Studio Jacalac

05/09/2025

01/13/2025

Flower study done in . My nephew asked for the black background. Not what I would usually do, but I love it! Crazy how big of a difference a small shift in contrast can make.

01/06/2025

Art + bikes = 🩵

A bit surprised that these were my bestselling stickers last year, but also not—what's better than bikes, really? Possibly only pizza and ice cream.

01/04/2025

What a year! I dove head-first into illustration in 2024, booking projects for map art, merch design, website illustration, and brand design. I got into one of my bucket-list craft markets, and worked with 5 new clients, almost all of them in the outdoor industry. Somebody pinch me!

It was a big year in other ways too. I raced in 3 mountain bike races, led 14 rides for local MTB advocacy groups, and went to the biggest women and femme-focused MTB festival in the world. Met so many people who share my love for bikes, art, nature, and local history. Kept my board position with my kids' PTA, and started a new Destination Imagination team for my 3rd grader.

I'm going to be more picky about what I take on in 2025, which feels like such a luxury. So grateful to every one of you for being here with me on this journey. 🥰

12/02/2024

In honor of my art shop being 10% off starting today, I bring you five nice things people have said after buying my stuff this year.

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"This shirt is comfy and the design is so fun! I got lots of compliments when I wore it!"

"I love how the orange color pops! It looks like a sunset. My husband loves this mug."

"Cute design - unique and brings to life my bike joy so well! Washed well. Love the ice blue heather color of the tee - it's soft, too."

"I ordered this print as a gift for a friend and it’s even more beautiful in person! The colors are gorgeous and the paper is very high quality. I love it!"

"The mug was purchased as a gift for my niece who owns a coffee shop. She loves it!"

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SALE DEETS: 10% discount applies to your cart automatically. It's on through Dec 10—which is also the last day to order for Xmas with standard shipping.

LOCAL FOLKS: Send me a message and we can arrange a pickup for things I have in stock. I'll give you a code to remove your shipping costs.

Shop at jacalac.com!

11/19/2024

It's the 3rd birthday of my illustration + design studio 🎂🥳⁠
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My 3rd year in business was full of firsts: ⁠
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🎨 my first in-person markets⁠
✍️ my first illustration commissions for maps, apparel, and stickers⁠
🚪 after taking over one of our bedrooms entirely for my business, my first time having a "room of one's own"⁠
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On a bittersweet note, it was probably also the last year I'll have a kid fall asleep on my lap while I'm working. I took a photo when this happened last fall because even then, it was a rare thing for my big girls to fall asleep on me like that. ⁠
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Looking forward to lots more illustration and brand design work over the next year. I already have some projects I can't wait to share!

11/07/2024

Revealing the new branding for A Prairie West Life! This handicraft business encourages a minimal, low-waste lifestyle and needed a brand to match.

We considered three concepts before landing on an identity that feels nature-inspired, handcrafted, and unaffected.

Of all the beautiful native plants that grow in the Western prairie, we decided that the Bush Sunflower was the best fit for its unpretentious, relaxed vibe.

The hand-drawn illustration in the logo was adapted to fit a few different layouts, and also used to create two seamless repeating patterns.

We kept the linework simple, to ensure that the logo would print well on small cotton tags for children's clothing.

I was super excited to work on the floral illustrations for this project. Creating an illustration-focused brand had been on my bucket list for a while, and the organic look was a fun change from my recent work!

10/30/2024

A lot of you surprised me yesterday and picked the winning concept for this logo! Was going to post the final branding today but posting some teasers sounds more fun 😇

This is the simplified mark from the final branding, with some sketches for the full logo layout. We got rid of the Prairie Smoke flower from the concept stage and switched to a Bush Sunflower.

10/29/2024

Three logo concepts for a handicraft business selling sewn, crocheted, and knit items. Can you guess which was modified to create the final version?