Recent design roundup
Tarot cards, tee designs & pinups of the resistance.
Hello from behind the veil ✨
I am currently typing this very very gingerly because I’m working with a broken (left-thank god) wrist. I took a tumble rollerblading a few weeks ago and broke my wrist in two places…requiring surgery. I’m choosing to remember myself going down in an epic blaze of glory. Right before I fell they were playing Robyn’s “dancing on my own” and I was really getting into it.
I am resting. I really am. But I am also required to use my fingers as much as possible during my recovery so that I can regain “at least 80%” of my dexterity. I promise you I will regain 90%. I’m that determined. I can’t wait to twist open jars again. And undo ziploc baggies!! For now, I can type very slowly and tie my own drawstring. My fingers are swollen as hell and I’m trying to stay positive.
In the spirit of plugging along, I wanted to share some art and design updates with you. There are a still quite a few irons in the fire over here in ReesaBoBeesa country!
1. Reesa’s Tarot
I am in the process of illustrating my very own Tarot Deck. I’m thrilled to be working with Row House Publishing on this undertaking, and I couldn’t have asked for a better team. 78 is a lot of cards, we are currently getting all the concepts finished for the major arcana. The deck is slated for release in fall 2026.
This deck is forcing me to practice my patience. It’s definitely the largest illustration undertaking of mine so far. It’s a lot of studying, and thinking, and communicating every step of the way - and for good reason. It’s not something I can just tear through! It is an exercise in will power and managing my own work schedule.
2. New Jewelry Designs
There’s a few new jewelry designs in the works for ReesaBoBeesa.com that I can’t wait to hold in my hands. I won’t share too much about them until they’re here…but one thing I WILL share is this sad heart face! I get a special thrill from the 3-D rendering 😲
I have two earring designs in the works. A couple charms, a redesigned version of my original “Radically Soft” necklace, another pendant (a swamp monster!!) AND my personal favorite, a charm holder.
3. “Pinups of the Resistance”
This is a series I started a few weeks ago because I’m pissed off. Like GODDAMN people just want to live and feel safe and have a roof over their heads and good food to eat and be able to pursue their dreams. What is WRONG with these horrible men?? In the end, the people will be victorious. We have to be. I see my job as an artist in 2025 to make the resistance irresistible! And so; pinups of the resistance was born. I plan to keep going until we don’t need them anymore.
Ultimately, I’d like to create a coloring book and a poster of all of them…although it may need to be a series of coloring books and posters.
4. New print & apparel designs in the shop!
Last month I created three new designs (and one repurposed illustration) and added them to the shop as tees and posters. I’m donating a percentage of the proceed of sales of each to charitable causes.
If you’d like to support this work, it’s shoppable right now!
5. I illustrated a children’s book!
Can you believe it? I had the opportunity to work with the lovely Mara Altman on her first children’s book “A Little Shelf Love”. It’s about plants and the journey to self love. I’m very proud of it. It’s available for presale right now. If you happen to be close to San Diego, we’ll be unveiling it in person at The Book Catapult on April 15th.
The art for “A Little Shelf Love” was maybe not my usual style, but I definitely brought my own flair to it. And I adore an opportunity to push myself as an illustrator and story teller.
I am behind on “Oh, There You Are!” Comic episodes - but I hope you will understand that I am moving a bit slower than I’d like over here. And I’m working on mustering up the energy and will to get back into the flow.
I love all what's going on here!!