Hello there! My name is Alexandra Garcia and I am the Illustrator of “Pele’s Secret”. On the behalf of the author and his family, they gave me permission to submit the story we all worked hard on. Please click the link below for the first 6 pages of the book (just under 500 words).
The book does have the potential for a series. For more information about the story and character art, visit the main page HERE!
Happy March everyone!
As I’m working away on Brody the Lion, I decided to take a moment to update some of my banners and profile pictures on social media. So if you see the below image anywhere or a cropped version of the face then it’s me! I wanted to update my banners for spring/summer and this felt perfect variation of what I’ve had from the last year.
More updates for Brody and summer projects coming soon! Be sure to follow me @sunnyskiesdesign on Facebook and Instagram to get all the updates on me and the brand!
Hello everyone! Time for a late February update on some fun new things from Sunny Skies Design!!
I have the amazing opportunity to illustrate a series for an upcoming series called “Brody The Lion”!
The upcoming series is written by Dr. Kristen Wegner and centers around Brody and his friends who have Autism. The First book in the series is “Brody The Lion: This is Not Right!”. Each book will have parent tips and information in the back about autism and also include some activities! Pop by Brody’s website at www.brodythelion.com to follow the project! Brody can also be found on Instagram @brody.the.lion and Facebook @BrodytheLion.
More info coming soon!!
-Alexandra Garcia
Happy New Year world!
Wow, lots of awesome things have happened this last year for me. In 2019 I graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) with a BFA in Illustration, completed an entire children’s picture book, started a small part time job (more to come in a second), and also sold several copies of my children’s picture book!
These last few months have definitely been a season of change and I wanted to share with some of the designs I was creating for a local company called Sexy Hackers Clothing. Located in Oak Creek, WI, the company focuses on geeky t-shirts and designs. Below are only a couple of the designs I’ve been working on since August of 2019.
Product located here: "Atomic Coffee Unisex T-shirt"
Product located here: "Santa Believe Unisex T-shirt"
Product located here: "Hug Shark Unisex T-shirt"
It’s been so fun working on these designs and I’m so happy to be apart of the Sexy Hackers Clothing team! Follow them on Instagram @sexyhackersclothing and check out their live Twitch stream every Monday at twitch.tv/sxyHACKERS.
I’m excited for what 2020 will hold. I’ve got plans for updating a comic of mine I started in a Fall 2018 class and doing some more original designs. Be sure to follow me on Instagram @sunnyskiesdesign for all the current updates of my art.
<3 Alex
Hey you! Are you following me on Facebook or Instagram (@sunnyskiesdesign)?
If you’re not, then you probably almost missed out on my most recent update… my Senior Thesis Show!
Starting TONIGHT at 4:00 PM the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) Senior Exhibition will be having a preview night for all 130+ students graduating in May 2019. I happen to be one of them!
“The Adventures of Box Knight” is a children’s picture book about a boy named Box Knight and his sister Princess Kitty Flower Bunny who just can’t play right!
I will be at the school previewing tonight and again on April 26th from 5PM-9PM. The exhibit opens officially to the public Friday April 19th and will then be on show until May 11th (graduation day). If you live in the Milwaukee Area, please stop by and say hello!
Can’t make the show? Check out my website sunnyskiesdesign.com/box-knight to learn more about the picture book and see some of my favorite pictures from the project.
Have a great day!!
-Alex
Over the past semester I had the awesome opportunity to create 16 original images for my Instagram account. It was a lot of work, but I was able to get some great pieces out of it. One of which is a main portfolio piece!
I would love for you to enjoy the challenge as well, and I may just do another 16 images too! My “official rules” of the challenge can be found on my Instagram. The basics are:
Create a color wheel (add Sepia, Black on White, White on Black, and Rainbow)
Create images
Post images
TAG ME! (@sunnyskiesdesign or #sunnyskiesdesign)
Pretty easy! Some good challenges are to do character studies, backgrounds, or even icons to sell! Be loose, or focused!
To help out a little I created a printable .pdf and an Instagram sized .ai file. Feel free to download these to help you get kick started.
For a .pdf to print off: Click Here
For a .ai file to use: Click Here
Any questions? Feel free to ask! Have fun creating!
-Alexandra E Garcia
Hello there everyone! Did you know we’re one week away from Christsmas?! Where did this year go? Even though it’s cold up here, Wisconsin has yet to have any major snow. It’s hard to be singing songs like “Let it Snow” when all you see is dead grass! Though, all of us in Wisconsin know that it’s coming. We don’t know when, or how much, but it will come.
Any-who, I just wanted to say a quick hello and give an update. Sunnyskiesdesign.com has been updated with new pictures and galleries. My Sequential Art assignments are now uploaded as well, so if you like to see a snip-it of the final I completed in class, it’s under the Work drop down labeled “Comics”. I will continue to edit some of my galleries over winter break, so stay tuned for another update for me by the new year.
Now that the semester is done, I’ve got time to work on some personal art projects, art trades, and a Secret Santa card project. Be sure to check out my Instagram @sunnyskiesdesign to see what I’m up to!
I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
-AG
Hello everyone! During this busy Holiday Season and Senior year, I found a little extra time to enter some work into some local shows!
Currently, I have a framed version of my digital illustration “Fall Walk” at the Museum of Wisconsin Art’s 2018 MOWA Members’ Show. The show will be up until January 6th, so if you are in the area, please stop by and visit the show!
Sunny Skies Design will also have a mini booth open at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design’s (MIAD) upcoming MIAD Holiday Sale. I will be selling copies of “Fall Walk” and it’s companion “Spring Walk” as well as a few other little prints. I will be at the booth during their preview night this Thursday November 29th (6pm-9pm). Though the booth will be up until Saturday December 1st. If you are looking for something special this Holiday Season, this show is not one to miss!
Feel free to send me a shout out in person or on social media if you get a chance to visit!
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
-Alexandra Garcia
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
Hey, you! Yes, YOU!
I would love to welcome you to my new website for Sunny Skies Design! It has been a long time coming getting my art all in one place for you to view. It feels so nice to start fresh and new and on a professional website as well.
In case you don’t know who I am, my name is Alexandra Garcia, but please, call me Alex! I’m a soon to be graduate at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design with a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree. My full bio can be seen under my “About” page so I won’t fully repeat myself. :)
I’m just a girl who has a great big love for people, art, and a good story. Here you’ll find plenty of different kinds of art so be sure to check back every so often to see what I’ve been up to! Also, follow me on any social media @sunnyskiesdesign to keep up-to-date with all the projects that I’m working on.
See you soon!
-AG
