Anna Raff Illustration

Woof Pack pattern

The Journey of the Straw, the Coal, and the Bean

The Pizza Slice Man

The Pizza Slice Man

Rnager Rick Cub - Rainy Day

Fox in the Woods

Frank and Irving

Time Out NY - Waiting in Line

Lettering

A selection of hand drawn type from various projects.

The Day the Universe Exploded My Head — Title page display type

The Day the Universe Exploded My Head — Title page display type

The Day the Universe Exploded My Head — Jacket wrap

The Day the Universe Exploded My Head — Jacket wrap

Things Are Looking Grimm — Cover dislpay type

Things Are Looking Grimm — Cover dislpay type

Logo for local cheese shop in Chatham, NY

Spice labels

Magnets Push, Magnets Pull — Jacket display type

Magnets Push, Magnets Pull — Jacket display type

Portraits

James Joyce

Carl Titolo

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Frida Kahlo

Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sketchbook

Drawings in between.

Cat at a Window (or Dreaming of Europe)

Cat at a Window (or Dreaming of Europe)

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day

Bridge

Cycling

Some of what I ate and drank in Texas

Some of what I ate and drank in Texas

Polar Vortex

The Snake in the Palms

The Snake in the Palms

French Fries City

French Fries City

Pink Balloons

Mood

Sunset Dip

Medieval Villagers

Medieval Villagers

Flying Machines

Flying Machines

Portable Curse-Word Generator

Portable Curse-Word Generator

Roller Skates

Yo-Yoing

The Worm and the Bugs

The Worm and the Bugs

Teacher Appreciation Day

Teacher Appreciation Day

Bartenders

Marching

Ranger Rick Cub Magazine

National Wildlife Federation, 2017-2018

A series for beginning readers, focusing on children and their interactions with nature.

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Available here.

Beach Day

First Snow

First Snow

Rainy Day

Tracks in the Snow

Tracks in the Snow

Starry Night

Starry Night

Tracks in the Snow

Tracks in the Snow

Warm and Toasty

Warm and Toasty

Kids and Food

A personal series of images about kids and their relationships with food.

Dot and Paisley

Picture book proposal and character studies.

Pattern & Surface Design

A sampling of illustrations in pattern and surface design.
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Faces

Woof Pack

Cat Crowd

Birdie Bunch

Acorns and Leaves

Acorns and Leaves

Donuts

Crowd 1

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Things Are Looking Grimm

A series of images, inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales.

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Riff Raff: The Innkeeper

Riff Raff: The Innkeeper

The Journey of the Straw, the Coal, and the Bean

The Journey of the Straw, the Coal, and the Bean

Rapunzel

Riff Raff: No Vacancy

Riff Raff: No Vacancy

The Little Mouse, the Little Bird, and the Sausage

The Little Mouse, the Little Bird, and the Sausage

The Fisherman and His Wife

The Fisherman and His Wife

Hansel and Gretel: Nibbling on My House

Hansel and Gretel: Nibbling on My House

Hansel and Gretel: the Witch

Hansel and Gretel: the Witch

Vampire Piggy

Character studies.

New York Times

Editorial work.

"Stand Up for Fitness" — The hidden dangers sitting.

"Stand Up for Fitness" — The hidden dangers sitting.

"Found Poetry," for the Times Learning Network Blog.

"Found Poetry," for the Times Learning Network Blog.

"The Picky Eater That Came to Dinner" — Entertaining guests with conflicting dietary restrictions.

"The Picky Eater That Came to Dinner" — Entertaining guests with conflicting dietary restrictions.

"Magnetic Poetry," for the Times Learning Network Blog.

"Magnetic Poetry," for the Times Learning Network Blog.

Cocktails to Wring Out 2016

2016 was a rough year. Here are some cocktail suggestions to help you properly wring out the old with the new.

Kiwi Magazine

A series of spot and editorial illustrations for a parenting magazine.

