pattern variations](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-360-drunkards-path-pattern-variations/) - Variations on Drunkard's Path patterns, made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 361: techshop wallpaper irl](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-361-techshop-wallpaper-irl/) - Printed patterns for TechShop Chandler: 36x36" on matte paper.
- [what! you too? i thought i was the only one](https://emilylongbrake.com/what-you-too-i-thought-i-was-the-only-one/) - “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself…” CS Lewis The Four Loves Illustrated quote
- [fat mirruci logos](https://emilylongbrake.com/fat-mirruci-logos/) - Sample logos for Fat Mirruci brand with a variety of typography from 1001freefonts.com.
- [ring painting](https://emilylongbrake.com/ring-painting/) - Watercolor inks on plywood scraps from laser cutting. 36" round spinning wheel of doom!
- [non plus ultra](https://emilylongbrake.com/non-plus-ultra/) - Non Plus Ultra: Nothing beyond this point. Often inscribed on temples.
- [joshua tree book sketches](https://emilylongbrake.com/joshua-tree-book-sketches/) - Illustrations of Joshua Tree National Park made with a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Adobe Creative Cloud software.
- [amphibian abecedary, coming soon!](https://emilylongbrake.com/amphibian-abecedary-coming-soon/) - Coming soon to the store: Auntie Em's Amphibian Abecedary, an A to Z illustrated guide to 26 amphibians of the world. Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and more.
- [quilted yoga mat and laser blocks](https://emilylongbrake.com/quilted-yoga-mat-and-laser-blocks/) - I made this quilted yoga mat and laser cut plywood blocks, all made with scraps from around the shop, for TechShop Yoga, Mondays at 6pm.
- [hex tile pattern](https://emilylongbrake.com/hex-tile-pattern/) - Infinitely repeating hexagonal patterns in impressionist colors made with Adobe Illustrator, available as a free SVG, EPS or AI.
- [odegard services sign](https://emilylongbrake.com/odegard-services-sign/) - This 17x17" round sign is made with inlaid Baltic birch plywood and finished with shellac, laser cut at TechShop Chandler.
- [halibut wallhanging](https://emilylongbrake.com/halibut-wallhanging/) - Halibut wallhanging made of laser-cut plywood. This life-size fish measures 18x36x0.2," soon to be listed in my shop!
- [forget me not](https://emilylongbrake.com/forget-me-not/) - Forget-me-not illustrations inspired by EJ Hauser's 2012 piece of the same name.
- [north star candles logo design](https://emilylongbrake.com/north-star-candles-logo-design/) - A logo design and website for North Star Candles, a new company run by entrepreneurial girls who make handmade beeswax candles in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [southwest maker fest poster design contest](https://emilylongbrake.com/southwest-maker-fest-poster-design-contest/) - My entry for Southwest Maker Fest's poster design contest: an 11x17 poster featuring the SWMF logo. SWMF is Saturday, March 12, 2016, noon-7pm, in Mesa, AZ.
- [wave book (vermillion cliffs + edward abbey)](https://emilylongbrake.com/wave-book-vermillion-cliffs-edward-abbey/) - 34" wide by 24" high, this large folding 'book' features text by Edward Abbey and patterns echoing the Wave, a sandstone formation in Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona
- [girdwood brewing company logo designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/girdwood-brewing-company-logo-designs/) - Logo designs for Girdwood Brewing Company, a craft brewery in the works in beautiful Girdwood, Alaska. Features: snowy hops flowers, mountains, and glaciers.
- [japanese stab stitch books with hand marbled paper](https://emilylongbrake.com/japanese-stab-stitch-books-with-hand-marbled-paper/) - Side stitch books made in the Japanese tradition with hand-marbled paper, solarprint, plastic canvas, vellum, and waxed cotton thread with quotes inscribed.
- [leather-bound long stitch books](https://emilylongbrake.com/leather-bound-long-stitch-books/) - Leather-covered hand-bound blank books or journals made with long stitch and inscribed with quotes by Albert Schweitzer and William Morris.
- [day 358: stellar jay patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-358-stellar-jay-patterns/) - Stellar's jay patterns made with Adobe Illustrator.
- [day 363: lattice patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-363-lattice-patterns/) - Lattice designs made with Adobe Illustrator's pattern tool, reminiscent of bamboo basketry.
- [day 364: the artist's mother](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-364-the-artists-mother/) - Pieces for an upcoming exhibition: 15x15x1.25", plywood, acrylic mirror. Show will be at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [day 362: sonobe unit modular origami](https://emilylongbrake.com/day-362-sonobe-unit-modular-origami/) - Sonobe unit modular origami party, held at TechShop Chandler. I made a 90-unit model, shown above.
- [radial GIF](https://emilylongbrake.com/radial-gif/) - An animation of some of my Radial Book wall sculptures in multi colors on laser cut plywood.
- [suminagashi paper marbling](https://emilylongbrake.com/suminagashi-paper-marbling/) - Suminagashi style paper marbling: India ink on water, regular copy paper. This technique is amazingly easy: just drop ink in patterns on the surface of water in a shallow dish slightly bigger than your paper, then gently place the paper on the surface.
- [thermochromic ink and conductive ink experimental prints](https://emilylongbrake.com/thermochromic-ink-and-conductive-ink-experimental-prints/) - Digital mockups of prints made with thermochromic ink, part of a workshop hosted by SANDS Social and Digital Systems Group at Arizona State University.
- [alaska farmland trust rebranding](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-farmland-trust-logo-designs/) - Logo and product designs submitted to the Alaska Farmland Trust, which preserves farmland for future generations, for their upcoming rebranding project.
- [thermochromic ink and conductive ink experimental prints, part 2](https://emilylongbrake.com/thermochromic-ink-and-conductive-ink-experimental-prints-part-2/) - Color changing marble paper prints, part of a workshop for SANDS at ASU.
- [ABBA book arts show in Serbia!](https://emilylongbrake.com/abba-book-arts-show-in-serbia/) - Artist book exhibition in Belgrade, Serbia, with work from some of our ABBA members (and me) opened 28 January 2016.
- [In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. Albert Camus](https://emilylongbrake.com/in-the-midst-of-winter/) - Illustrated quote: 'In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.' Albert Camus. Adobe Illustrator transparent overlays, Woah type
- [Southwest US Travels: Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Tuscon's Sonoran Desert Museum](https://emilylongbrake.com/southwest-us-travels-zion-national-park-grand-canyon-national-park-and-tuscons-sonoran-desert-museum/) - This March, I was fortunate to travel to Zion National Park, Grand Canyon NP, the Sonoran Desert Museum, Arcosanti, Sedona, Flagstaff, Springdale, and Page.
