Tag Archives: plus size

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Montreal has a very short spring season – and it’s already pretty much over. I would have liked a few more weeks of mild weather and spring jackets, but mother nature always has other plans. Time to keep cool in … Continue reading

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Curvaceous Inc: May Issue Bridal Illustration!

Did you get this month’s issue of Curvaceous Inc yet? If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? Go grab it now! I had an illustration featured in their bridal issue, and as always it was great to collaborate with … Continue reading

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The Glitter Thread

Last week, I was catching up on posts at The Plus Side of Me and I saw this great round-up of plus size fashion bloggers size 24 and up. I’m a size 24 myself, and it was nice to see so … Continue reading

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Justine Legault: Elle Québec Cover Girl!

I love living in Québec. I moved to Montreal about 12 years ago from the East Coast and promptly fell in love with charming architecture, beautiful landscape, and truly scrumptious pastries (and cheese, and bagels, and a heck of a … Continue reading

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Over One Year of Curves Illustrated!

When I started this site in October 2011, it was under a different name (Designed by Doyle) and I was doing a mix of costume design and fashion design sketches. In February 2012, I did a week of plus size … Continue reading

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Grace: Working Woman

Rise and shine to another wintry Monday morning! Since the holidays, the weeks have really flown by. I’m amazed that it’s already February (thank goodness the groundhog predicted an early spring). For all of us career women out there, here’s … Continue reading

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More Rosie Mercado!

I’m still on an ink kick- haven’t picked up the watercolours in a few weeks, though I’m sure that will change soon. Ink is an unforgiving medium, but a beautiful one. I love crisp lines and simplicity. I’ve featured plus … Continue reading

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Ink & Paper

Happy New Year! I know, I know, that’s old news now- we’re almost into February but I can’t quite get used to saying 2013 yet. I sat down tonight and sketched this fairly quickly from the new cover of Skorch … Continue reading

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Meet Curvaceous Inc: New Plus Size Magazine

Before Christmas, I was contacted by the team at Curvaceous Inc. They are a new plus size magazine based in England, and their first issue launched this month (if you don’t have it yet, visit their site and snap one … Continue reading

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Stacey: Canadian Winters

I live in Canada. Our winters are cold and long, and many people eschew fashionable for warm and comfortable from December to March (or much longer, depending on the province!). For example, I bought winter boots last week. I bypassed … Continue reading

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