christy beckwith’s whimsy wit

This sweet illustration on the cover of Strut Magazine (a free local Detroit paper for sassy ladies) caught my eye while I was dining at Panera Bread yesterday… and it turns out this talented sister has lots of other whimsy works mixed with subtle humor to offer.

So the story goes… "As a child, Christy Beckwith began drawing on little note pads her mother gave her to keep her quiet in church. It didn’t work. She soon found that she could entertain her brothers by drawing humorous pictures of people in the pews ahead of them. Even though her mother eventually took away the pads of paper, Beckwith kept drawing on anything she could get her hands on. 

She attended Grand Valley State University’s fine art program, where she fully developed her whimsical and subtly humorous style. She graduated in 2005 and began working immediately. Her work can now be seen in greeting cards, a children’s book, a few magazine spots and soon, a line of rubber stamps.

When she isn’t hard at work, Beckwith, who lives in Grand Rapids, spends most of her time with her husband, Chris, and her dog, Pickles."

These are some of my favorite images…

This card says, "ewe rock" 

…and this image helps me imagine that I’m in a warm and sunny place instead of frigid Michigan.