- [Fragmenta, public art installation by Osman Akan](https://emilylongbrake.com/fragmenta-public-art-installation-by-osman-akan/) - Photos of the public art piece Fragmenta, by Osman Akan, at the State of Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory.
- [Heart to Heart Cafe logo design](https://emilylongbrake.com/heart-to-heart-cafe-logo-design/) - Logo designs for 'Heart to Heart Cafe.' This design was inspired by an album cover: Penguin Cafe Orchestra's A Brief History.
- [grand canyon field guide](https://emilylongbrake.com/grand-canyon-field-guide/) - Favorite illustrations from Stephen Whitney's Field Guide to the Grand Canyon. Thanks to Prospero's Books in Kansas City for this great find.
- [fine art is still the best racket around - fritz scholder](https://emilylongbrake.com/fine-art-is-still-the-best-racket-around-fritz-scholder/) - The Phoenix Art Museum's current exhibit Super Indian features work by Fritz Scholder. The video about his work ends with this quote: I'm sure I'm prejudiced, but fine art is still the best racket around. Contact me to order a t-shirt!
- [the art grads t-shirt designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/the-art-grads-t-shirt-designs/) - T-shirt designs featuring Grant Street Studios and The Art Grads student group at Arizona State University: art by Kate Horvat, mockups by Bill Jamison & me
- [spring classic eleven: frisbee golf tournament](https://emilylongbrake.com/spring-classic-eleven-frisbee-golf-tournament/) - Spring Classic Eleven frisbee golf tournament t-shirt designs: killer giant chicken+space helmet+snake; leopard seal devouring a SCUBA frolfer+swimming discs
- [sneak preview: grand canyon quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/sneak-preview-grand-canyon-quilt/) - Here's a preview of an upcoming show with TechShop's artists in residence, May 5-13 at Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, reception Thu. May 5, 6-pm
- [Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend and Navajo Bridge](https://emilylongbrake.com/zion-national-park-horseshoe-bend-and-navajo-bridge/) - Photos taken at Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend and Navajo Bridge in southern Utah and Arizona.
- [There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving](https://emilylongbrake.com/theres-only-one-corner-of-the-universe-you-can-be-certain-of-improving/) - Illustrated quote: There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. Aldous Huxley
- [agave brand: look sharp!](https://emilylongbrake.com/agave-brand-look-sharp/) - Here's a sneak preview of an upcoming project for a print exchange based on the southwest US's botanical wealth. Look sharp: choose Agave!
- [EGL 31](https://emilylongbrake.com/egl-31/) - Thirty one years, coming up next week! Photos: Zion National Park, UT and Tempe, AZ. Fonts: Futura, Blenny Black, KG All of Me, and KG Geronimo Blocks.
- [guilloche patterns, part 3](https://emilylongbrake.com/guilloche-patterns-part-3/) - More guilloche patterns made using Adobe Illustrator's blend tool, pattern brushes, and opacity masks.
- [Shiyuan Xu - Revealing Obscurity](https://emilylongbrake.com/shiyuan-xu-revealing-obscurity/) - Favorite images from Shiyuan Xu - her MFA show was brilliant!
- [Cactus Wren free motion quilt](https://emilylongbrake.com/cactus-wren-free-motion-quilt/) - Cactus wren and prickly pear, free motion 'sketched' using TechShop Chandler's HQ Avante18 long arm quilter. 12x12" on cotton muslin with King Tut thread.
- [ring microscopy](https://emilylongbrake.com/ring-microscopy/) - Photos of my diamond ring taken with a Samsung Galaxy S5 and a $10 smartphone microscope made like this Instructables.
- [Wood and acrylic single earring displays](https://emilylongbrake.com/wood-and-acrylic-single-earring-displays/) - Freestanding, flat-pack acrylic and wood single earring displays made at TechShop Chandler for Bunnell Street Art Center and Palmer Museum of History and Art.
- [Matanuska Colony Traveling Trunk museum exhibit](https://emilylongbrake.com/matanuska-colony-traveling-trunk-museum-exhibit/) - Traveling trunk exhibit box, custom made for the Palmer Museum, featuring Matanuska Colony artifacts & photographs. May be checked out by schools & families.
- [Knitting animation](https://emilylongbrake.com/knitting-animation/) - This lovely music video, made with a knitting machine, is about 2 lovers leaving a party together in the cold winter of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- [TOP SECRET quilts for friends](https://emilylongbrake.com/top-secret-quilts-for-friends/) - These two quilts for dear friends were made from scraps and hope to grace their new homes with amazing memories and good luck for years to come.
- [Bonanza panel](https://emilylongbrake.com/bonanza-panel/) - This 24×36″ panel combines 9 of my Bonanza laser-cut Baltic birch books. Each part of the panel is a hand-sewn, freestanding, self-contained 6×8 book.
- [Tiny cards: botanical and desert landscapes](https://emilylongbrake.com/tiny-cards-botanical-and-desert-landscapes/) - Tiny 3 x 3 in. botanical & desert landscape cards with envelope in tiny cello envelopes, both hand colored & black/white. Printed on FSC certified cardstock.
- [Tote Tuesday](https://emilylongbrake.com/totes/) - Today is tote day, y'all: these two totes are made from scrap fabrics. Out of the UFO pile and into the emergency gift cupboard!
- [Nurse trees and saguaro cacti](https://emilylongbrake.com/nurse-trees-and-saguaro-cacti/) - Here's a very high resolution image of a saguaro growing through a nurse tree, taken in Saguaro National Park's East District, just outside Tuscon, AZ.
- [Cactus wallpaper](https://emilylongbrake.com/cactus-wallpaper/) - These continuous cactus patterns were inspired by prickly pear cacti at the Desert Botanical Garden near Tempe, Arizona.
- [Lust Type Studies](https://emilylongbrake.com/lust-type-studies/) - Typography studies using Lust Script's wonderful selection of swash variations and Adobe Illustrator's blending modes. Type reads 'REAL' and 'FAKE.'
- [Hobeaux Rococeaux type studies](https://emilylongbrake.com/hobeaux-rococeaux-type-studies/) - The typeface Hobeaux Rococeaux Regular is OUT OF CONTROL. Sultry flora and woodsy fauna, all in one beautiful, outrageous font.
- [Upcoming logo designs for MPower](https://emilylongbrake.com/upcoming-logo-designs-for-mpower/) - These logo designs were developed as part of a new boutique fitness facility that includes hot yoga, high intensity interval training & boot camp style classes.
