Welcome to the new Design by Streetlight

Welcome to the new Design by Streetlight

Hello world!  After several years on the original site – created with love by my wonderful husband, it was time for a facelift.  Design by Streetlight has grown since it’s inception in 2012 – from displaying my first fumbling attempts at fashion...
Why I quit fashion illustration

Why I quit fashion illustration

Okay!  End of January, almost the end of my trip and FINALLY time to write this post. Step one: Read the following article. But for me, it started long before that.  About two years ago now, I started looking for insight on the blog.  I asked a lot of my friends what...
Starting August at the end of July

Starting August at the end of July

  Because it’s a long weekend and I say why the hell not?! I loved this calendar girl so much more before I sketched her background – and I suspect it’s because her background just doesn’t match her all that well.  I struggled a bit with...
a mid-summer’s July

a mid-summer’s July

To quote the white rabbit: “Goodness me!  I’m late I’m late I’m late!” The last two weeks have been unintentionally spent travelling from coast to coast in Canada.  My dad, sister and I ventured out to Regina beach the last weekend in...
February 2015

February 2015

Oh hi.  We survived January!  Made so much more easier for the fact that the temperatures stayed above zero for the better part of the month.  I am so okay with that! So pack your bags.  Time to travel somewhere exotic in your faux fur cap and chelsea boots with...