Zone 8 | Spring 2025

I recently finished the Spring edition of my zine Zone 8. It features lots of nature photography, Spring in the south is one of my favorite times of year! The weather is amazing and all the plants start to come back to life. Also included in this issue are drawings from my sketchbook done during the winter and Spring. I thought I would share a biscuit recipe too, I was surprised how easy they are to make. You can take a virtually flip through a condensed version of the zine here. In two days it will be summer! After 8 years here in the Southeast, I have realized that it’s best not to fight the heat and instead roll with it.

Sambas Everywhere

I went to NYC and all I saw was Sambas. Just kidding I saw a lot more but almost every other person had a pair of Sambas on. I sat for a while in Madison Square Park and people watched, I found it funny that 90% of the conversations were people complaining about boyfriends, girlfriends, co-workers and family members. I guess the trip could have a titled “Drama in Sambas”.

The Many Shades of Sambas

Grackles a Plenty

The summer has been flying by and it’s been a hot one. I am already for Fall to arrive so I can not melt every time I go outside. Though this summer has been good for bird watching, in early June there were a lot of Grackles hanging around. They are unassuming at first and then you notice their iridescent feathers. I tried to capture their essence in this drawing but I find them very hard to draw. Next on my list to draw is a Hawk or a humming bird, or maybe I will draw a food item. So many things to draw so little time!

Have Some Sauce

Have you tried Bachan? It’s our go to for making vegetables and meats a little more exciting. I wish I could find the teriyaki flavor, I bet is so good. We have had the Yuzu and Miso, both are very tasty and highly recommended! I really enjoy drawing food and it’s packaging, maybe sometime I will share some of my favorite sparkling beverage drawing with you:)

Every So Often

Every so often we see Blue Jays in our front yard and it never gets old. They are such a shy, beautiful bird. Whenever we see one we drop what we are doing to just stare at them until they fly away It’s kind of funny because they have a not so pretty call. I drew one in my sketch book a while ago and I have been wanting to try and draw one again. We will see there is so much to draw and so little time.