- [Snakes in Art image roundup](https://emilylongbrake.com/snakes-in-art-image-roundup/) - Snakes epitomize line as a design element: here's a collection of snakes in art including photos, engravings and tattoos
- [Custom Handwriting Fonts](https://emilylongbrake.com/custom-handwriting-fonts/) - Here are the test results of online handwriting font generator myscriptfont.com.
- [Offset Circle Patterns](https://emilylongbrake.com/offset-circle-patterns/) - Experiments with Adobe Illustrator are a handy way to expand my graphic design toolbox, including these tests with offset paths and Wundes' Vary Hues script.
- [Grant Street Studios Ceramics Grand Opening 2016](https://emilylongbrake.com/grant-street-studios-ceramics-grand-opening-2016/) - Over at Grant Street Studios, the graduate art facility for Arizona State University, the ceramics department is celebrating their grand opening with a cup sale.
- [How the striking of the great clock - illustrated quote](https://emilylongbrake.com/how-the-striking-of-the-great-clock-illustrated-quote/) - Illustrated quote: "How the striking of the great clock, whose hours are millions of years, reverberates out of the abyss of the past." - John Burroughs
- [hand mirror](https://emilylongbrake.com/hand-mirror/) - Replace that boring, plastic hand mirror with this elegant hand mirror that you'll want to display. Smooth wood handle with unbreakable acrylic mirror inlay.
- [Installation Sketches](https://emilylongbrake.com/installation-sketches/) - Rendering projects before beginning production: these sketches are for a proposed installation based on the idea of biologically-generated patterns.
- [Spring Classic 12](https://emilylongbrake.com/spring-classic-12/) - Sketches for Spring Classic 12, Anchorage, Alaska's favorite frisbee golf tournament featuring a tattooed hand and eyeball frolf disc.
- [Sonoran Desert plant prints](https://emilylongbrake.com/sonoran-desert-plant-prints/) - This series of prints is inspired by the nurse relationship of many Sonoran desert plants with the mighty saguaro. T-shirt designs, tote bags & business cards.
- [It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.](https://emilylongbrake.com/it-is-by-logic-that-we-prove-but-by-intuition-that-we-discover/) - Illustrated quote: It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good; to know how to create.... Henry Poincare
- [nasty woman coloring postcards](https://emilylongbrake.com/nasty-woman-coloring-postcards/) - Quick coloring postcards for Nasty Women PHX.
- [quilted kuspuk](https://emilylongbrake.com/quilted-kuspuk/) - Quilted kuspuk test garment: repurposed cotton sheets, quilting thread, CNC long arm, custom bias tape trim, and toggles TBA. This piece came out super warm and snuggly, but a bit too big for me: I'm calling it a size L-XL. Contact me if you'd like to commission a custom kuspuk!
- [Spirit Bear sketch](https://emilylongbrake.com/spirit-bear-sketch/) - The rare Kermode bear, photographed by a friend who was able to photograph one in British Columbia, inspired this drawing. Ink on bristol, digitally colored.
- [pillow queen](https://emilylongbrake.com/pillow-queen/) - A quick illustration of the Pillow Queen (Birdie the pit bull) and her buddies Ruby, Albie and Charlie.
- [morning brain vs. afternoon brain](https://emilylongbrake.com/morning-brain-vs-afternoon-brain/) - Illustration of morning brain vs. afternoon brain.
- [PMGAF tee designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/pmgaf-tee-designs/)
- [Canyon de Chelly & Petrified Forest National Park](https://emilylongbrake.com/canyon-de-chelly-petrified-forest-national-park/) - Photographs of White House Ruins in Canyon de Chelly National Monument & Petrified Forest / Painted Desert National Park in Arizona with Bill Jamison & family.
- [Upcoming May Exhibitions](https://emilylongbrake.com/upcoming-may-exhibitions/) - Join me in May for three Phoenix art exhibitions: Tempe Center for the Arts' Biomimicry Challenge, PHX Rhetorical/Container Galleries & Vision Gallery Chandler.
- [Vinyl Frontier: Upcoming Show at Rhetorical Galleries (Containers), Phoenix](https://emilylongbrake.com/vinyl-frontier-upcoming-show-at-rhetorical-galleries-containers-phoenix/) - Despite its urban sprawl Phoenix is surrounded by natural beauty. Vinyl Frontier’s immersive panorama brings these landscapes back into the heart of the city.
- [Nature Knows Best at AZRedBook](https://emilylongbrake.com/nature-knows-best-at-azredbook/) - Check out the featured article on Tempe Center for the Arts' Biomimicry exhibition at AZredbook.com: From the tiny hooks on a burdock burr plant that inspired the creation of hook and loop fasteners by Velcro Companies, to the remarkable aerodynamic body of the kingfisher bird that helped improve Japan’s 200 mile-per-hour bullet train, nature’s ingenuity
- [Biomimicry in the news](https://emilylongbrake.com/biomimicry-in-the-news/) - Feast your eyes on these articles about Biomimicry: Design Inspired by Nature, at Tempe Center for the Arts, through Aug. 26: Phoenix New Times, ASU, FOX10 AZAM
- [Alaska Farmland Trust mural, postcard & swag](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-farmland-trust-mural-postcard-swag/) - Drafts for an upcoming mural, postcard & swag for the Alaska Farmland Trust, dedicated to protecting Alaskan soils and farmland for future generations.
- [Mural inspiration roundup](https://emilylongbrake.com/mural-inspiration-roundup/) - While working on sketches for the Alaska Farmland Trust mural, I came across an amazing array of block prints, screenprints, paintings, flower crowns, and photos to inspire me: support your local farmer, grow food, buy organic, shop local, pledge allegiance to the land, start a Pecha Kucha near you, preserve farmland, read a myth about
- [Biomimicry Featured in AZ Foothills Magazine](https://emilylongbrake.com/biomimicry-featured-in-az-foothills-magazine/) - Special thanks to Arizona Foothills Magazine for their article about Tempe Center for the Arts' current exhibit, Biomimicry. Cool off this summer at TCA...
- [Bookish: A Buncha Book Artists Member Show 2017](https://emilylongbrake.com/bookish-a-buncha-book-artists-member-show-2017/) - A Buncha Book Artists presents Bookish: annual artist book exhibition, member submissions open 8/1, judge/guest artist Bruce Licher, Independent Project Press.
- [House of Harmony | Youth Choir Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/house-of-harmony-youth-choir-logo-design/) - House of Harmony commissioned this vector logo for their choir: this design features a handwritten typeface, musical notation, yin-yang & peace sign.
- [Southwest Maker Fest 2018 Design Concepts](https://emilylongbrake.com/southwest-maker-fest-2018-design-concepts/) - SWMF asked me to create 3 concepts for their 2018 festival: these illustrations implement hot colors, strong geometric shapes & energetic lines.
