Join me at Bloomingdale's for the M Missoni SS15 Event!!

Hello Again Darlings, 

Just wanted to extend the invite to all my NYC peeps to join me tomorrow March 28th from 1-4 PM at Bloomingdale's on 59th Street for shopping, sweets, and sketches to celebrate the M Missoni Spring/Summer 2015 collection!! Hope to see you there!!

Much love,
Meag xx

Chuck Taylor Illustration for Converse #MadeByYou Campaign

Happy Friday Chickadees!!

I'm finally back in NYC after my whirlwind Southeast Asian adventure. I'll be sharing my postcard from my adventure with Contiki shortly, but first I wanted to share this illustration portrait I did of my (10 year old) Chuck Taylor's for Converse's #MadeByYou campaign for the month of March. When I was asked by Tumblr to contribute to the project I was super ecstatic and actually didn't even realize how long I've owned my Chucks!! From hustling to business classes at McGill University wearing oversized faux-fur coats with my sneaks, to trekking to the hill tribes last week in Chiang Mai Thailand. If only these shoes could speak, oh the stories they would tell.

Converse asked every contributor to tell their story in 6 words to accompany their portrait and here is mine: "Passion, persistence, paint what you love." That is my motto everyday.

Can't wait to share all my inspiration from Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia shortly!!

Much love,
Meag xx

Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia Bound with Contiki!!

Happy Thursday Lovelies!! 

I'm over the MOON to share that this Saturday March 7th I will be heading to Bangkok to kickoff a two week Southeast Asian adventure through Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia with Contiki Tours. For those of you who have been following Travel Write Draw from the beginning, you may have read my entries from Turkey, Egypt, and Greece. All three destinations I ventured to with Contiki but THIS time is slightly different. This will be the first time that I'm actually partnering with Contiki and covering my experience live through all my social accounts.

If you don't already, be sure to follow my instagram account @TRAVELWRITEDRAW to follow along on the journey. I for one cannot wait to take you with me!! Stay tuned!!

My Elite Daily Documentary is LIVE NOW!!

Hands down, one of the coolest things I've ever done in my illustration career, was film this documentary with the amazing crew over at Elite Daily. This came about through my third partnership during this past New York Fashion Week with Tumblr. Myself, along with 6 other fashion photographers/bloggers, were given press passes from Tumblr to Milk Studios and Lincoln Center to allow us to curate our own fashion week experiences. This meant we had nearly all access to every show that went on during the 8 days. That included the big production of Jeremy Scott's collection, with Kanye West sitting front row, and the beautiful Gigi Hadid opening and closing the show. Check out this documentary featuring my experience live illustrating at fashion week above!!

Calvin Klein x Travel Write Draw Live Sketching FW15

My second major partnership this NYFW was with the incredible digital team over at Calvin Klein!! A few weeks before the season began, they reached out to me regarding creating illustrations from the F15 collection. The conversation quickly evolved into having me illustrate both live backstage and after the runway show to create 3 final pieces to be shared on their social accounts.

Getting the opportunity to not only attend, but also draw from the CK show, was an absolute dream come true. I got to speak with the Creative Director Francisco Costa regarding the inspiration behind the collection, and come face to face with the majesty of fashion herself, Miss Anna Wintour!! Check out the final illos above and the one Calvin Klein selected to feature on their instagram here!!

NYFW Street Style Sketches for Lucky Magazine!!

This past New York Fashion Week was by far my biggest season YET!! I had 3 major partnerships throughout the 8 days and I also managed to film a mini documentary (more on that later)!! My first major partnership was a collaboration with one of my favorite magazines on the planet, Lucky!! They asked me to illustrate the best of street style daily to be shared every 24 hours across their instagram. I had such a blast putting this together and seeing the reactions across their social media. Click here to view the entire slideshow of sketches on LuckyShops.com!!

Rebecca Minkoff x Travel Write Draw "Love is in the Air"

Happy Tuesday Lovelies, 

I hope you are having a great start to your week!! I'm continuing to catch up with the backlog of posts here on Travel Write Draw from the crazy month of February. Next up is the amazing Valentine's Day Event I hosted with Rebecca Minkoff at her flagship Soho store. I illustrated nearly 30 portraits in 3 hrs for the hundreds of customers who came in that afternoon. It was such a joy to see how many people responded to the event, collection, and my drawings. I also adore meeting people who follow Travel Write Draw and seeing faces that I've already had the opportunity to meet, so special!!

The great news is I'll be doing something very similar to this soon so stay tuned!!

Much love,
Meag xx