Nimble Toad banner design part I

My brother's lady companion has begun a crafting collective with several other artsy types - they have a blog and a newborn Etsy shop. What they do not have is a logo, which I'm excited to take a crack at. Somewhere along the line I was shanghaied into designing banners for the aforementioned sites as well, which pleases me because I get to work in Illustrator. Thus far I have the rough ink sketches I auditioned with, and a rudimentary Illustrator mockup of the Etsy banner, both seen below:

I will unnecessarily point out that the name is a pun: the little toad is knitting with his toes. He's Nimble-"Toed." I think this is delightful.

Life Drawing III work

Three items from my spring 2008 Life drawing class, which was a fantastic experience. The first is a drawing from my sketchbook. I occasionally become consumed by doodles of this nature: this must have taken several hours, because I remember my CD kept repeating.
This next is an outside assignment for the class. Three portraits expressing three emotions: aloofness, jealousy, and exhaustion. This is about 19x25, and was completed over several days including preliminary work.

This last is an illustration drawn from a nude model over the course of about an hour, on an 8.5x11 page. We love this model at KCAD, because he is capable of standing completely still for an hour or more (he is known to abstain from blinking to the point of tears). I surprised my instructor with the costuming choice, and this remains one of his favorite pieces of mine.