- [Concinnity: Paper Cut Series](https://emilylongbrake.com/concinnity-paper-cut-series/) - This series of papercuts features hand cut and CNC cut layers of cardstock in neutral colors. Inspired by nanotechnology in The Diamond Age by Neil Stephenson.
- [Gold Mint Valley to Reed Lakes Backpacking](https://emilylongbrake.com/gold-mint-valley-to-reed-lakes-backpacking/) - I recently backpacked from the Gold Mint valley trail to Reed Lakes in Hatcher Pass over the hanging valley: spectacular weather and a beautiful alpine hike.
- ["Bookish" Submissions for A Buncha Book Artists 2017](https://emilylongbrake.com/bookish-submissions-for-a-buncha-book-artists-2017/) - A Buncha Book Artists have an upcoming artist book show coming up at Arizona State University's Harry Wood Gallery Sep. 4-15, 2017, opening Sep. 5, 6-8pm.
- [Gratuitous Sunrise Roundup](https://emilylongbrake.com/gratuitous-sunrise-roundup/) - Need a fix of color on a gray day? Look no further: subtle transitions between colors, the promise of a beautiful day, blues, pinks & oranges to brighten today.
- [Come Wander With Me](https://emilylongbrake.com/come-wander-with-me/) - This lovely sad song, Come Wander With Me, as sung by Bonnie Beecher, comes to mind during the short, dark winters here in Alaska.
- [Publicity for Bookish: ABBA Artist Book Show 2017](https://emilylongbrake.com/publicity-for-bookish-abba-artist-book-show-2017/) - Special thanks to Dan Mayer at Pyracantha Press for sending press from September's A Buncha Book Artists annual members show.
- [Beached Whale at Kincaid Park](https://emilylongbrake.com/beached-whale-at-kincaid-park/) - Recently a small baleen whale beached near Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska. If you can stand the smell, it's worth a visit to see the decomposition process.
- [Taste of Talkeetna Farm Tour](https://emilylongbrake.com/taste-of-talkeetna-farm-tour/) - Margaret Adsit at Alaska Farm Tours commissioned designs for a proposed campaign for Taste of Talkeetna, including a van wrap plus print and web collateral.
- [CRAFT Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/craft-logo-design/) - CRAFT Southcentral Alaska, a collaborative, regional alliance for farmer training, commissioned these logos with simplicity, growth, & interconnection themes.
- [Wellness Alliance Home Health Logo Designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/wellness-alliance-home-health-logos/) - I really enjoyed drafting these initial logo sketches for Wellness Alliance Home Health, a provider of in-home coordinated care for a variety of medical needs.
- [happy gnu year](https://emilylongbrake.com/happy-gnu-year/) - Happy new year from Emily & Gnu!
- [East-West Mural](https://emilylongbrake.com/east-west-mural/) - This mural was commissioned by Curator Engine for a client that does business in both Japan and Arizona. The original art was created for my laser cut books and adapted for large-format print in cool hues and bright vermillion on a clean white background.
- [Baby blue Subaru stickers](https://emilylongbrake.com/baby-blue-subaru-stickers/) - Recently my husband Bill sold his baby blue 1991 Subaru Legacy, his trusted travel companion for many years. In memory, I made some die cut stickers to share.
- [Foramina: work in progress](https://emilylongbrake.com/foramina-work-in-progress/)
- [Foramina Sewn Panels](https://emilylongbrake.com/foramina-sewn-panels/) - These 24″ round sewn, mixed media art pieces on plywood with stained veneer trim were created for a private commission. I: II: III: IV: V: VI: VII: VIII: IX: X: XI: XII: XIII: XIV: XV: About the title: foramen: fo·​ra·​men | \ fə-ˈrā-mən \ plural foramina\ fə-​ˈra-​mə-​nə \ or foramens\ fə-​ˈrā-​mənz \ : a small opening, perforation, or orifice Materials: 24 lb. inkjet bond paper (check
- [South Africa Travel Photos](https://emilylongbrake.com/south-africa-travel-photos/) - New book of travel photos from South Africa: Johannesburg, overnight train to Cape Town, Kirstenbosch, Garden Route, Durban, Drakensburg, Kruger NP & more.
- [Wasilla Museum Block Party](https://emilylongbrake.com/wasilla-museum-block-party/) - Branding for special events can be a fun exercise in using the same fonts and colors in a new way, such as this lockup for the Wasilla Museum's upcoming event.
- [New laser, new books](https://emilylongbrake.com/new-laser-new-books/) - I acquired a new laser cutter and have been busy cutting new accordion books from around Alaska with improved "Jacob's ladder" sewing and fresh colors.
- [Book Club: new upcoming show](https://emilylongbrake.com/book-club-artist-book-show/) - Check out ABBA's upcoming exhibition in Tempe: Orange House Book will be there along with a LOT of wonderful artists' work. Opens Oct. 8, 5-8pm, FREE & public.
- [Oytag Valley: 10x10 Exhibition](https://emilylongbrake.com/oytag-valley-10x10-exhibition/) - Bunnell Street Arts Center invites artists to submit work that's 10x10x10 inches or smaller for an annual members' exhibition. Using my 65W Boss Laser, I made a layered illustration from a photo of the beautiful Oytag Valley in China, separated the layers into individual wood panels, stained them in sequence, and compiled them into a
- [Math Magic Bunny](https://emilylongbrake.com/math-magic-bunny/) - For AIGA Alaska's Drawn Together challenge, I sketched this geometric bunny with numbers, operations and variables as a tribute to the magic of math.
- [The Hardest Part of Making Art](https://emilylongbrake.com/the-hardest-part-of-making-art/) - The hardest part of making art, to me, is answering the question why. Why make it? Why show it at a particular place and time? Why is my voice important?
- [Coloring book sketches](https://emilylongbrake.com/autobiographic-coloring-book-sketches/) - Still in development: these are sketches for a little autobiographical coloring book to be shared with my daughter and nieces. The textures, straight from Illustrator's default swatches libraries, will probably become patterns or more elaborate halftones that make interesting values possible when using basic crayons or markers. PART I In a snowy town by the
- [Tidepool Mirror](https://emilylongbrake.com/tidepool-mirror/) - This mirror features a hand-drawn and laser cut frame with tidepool life from Homer, Alaska. ~36 x 36 inches (91 cm), wood and glass with secure French cleat. I'm looking forward to adding a tutorial so I can share the process of making this piece: it wasn't particularly difficult but combined aspects of several other
- [Girdwood G Wood Stickers](https://emilylongbrake.com/girdwood-g-wood-stickers/) - Bill's Pots designed these great G-Wood stickers: he's a number 1 fan of the town of Girdwood, Alaska and the fantastic skiing and snowboarding to be had at Mt. Alyeska. The northernmost temperate rainforest in North America is home to monster Sitka spruce and crunchy hippies, the inspiration for these stickers.
