I created this illustration for my recent post on fashion’s relationship with African-American women. Now it’s available to buy as an illustration print in my RedBubble shop.

Click here to purchase the print, and don’t forget to browse around my shop to see what else strikes your fancy.

 

I’m SUPER excited to share this with you. This holiday season, by ‘Fabulous Brown Girls!’ holiday card collection will be sold in T.J. Maxx, Home Goods and Marshall‘s stores nationwide. EEK!

‘Fabulous Brown Girls’ is personal project I’ve been doing for a few years now. I heard my friends lamenting about the lack of cool, stylish holiday cards for women of color, sooooo…  I created them. And I began my own holiday tradition of selling them each year. My illustrated ladies became pretty popular, and now they’re going to be sold by three of my favorite stores. Couldn’t ask for a better Christmas gift.

An added bonus — there will also be ‘Fabulous Brown Girls!’ gift bags and wine bags. They’re incredibly well-made and roomy enough to hold all the holiday goodies you want to give your family and friends.

So… how can you get your hands on these lovely ladies? This holiday season, head to your nearest T.J. Maxx, Home Goods or Marshall’s and look for them in the Christmas section. The bags come in three sizes, and the cards come in boxes of 15.

And make sure you tweet me at @veronicamarche when you pick them up! Tell me who’s your favorite. I want to see you guys with your Fabulous Brown Girls.

 

 

I recently finished a very special piece that’s a departure from my usual fashion-focused illustrations.

This one is called “Maddie and the Butterfly” and I created it for the awesome 3-year-old niece of a very good friend.

I used my usual Prismacolor markers and pencils to create this full-color piece. I guess you could call this my first venture into children’s illustration. I hope Maddie loves it as much as I loved creating it!

This year is the year that many of my closest friends are turning 30. (Me included!) You know what that means: Tons of parties and cake!

My dear friend Tara was throwing a Big 3-0 celebration in Cincinnati and asked me to create a custom illustration for her event. Of course I said yes! Tara is the epitome of a fabulous girly-girl — all hot pink everything, and the stilettos to go with it. I had a ton of fun turning her into a sketch, and satisfied my own sweet tooth by creating a huge cake for the background. Add some balloons and glittery platform heels, and you have an illustration fit for a hallmark celebration. :o)