Now you all know how I’ve not done any illustrations for a while now. I bet you must be thinking — uh oh, she fell off the wagon! I did not, I assure you. :)

My time was spent on doing up a new website called Pikaland. I realised (and I think you do too), that I have been posting up a fair number of links to other wonderful illustrators right here on this blog. Of course, the fact that this blog was supposed to revolve more around craft didn’t help — I was picking up a pen and pencil to draw more than taking out the sewing machine!

It all started innocently enough — I forgot that I loved to draw and doodle, until I joined Illustration Friday. I then went through more and more illustration sites and realized how happy I was to look at other peep’s lovely works. I have a loooong list of illustration sites I want to share, but it didn’t seem right to put it here on this blog.

Coupled with me finally finding a house to call my home (another surprise — but it’s not officially mine yet for another three months!), I wanted to fill it with everything hand-drawn, and live an illustrated life as much as possible without breaking the bank! As I tried to find a site or an online gallery dedicated to all things illustrated that I could buy, I couldn’t find any… so I decided to take matters into my own hands.

And that, in a nutshell, is how Pikaland came about.

Some people must be wondering why should it be an ad-based blog? It’s a natural evolution for me, I guess. I’ve been a magazine editor for a couple of years now, and I’ve decided that it’s time I write about things that are dear to me. I hope that I’ll be able to make this my full time job in the near future (apart from being a freelance illustrator, but that’s a story for another day!)

So, please feel free to spread the word to everyone you know, and I hope you’ll join me over there as well! :)

Pssst, if you’re an illustrator/artist who sells online, you’re invited to to a spot on our Galleria free for the month of February and March. Hurrah!