- [summer 2018 printmaking](https://emilylongbrake.com/summer-2018-printmaking/) - Check out my printmaking projects from June-August 2018 over on my art portfolio: from artist books to a collection of travel photos, it's been a busy season.
- [Mogollon Rim Panels](https://emilylongbrake.com/mogollon-rim-panels/) - These 24" round panels were made on commission for a private business in Arizona with custom illustrations digitally printed on fabric and mounted to plywood.
- [Groovy Wasilla Alaska: 1970s Yearbooks](https://emilylongbrake.com/groovy-wasilla-alaska-1970s-yearbooks/) - A recent project for the Wasilla Museum and Visitor Center included a trip through the Wasilla High School yearbook archives for 1970's design inspiration.
- [Japanese Mountain Murals](https://emilylongbrake.com/japanese-mountain-murals/) - These 48 ft. x 10 ft. murals feature six of Japan's 100 most revered mountains illustrated using a combination of analog and digital tools.
- [Desert Botanical Prints on Wood](https://emilylongbrake.com/desert-botanical-prints/) - Illustrations featuring desert Southwest plants for print on wood slats: Agave americana, Mexican fencepost cactus, alligator juniper, palo verde & saguaro
- [Wedding Favors | Calendula Seed Packets](https://emilylongbrake.com/wedding-favors-calendula-seed-packets/) - These wedding favor flower seed packet designs were created with sincerest congratulations. Calendula was chosen because of its medicinal & culinary uses.
- [Farmland Awareness Signs](https://emilylongbrake.com/farmland-awareness-signs/) - Do you know what's growing on farms near you? These jumbo veggie signs with puns are made to increase awareness of local produce & support Alaskan agriculture.
- [Scrap Wood Test Tube Vase](https://emilylongbrake.com/scrap-wood-test-tube-vase/) - This little flower vase is inspired by my time studying chemistry. I picked up a few sale test tubes & got to work with a miter saw & paddle bit.
- [Orange House Book](https://emilylongbrake.com/orange-house-book/) - "Orange House" is a digitally printed, post-bound flip book, 4 in. x 10 in., 50 pages. It chronicles the hope, grief and recovery from a personal experience.
- [Radial: old parts to new art](https://emilylongbrake.com/radial-old-parts-to-new-art/) - The Radial artist books I created a few years ago have a new look at the upcoming IGCA 100x100 show in Anchorage. It's a happy day when artwork leaves a storage box and finds a new use: I rehung these pieces on a circular plywood backing to make them easier to handle and to take advantage of cast shadows.
- [Animal, Vegetable, Mineral paper cuts](https://emilylongbrake.com/animal-vegetable-mineral-paper-cuts/) - These hand cut paper panels have been waiting for a home and found one at the International Gallery's 100x100 event, opening First Friday, November 1, 2019.
- [Bearanoia Brewing Cider Labels](https://emilylongbrake.com/bearanoia-brewing-cider-labels-rescue-party/) - Friend and award-winning homebrewer Christophe Venot of Bearanoia Brewing recently bottled a New England-style cider from my parents' apples and collaborated on a label for the brews. The crabapple tree just outside the house produces over 300 lbs of fruit every other year, but they're too tart to eat out of hand and often are
- [Geometric Botanical Sketches](https://emilylongbrake.com/geometric-botanical-sketches/) - Anyone else looking through their archives? In the simpler times of 2013, I did these drawings of garden flowers: poppy, larkspur, pond lily & more.
- [Hiking Mount Stupid](https://emilylongbrake.com/hiking-mount-stupid/) - I've hiked Mount Stupid many times, only to realize what a terrible idea that was after it was too late to turn back, yet impossible to continue. Have you?
- [Mixed Media Panel](https://emilylongbrake.com/mixed-media-panel/) - For the 2021 IGCA Alaska Member’s Show, I submitted this 20×20″ mixed media panel, ink and oil on paper. Find out more and become a member or donate at igcaalaska.org. The exhibition will open on March 5, 2021 and the exhibition will run through March 27, 2021.
- [Collages at IGCA](https://emilylongbrake.com/collages-at-igca/) - This body of work, Collages, navigates the landscape and texture of the past 18 months in wood, glass and paper. These experiments with hand-marbled paper, laser-cut birch and art glass in relief and three dimensions reflect an escape into pattern, iteration and nature during a personally and globally tumultuous time. I'm honored by the opportunity
- [Palmer Museum Kids Activity Book](https://emilylongbrake.com/palmer-museum-kids-activity-book/) - Discover the history and culture of the Palmer area with this printable activity book, including coloring pages, a maze, a word search and family-friendly recipe. Print on 8.5×11″ paper as single pages or as a booklet. Printable PDF (12 letter size pages) Printable PDF Booklet (3 letter size pages double sided)
- [Marbling Paper With Oil Paint](https://emilylongbrake.com/marbling-paper-with-oil-paint/) - Marbling paper with oil paint is a traditional technique, but it's also so hypnotizing: check it out! I've used marbled paper made with oil paint, suminagashi (ink) marbling, and even shaving cream and food coloring marbled paper, in many projects: Range Panels - preliminary work combining hand-marbled paper with laser-cut plywood, hand painted and collaged
- [Holy Archangel Liturgical Supply](https://emilylongbrake.com/holy-archangel-liturgical-supply/) - Graphic design for Alaska Liturgical Supply and Holy Archangel Candle Company including logo, photography, catalogue, labels, web design and e-commerce
- [Pantaloon Children's Clothing](https://emilylongbrake.com/pantaloon/) - Logo design for children's clothing by the Adsits featuring a loon with pants.
- [North Star Candles](https://emilylongbrake.com/north-star-candles/) - I created a logo, brand identity and website for North Star Candles, a new company run by a small group of entrepreneurial teen girls who make handmade beeswax candles in Anchorage, Alaska. Shop their selection of beautiful candles at nstarcandles.com.
