I went to the botanical garden inside the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco with my friend Aude Van Ryn when she was visiting, to do a spot of sketching.
I have a soft spot for succulents and cactii, so I spent quite a bit of time looking at all the colours and textures... 
floral
chocolate packaging
Chinese New Year is just round the corner, and I've designed some exclusive packaging for Hong Kong based personalised (you can create your own flavours!) chocolatier chocoyou. The special new year red and gold sleeve is wrapped around a gift box of 5 chocolate bars. 
2013 is the year of the snake, so I've based the illustration on a stylised Chinese papercut snake. When opened up flat, it also works as a fai chun (lucky sign) you can put up in your house. The shiny gold brings good fortune, wishing you a prosperous new year. Here are some of my sketches for the project...
I also designed a sleeve for a special Valentine's Day set.
The pretty watercolour floral illustration is a romantic Valentine bouquet.
You can order both these box sets here, the perfect gifts.