The design process for me begins with drawing out what I see in my head. I have worked for years with pen and ink and then finish off the renderings with French, colored pencils that have a wonderful watercolor effect when you take a brush to them. I often draft a few ideas and when I feel that I am ready, will start and finish a sketch in about five hours.

This sketch that you see here is a conceptual rendering for a photo shoot that I worked on for Grace Ormonde's Magazine . While the actual design was miles away from the bold coral and denim blue that you see here, I thought that it would be fun to show.