- [Girdwood Brewing Company Logos](https://emilylongbrake.com/girdwood-brewing-company-logos/) - Logo designs for Girdwood Brewing Company, a craft brewery-to-come in beautiful Girdwood, Alaska. Requested logo features were snowy hops flowers, mountains, and glaciers, since the brewery will be located at the base of Mt. Alyeska near Alyeska Ski Resort. Merchandise and logo placement mockups:
- [Alaska Farmland Trust](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-farmland-trust/) - The Alaska Farmland Trust preserves farmland for future generations, and I've had the privilege of working with their staff and members on a number of projects, including a logo refresh, additional branded logos for their Ag Matters radio show and FarmLink farm succession and mentorship program, t-shirt designs, permanent signage, print materials, and more.
- [Village Herbals](https://emilylongbrake.com/village-herbals/) - Branding and design work for Village Herbals, owned and operated by the incomparable Stella Lyn. Visit villageherbalsalaska.com to see her shop. Design work included: Logo development and deployment across print and web Business cards Letterhead and custom forms Ecommerce website: WordPress CMS and WooCommerce plugin with blog, subscriptions, and thorough security precautions Custom labels for
- [Demmo Design + Fabrication](https://emilylongbrake.com/demmo-design-fabrication/) - Demmo, started by Jared Thorn, provides democratized industrial design and fabrication services. From the Greek 'demo' meaning people, Demmo serves clients of all sizes and experience levels with industrial-strength design, prototyping, fabrication and consulting based in Chandler, Arizona.
- [R. Jill Maxwell, Author](https://emilylongbrake.com/r-jill-maxwell-author/) - R. Jill Maxwell's author site redesign included a brand new Wordpress-based website to create a cohesive web presence that matches her newest book. Web content included her book description, teaser, and excerpt, author bio, links to purchase the book through Archway, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and Amazon, social media links, reviews, the book cover,
- [Dry Heat Designs](https://emilylongbrake.com/dry-heat-designs/) - Dry Heat Designs, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based consumer product design firm, was a case study for my logo and identity design class at TechShop Chandler and turned into a favorite identity project. A focus on crisp blues, sere desert tans and silvers brings a contemporary feel to the Old West typography and stripped-down saguaro logomark. Find
- [Active Solutions](https://emilylongbrake.com/active-solutions/) - Active Solutions, an up-and-coming thermal control technology company in Chandler, Arizona kindly allowed me to design their identity materials. Incorporated in the AS logomark are colors derived from thermal gradient simulations created by engineer Henry Jovanovic. The two logo systems shown reflect both the business-to-business and direct-to-consumer focuses of Active Solutions. I'm looking forward
- [The Beauty Room](https://emilylongbrake.com/the-beauty-room/) - The multitalented Debbie Cedeno has graciously allowed me to design print and web materials for her salon, The Beauty Room, in Anchorage, Alaska. Design components have included: Business cards Service menus Event flyers Management of and graphic elements for The Beauty Room's SquareSpace website (visit beautyroom.net) If you need a haircut, facial, wedding styling,
- [Big Boss Gaming](https://emilylongbrake.com/big-boss-gaming/) - Big Boss Gaming is a community of expert players who compete and produce diverse web content for games like Battlefield for Microsoft XBOX and other platforms. Cofounder Peyton Warner kindly contracted me to create a logo that captures the essence of Big Boss and update their branding with a clean, professional style. The resulting
- [The Alaska Club Team Training](https://emilylongbrake.com/the-alaska-club-team-training/) - The Alaska Club Team Training is an intensive, coached group fitness program coming soon to TAC's network of fitness facilities. I designed materials for this new program including: Logo and (sub)brand identity Teaser posters, banners and ads Rack card (3up, one third letter size) Popup/pullup banner Postcards Business cards Wall art and decals Vinyl decals for glass Temporary
- [typography studies](https://emilylongbrake.com/typography-studies/) - Ongoing typographic and handwriting studies:
- [Brandi Lee Cooper Ceramics](https://emilylongbrake.com/brandi-lee-cooper-ceramics/) - Friend, ceramic artist and biologist Brandi Lee Cooper let me lend a hand with her website update, screenshots shown below. Thanks to her beautiful images and clear vision of how her site needed to come together, the project included a quick upgrade from Weebly to Squarespace, importing images and text, and updating text styles
- [Sunderland Ranch identity design](https://emilylongbrake.com/sunderland-ranch-identity-design/) - The hardworking folks over at Sunderland Ranch commissioned a logo that could stand up their brand of "Rustic & Relaxing: Your Mountain Getaway…Get Out and Ride." RS is the ranch's actual cattle brand, and the typefaces chosen (Stymie family) include sturdy slab serifs. Clean, graphic elk antlers and the silhouette of Lazy Mountain and Matanuska Peak frame
- [Spring Classic](https://emilylongbrake.com/spring-classic/) - Anchorage disc golf aficionados Peder Reiland, Chad Saetre, and Zach Voris started the Spring Classic Disc Golf Tournament in 2005.
- [Southwest Maker Fest](https://emilylongbrake.com/southwest-maker-fest/) - 2020 is my fifth year as a designer/illustrator for Southwest Maker Fest in Downtown Mesa, AZ. Southwest Maker Fest is a collaborative one-day festival and community of makers seeking to achieve the vision of a connected community, empowered by creativity. The Southwest Maker Fest (SWMF) mission is to celebrate, engage, and inspire the maker in
- [Ancient Wisdom Mystics](https://emilylongbrake.com/ancient-wisdom-mystics/) - Logo and identity design for Ancient Wisdom Mystics (AWM) inspired by proprietor Janice Pendleton's ayurvedic medicine practice on Kauai, Hawaii. Sanskrit typography is combined with rich island colors and Janice's favorite pink hibiscus in oval and horizontal lockups.
- [Black Bear Studio Systems](https://emilylongbrake.com/black-bear-studio-systems/) - Challenged with the creation of a mascot, these bears combine the technical aspects of Black Bear Studio Systems with their ferocious dedication to their craft.
- [Country Garden Farms](https://emilylongbrake.com/country-garden-farms/) - Since 2005, design work for my dad's turfgrass sod and hay farm Country Garden Farms has included: Logo design and branding Rack cards, brochures, spec sheets, product labeling, and booth design Exterior signage Vehicle and equipment decals Photography and videography, including drone footage Visit countrygardenfarms to find out more.
- [The Cultured Cheese](https://emilylongbrake.com/the-cultured-cheese/) - Logo design for the Cultured Cheese, a cultured food truck project. Typography: Oil Can by Lost Type.
- [Mesa K-Ready](https://emilylongbrake.com/mesa-k-ready/) - Thanks to the great folks at the City of Mesa, Mesa Arts Center and Mesa School District for commissioning this fun logo for their new kindergarten readiness initiative.
