Directions began one day when I was sitting at my kitchen table doodling with my brother. We had a huge stack of construction paper, and decided to fill each page until there were none left. At some point, I started to write "Directions" at the top of each page, and let the words flow. I tucked those pages into a folder where they sat for a year until I rediscovered them.
I decided to share a few on Instagram, and to my surprise, they really resonated with people. "I needed this today" was often commented, along with "this should be a book!"
So here it is, I made them into a book! Directions is a collection of handwritten advice, ah-ha moments, and epiphanies scrawled on colorful construction paper. In it, you might just find what you need today.
Directions is available at:
Amazon
Bookshop
Your local bookseller
Book Depository (free shipping worldwide)
Skylight Book (signed copies)
Published by Bloomsbury, What To Do When I'm Gone is a collaboration between my mom, Suzy Hopkins, and me.
One sleepless night when I was 23, I had a sudden realization that someday my mom would not only die, but would continue to be absent as my life chugged onward. I felt I'd be paralyzed, unable to make the slightest decision. So the next morning, I asked her to write a book of instructions for me to follow, starting the day she dies. My mom laughed, and said she knew what I should do first: make fajitas and pour myself a stiff glass of whiskey. That idea wound up in the book, along with much more advice, funny and pragmatic and fully illustrated in gouache paintings by me.
What To Do When I'm Gone is available at:
I illustrated Julia Edelman's satirical book of love advice from famous philosophers with 42 pen & ink illustrations. Watch the trailer
here and order on Amazon
here.
Published by MoMA in 2016. 8.5h × 6.5"w. 172 pages.
Embrace your genius with this inspirational journal. Hallie Bateman's clever and unassuming illustrations guide you through an interactive creative journey. Each of the book's prompts is designed to encourage your inner artist and to help you understand the multiple ways you can express your talent. Ideal for all ages, this journal incorporates modern art themes in a fun way, exploring line, color, space and movement. So take a break from the realities of everyday and discover brave new frontiers. We are confident every page of this book will bring you closer to becoming a fully-grown artist. 172 pages.
