HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

First things first -- I finally got another tattoo! I don't have a picture of it yet, but this is what it looks like (except the colors are purple and turquoise):

After getting a temporary henna tattoo, I could no longer resist the urge for another permanent one, and I knew I wanted something to represent my Libra personality. It was a small Christmas gift to myself, as well as a symbol of new things to come in the new year. 

When I returned to work after a long holiday break, I was delightfully surprised to see a tattoo image on the new issue of HOW Magazine:

• The Look Book by HOW Books won a Society of Illustrators award. It will be published in the 50th award annual and will be exhibited in the Sequential exhibit in the Society gallery in New York in the spring.

• The winners of the first annual 2007 In-HOWse Design Awards have been chosen. Best of Show and 50 Merit winners in 9 categories can be seen in the February 2008 issue of HOW. You can also view 50 additional Honorable Mention winners here.

• Entries for the 2008 In-HOWse Design Awards are currently being accepted and will be featured in the February 2009 issue. Deadline is April 14, 2008.

• Registration is now underway for the 2008 HOW Design Conference, which will take place in Boston, May 18-21. Register early to save money! Go here for rates and other details.