- [Studio at The Alaska Club](https://emilylongbrake.com/studio-at-the-alaska-club/) - Design work for Studio at The Alaska Club, Anchorage's newest hot yoga and fitness studio: brand development and strategic planning to encompass new facilities, print publications, ongoing email marketing, and print, online and TV advertising; website design with HubSpot COS, including site pages, in-house collaborators, development team, SEO auditing, custom form workflows, visitor tracking,
- [Alaska's Apothecary](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaskas-apothecary/)
- [Mesa Hispanic Network](https://emilylongbrake.com/mesa-hispanic-network/) - This logo design was developed for the Mesa Hispanic Network, a program of the City of Mesa, Arizona. Project objectives were to create a visually vibrant, richly colored identity with nods to geometric tile patterns and iconic mesa tabletop mountains, with formats suitable for wide website headers and documents as well as print collateral.
- [Museum of the Urban Desert](https://emilylongbrake.com/museum-of-the-urban-desert/) - The logo design for Museum of the Urban Desert was created for a program in development by a graduate museum studies student at ASU. The project includes the creation of a mapping website that will ask the public to map and provide photos, comments, etc. for interesting places, features, resources in the areas near museums
- [My AZ Museum Journey](https://emilylongbrake.com/my-az-museum-journey/) - My AZ Museum Journey will be a web site inviting participation from educators at all AZ Museums and the public. Small displays at participating museums will include information about places/artifacts to explore and some prompts requesting photos and comments from visitors exploring what was special, memorable, favorite objects, etc. that they found on their museum journey, to be uploaded to the My AZ Museum Journey
- [Alaska Fitness Equipment](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-fitness-equipment/) - Alaska Fitness Equipment commissioned this e-commerce site with the goal of creating a lightweight, easy-to-manage online shop for their fitness products while streamlining user experience for both commercial equipment buyers and individuals. This particular project included bulk management of product attributes and images using WooCommerce's import/export tools: in combination with excellent brand photos from SPRI
- [Alaska Microgreens](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-microgreens/) - Alaska Microgreens, a small and growing business in Bird Creek, Alaska, produces highly nutritious microgreens available from select local grocers. The greens are packaged in clear compostable plastic bowls and needed a logo to draw the eye amidst many colorful produce options. The vertical typeface chosen and abstract illustration of greens allows the packaging to
- [Alaska Food & Wellness](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-food-wellness/) - This logo was designed for business owner Nicholas Klco, who believes in the power of food, yoga, and complementary/alternative medicine to improve health and wellness at low cost. To tie into Alaska Microgreens, the yogi in this logo features a bowl of microgreens held close to the heart. See more about Alaska Microgreens here.
- [Eric Griffin x Black Diamond](https://emilylongbrake.com/eric-griffin-black-diamond/) - These designs were digitized from original drawings by Eric Griffin in preparation for Black Diamond. Creating a detailed vector version of the astronaut/skier and an Adobe Illustrator pattern brush was easy with Eric's tight, detailed pen and ink drawings. Visit Eric's portfolio here for more of his excellent work.
- [Nationwide Dental Refining Club](https://emilylongbrake.com/nationwide-dental-refining-club/) - This branding and web design project included the creation of a logo family and site for the new Nationwide Dental Refining Club, an organization of dentists collaborating to refine their dental scrap at better rates than other refining companies. Rather than a photorealistic gold crown or a corporate-feeling logo, this logo is meant to evoke
- [Alaska Blooms Peony Farm](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-blooms-peony-farm/) - Alaska Blooms, a peony farm in southcentral Alaska, commissioned this redesign and expansion of their website by The Scribe Away to include beautiful professional images, online ordering, and details about their subscription programs with specially crafted written content. Visit Alaska Blooms here and The Scribe Away for more about online marketing and content strategy.
- [NonEssentials](https://emilylongbrake.com/nonessentials/) - The website for NonEssentials, Alaska employed the versatile Divi theme and carefully crafted copy written by Margaret Adsit at The Scribe Away. Highlighting the diversity of delicious food, drinks, catering, and home goods at this well-stocked local store was made possible by a sortable "portfolio" of products and in-store photography. Visit The Scribe Away here
- [Alaska Sewlutions](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-sewlutions/) - Alaska Sewlutions, the 49th state's official chapter of the American Sewing Guild, needed a simple website with information for prospective members and details for current members about upcoming programs, meetings and events. Custom icons for sewing, state fair awards, twice-yearly retreats, and member retail benefits were added to complement bright, happy photos of sewing. Since
- [Alaska Farm Tours](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-farm-tours/) - Margaret Adsit at Alaska Farm Tours commissioned these illustrations with the goal of bridging high-quality photography and the nostalgic feel of vintage travel posters like those created by the WPA in the 1930s. The illustration series includes landmarks around the Mat-Su valley and color schemes from vintage American travel posters and Japanese prints like those
- [The Scribe Away](https://emilylongbrake.com/the-scribe-away/) - The Scribe Away, a content marketing strategy consultancy, requested these spot illustrations to highlight specific services and concepts, including defining your identity, building your story, mastering your findability and more. Visit thescribeaway.com or follow @scribeaway on Facebook for more info about how content marketing can benefit your organization or business.
- [Bushes Bunches Produce Stand](https://emilylongbrake.com/bushes-bunches/) - The fantastic farmers at Bushes Bunches Produce Stand commissioned this logo through Margaret Adsit at Scribe Away. Logo features include: A simplified vector illustration of the original farm tractor at Bushes Bunches: an Allis-Chalmers Model G, manufactured 1948-1955 in Gadsden, Alabama Web-safe fonts reminiscent of the original tractor manual Colors drawn from seed packets from the
- [ARRC: Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation](https://emilylongbrake.com/arrc-alaska-rural-rehabilitation-corporation/) - ARRC, the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, has been supporting agriculture in Alaska since 1935 with farm loans and more. This update to the ARRC logo includes a classic red colony barn, tractor and silo backed by a simplified geometric version of Pioneer Peak, which overlooks the Matanuska Valley. Typography is reminiscent of 1930s farm equipment,
- [OnTrack Bookkeeping & Administrative Services](https://emilylongbrake.com/on-track-bookkeeping-services/) - OnTrack, a bookkeeping and administrative service based in Alaska and Hawaii, offers life simplifying tools for businesses. This design, created in partnership with Scribe Away, includes a rooster as both symbol of honesty, fortitude, and timeliness (he's always up on time!) and as one of businessowner Tasha Belka's passions.
- [BTI Bankruptcy Trading & Investments](https://emilylongbrake.com/bti-bankruptcy-trading-investments/) - BTI (Bankruptcy Trading & Investments) commissioned this logo with the goal of a professional visual identity for their financial services company. I chose a neutral blue and silver color theme and bold lettering to impart stability and strength.