"Cooking with Kids: Preparing an Artichoke"

"Cooking with Kids: Preparing an Artichoke"

"Cooking with Kids: Cream and Sugar"

"Cooking with Kids: Cream and Sugar"

"Cooking with Kids: Crushing Tomatoes"

"Cooking with Kids: Crushing Tomatoes"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Clean and Prepare Kale"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Clean and Prepare Kale"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Clean Mushrooms"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Clean Mushrooms"

"How to Cure Cabin Fever" – crafting with recycled materials

"How to Cure Cabin Fever" – crafting with recycled materials

"How to Cure Cabin Fever" – cookie truck

"How to Cure Cabin Fever" – cookie truck

"Cooking with Kids: How to Shape Cookies"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Shape Cookies"

"Endless Summer"

"Endless Summer"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Make Potstickers"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Make Potstickers"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Crack an Egg"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Crack an Egg"

"Mother and Child"

"Mother and Child"

"Cooking with Kids: How to Roll Out Pizza Dough

"Cooking with Kids: How to Roll Out Pizza Dough

University of Maryland

A series of illustrations and logos for the University's Social Kids Lab.

Groundhog

Promotional piece.

Fox in the Woods

Personal work

Gouache, sumi Ink, walnut ink, pencil

Frank & Irving

Promotional piece.

The Pizza Slice Man

Character studies.

Ask Magazine

Illustrations for an art and science magazine for kids.

Shoebox Foosball: A how-to guide for a homemade foosball game.

Shoebox Foosball: A how-to guide for a homemade foosball game.

Weather Mountain: An article featuring the Mount Washington Weather Observatory.

Weather Mountain: An article featuring the Mount Washington Weather Observatory.

Birds!

Selections from Ornithoblogical, an image blog of bird-related imagery.

In General , No. 177 American Illustration 30 , 3x3 Magazine , Print Hand Drawn

In General, No. 177
American Illustration 30, 3x3 Magazine, Print Hand Drawn

Mixer, No. 183 American Illustration 30

Mixer, No. 183
American Illustration 30

Seaside Nap , No. 124

Seaside Nap, No. 124

Wild Turkey , No. 564

Wild Turkey, No. 564

Purple Martian , No. 224

Purple Martian, No. 224

Da Bomb, No. 391

Da Bomb, No. 391

Swami, No. 67

The 600, No. 600

The 600, No. 600

Cats & Tech: Veritam

Illustrations for an online recruitment project at Veritam, Inc.

Bimi's Cheese Shop

Illustrations, identity, and advertising for artisanal cheese shop in Chatham, NY.

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Oinktober

Selections from a month-long, inktober-inspired drawing project.

Migrate Magazine

"Above"

"Below"

Time Out New York

For an article describing the adventures of waiting in line in New York City.
CMYK Magazine: Top 100 New Creatives, 2009.

Meteor Shower

Personal work.

Hatman

Personal work.

Street Scene

Personal work.

6-Word Memoir

"My Loonball Radar Keeps Me Sane"

From It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure

Group Health, Seattle

An illustration for outreach during cold and flu season.

Tea Party

Political commentary.

"The Jump Into an Empty Cup"

"The Jump Into an Empty Cup"

"Tea Bag Blind"

"Tea Bag Blind"

Death Constant Beyond Love

An illustration to accompany a short story by Gabriel García Márquez.
CMYK Magazine: Top 100 New Creatives, 2009.

The Jungle Book

Illustration and design for the Book Cover Club.

Portraits

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Foggy Cobweb

Personal work.

R.U. Fauna

The R.U. Fauna Department Store Catalog, a project about a store run by animals.

A Walk by the Highway

Fish Fetish

Death of the Twinkie

Images inspired by the period when production of the Twinkie was suspended.

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Ranger Rick Cub

Dot and Paisley

Faces

Pattern & Surface Design

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Things Are Looking Grimm

Cocktails to Wring Out 2016

University of Maryland

Fox in the Woods

The Pizza Slice Man

In General , No. 177 American Illustration 30 , 3x3 Magazine , Print Hand Drawn

Cats & Tech: Veritam

Bimi's Cheese Shop

Migrate Magazine

Time Out New York

Group Health, Seattle

Death Constant Beyond Love

The Jungle Book

A Walk by the Highway

Death of the Twinkie