- [Curator Engine](https://emilylongbrake.com/curator-engine/) - Illustrations commissioned by Curator Engine include murals created from pen and ink drawings and digitized for large format printing as well as mixed-media sewn panels. Do you need curated art for a project? Curator Engine matches local and university artistic talent with unique architectural projects seeking to embrace local culture. Through our web tools and experienced
- [Storybook Handmade](https://emilylongbrake.com/storybook-handmade/) - Jennifer Urena at Storybook Handmade commissioned this logo to update her brand with a professional vector design that retains the spontaneity and friendliness of her handmade macrame plant holders and other handcrafted items. Check out upcoming workshops on her website at storybookhandmade.com. About Storybook Handmade: FIBER ART TO ADD TEXTURED BEAUTY TO YOUR LIFE Discover
- [Copper Octopus Plumbing](https://emilylongbrake.com/copper-octopus-plumbing-co/) - After some serious plumbing and HVAC assistance from Bill Longbrake at Country Garden Farms this weekend, I made this little logo for us and hope to get it embroidered on some shirts before our next DIY adventure in MAPP gas, Shark Bite fittings and PEX. Amateur plumbers can look professional too! The origin of the
- [Mat-Su Visitor Foundation](https://emilylongbrake.com/mat-su-visitor-foundation/) - As a part of the Scribe Away web and content design team, I was fortunate to work on a new graphic identity and website for the Mat-Su Visitor Foundation with Margaret Adsit and Bonnie Quill. Project components included: Creative copy written specifically to improve SEO and the clarity of MVF's mission for potential supporters and current
- [Museums Alaska](https://emilylongbrake.com/museums-alaska/) - A complete brand overhaul, Museums Alaska needed a new look and a functional site to guide their members to important resources and visually represent the diverse institutions that form the organization. Project features: Logo design featuring a system for programs and multiple lockups for horizontal, social media and vertical applications as well as swag like
- [Team Up to Clean Up: City of Mesa](https://emilylongbrake.com/team-up-to-clean-up-city-of-mesa/) - The City of Mesa commissioned this logo for their Team Up to Clean Up initiative, part of their Proactive Code Compliance Division. From landscaping maintenance to building repairs and trash removal, the program seeks to make the city a safer and more pleasant place.
- [Interior Alaska Land Trust](https://emilylongbrake.com/interior-alaska-land-trust/) - The wonderful team at the Fairbanks based Interior Alaska Land Trust commissioned this logo, website and brand redesign to better represent the organization locally, statewide and nationally. Project deliverables: Completely redesigned logo featuring native black spruce trees, aurora, and the unique colors of Alaska's interior skies and lands Editable letterhead templates Redesigned, mobile-first website transferred
- [Believe Counseling Services](https://emilylongbrake.com/believe-counseling-services/) - Tessa DeArmond of Believe Counseling Services commissioned this logo for her private therapy practice. Her motto, "Believe in Your Truth," guides her work.
- [Paradise Overland Illustrations](https://emilylongbrake.com/paradise-overland-illustrations/) - These illustrations for Paradise Overland, a rental business for four wheel drive vehicles for adventures in the Yellowstone area and beyond, were inspired by National Park Service WPA posters and the bison that visitors hope to see.
- [Source Alchemy Logo Design](https://emilylongbrake.com/source-alchemy-logo-design/) - This logo design for a startup incorporated symbolism from alchemy with contemporary sans serif typography and a harmonious balanced lockup in a cool, refreshing palette.
- [Hill Valley Dairy](https://emilylongbrake.com/hill-valley-dairy-logo-packaging-and-website/) - A comprehensive logo design package with The Scribe Away for this small business included: Logo and branding Typography and graphic identity Art direction for product photography Packaging design E-commerce site with custom shipping and fulfillment development Shop the delicious offerings at hillvalleydairy.com.
- [Innovative Funding](https://emilylongbrake.com/innovative-funding/) - Development of a logo design and website for Innovative Funding incorporated bold colors and subtle nods to business charts and graphs. About Innovative Funding: Be Brave: Take the Next Step To Build Your Business or Nonprofit. If you’re looking to take your business to the next level of productivity and profitability, it’s time for
- [Mat-Su Farm Co-Op](https://emilylongbrake.com/mat-su-farm-co-op/) - As a part of the Scribe Away branding team, I designed a new graphic identity for the Mat-Su Farm Co-Op. Project components included: A new logo design featuring key aspects of the farm cooperative: optimism, mountains and community A brand and packaging color palette Mobile-first typography for best readability in person and on screen Custom
- [Alaska Farm Bureau Website](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-farm-bureau-website/) - Without local farmers, there is no local food or access to local sustainable products like hay, flowers, or fiber. Alaska agriculture is growing and can play a vital part in diversifying Alaska’s economy. Whether it’s producers growing food, fiber, our peony industry with huge export opportunities or the businesses that support our farmers, successful farmers
- [Spirit Garden of Palmer](https://emilylongbrake.com/spirit-garden-of-palmer/) - The logo design for this new woman-owned Alaskan business was inspired by the owner's childhood love of faerie legends and the secrets of the plant kingdom.
- [Zonta Club of Anchorage Website](https://emilylongbrake.com/zonta-club-of-anchorage-website/) - The Zonta Club of Anchorage requested a new mobile-first, secure website to repair an outdated one & support the organization's advocacy for women & girls.
- [F.A.B. Daily Planner](https://emilylongbrake.com/f-a-b-daily-planner/) - Laura Thorne developed the F.A.B. Daily Planner to help business owners, artists and anyone with a very long to-do list get more done. I was happy to work with her on the graphic design of this planner to ensure an easy-to-use format. About the Planner "This super charged workbook adds purpose and power to your
- [UpTrack Consulting](https://emilylongbrake.com/uptrack-consulting/) - This business logo features an uptrack—a term from backcountry skiing—that doubles as a symbol of consulting, analysis, improvement & progress toward a goal.
- [Alaska Farm Convention and Trade Show](https://emilylongbrake.com/alaska-farm-convention-and-trade-show/) - For the upcoming Alaska Farm Convention and Trade Show, the Farm Bureau commissioned this logo featuring the breadth of the local agricultural community.
- [Midnight Sun Yoga Center](https://emilylongbrake.com/midnight-sun-yoga-center/) - Cultivating a yoga community in downtown Palmer, Alaska, Midnight Sun Yoga Center requested a logo update to refresh their original 2012 design. Project Features A combination snowflake and flame mark with "OM" incorporated Simplified ten point star design An expanded suite of lockups (variations) for use in print and online About MSYC Yoga for All:

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