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A Snowless NYC Wintery Update 2o12

2011-10-24T20:45:00.061-04:00

It gives me so much delight to see the fruits of one's labor.

I have grown fond of Letterpress printed paper creations delving into this current stationery realm. The aesthetic allure of seeing the transference from a hand drawn image to a digitally enhanced translation to a tactile pressed, published finished piece.

January 23, 2o11
Happy New Year! to those I have not greeted yet. A long awaited update for work I

have not shown yet. Here is what I have been up to at Serimony and personal projects I've been working on. Enjoy and please let me know what you think :)

Still in progress....

Vector collaborative illustration with Karen of

New York Institute of Technology de Seversky Mansion in Long Island

for a custom wedding invitation

Halloween 2o1o

Labor Day

September 2o1o

Storewide Jewelry Sale sandwich board sign

chalk

August 2o1o

Memorial Day

May 2o1o

Door signage

April 2o1o

Monogram initials for a couple and their daughters for a custom invitation

The finished invitation designed by Karen Van Every at Serimony

Potter Farm alternate view for belly band

Potter Farm illustration for a custom wedding invitation drawn at Serimony

***************Spring/Early Summer***************

In April of 2o11, I relocated to Park Slope to fulfill a new position at a friend of Serimony:
Lion in the Sun
While here, I have been engaging in new design work and having fun with merchandise display.

http://lioninthesunps.com/2011/05/blog/are-you-ready-for-the-summer/

Some of my first work was laying out graphics for wedding invitations:

A tri-fold invitation for a wedding in Lake Placid, New York

photos by Dave Morris

During the week, I help out at Lion in the Sun's studio in Gowanus, PostScript Brooklyn.
A design studio that features an exclusive line of custom invitations by local Brooklyn artists.
Lately, I've been delving into online advertisements for Design websites that feature lovely paper, invitations, photos and our line!
Please click on the corresponding links to peruse through each website :)

Here is an animated GIF that featured on Design Sponge

On the right hand side second horizontal

is the first panel of the animated GIF for the PostScript Brooklyn ad.

The violet panel is the second of the animated GIF ad

The third and final panel featuring the Summer Sale promotion.

100 layer cake website ad actual size

Chocolate brown and fuschia colored PSB ad on the right hand side

Style Me Pretty website ad actual size

Charcoal gray and chartreuse ad on the right hand side

I love their background wallpaper. Been into Chevron/zigzag a lot lately.

New larger Ad I designed the layout August 29th for Post Script Brooklyn on www.ohsobeautifulpaper.com

www.ohsobeautifulpaper.com ad actual size

June-July 2o11

The second letterpress printed piece/first at work typeset font play:

photos by Dave Morris

This invitation suite is featured in...

"why we love paper #96"

August 2o11

A digitally designed Playbill-inspired Wedding Program for a witty couple

designed at the studio and digitally printed.

photos by Dave Morris

June 1-September 1, 2o11

Four months of intensive and worthwhile work

The third letterpress/ First commissioned illustration! for a whimsical wedding invitation for a fun and vivacious couple.

Commissioned portrait of the couple taking off on a balloon

A couple of paper cranes sitting on a branch with fall leaves blowing in the wind

The drawing process:

photos by Dave Morris
http://lioninthesunps.com/2012/01/blog/why-we-love-paper-128/
"why we love paper #128"
feature

July-September 2o11
Custom Letterpressed Paint Splatter Rehearsal Dinner

Invitation at an art Gallery in DC

New York Weddings Winter 2o12 Issue Published Advertisement
Co-designed

My boss is also featured in this issue too for 'Ask the Experts' as The Stationer

A custom trifold wedding invitation for a couple who was inspired by the venue's tile detail.

photos by Dave Morris

September 2o11
Wedding Day of Menu and signage
with fun font play

October 2o11
An engaged bride visited the store one weekend with a special request, a wacky custom
Save the Date invitation with illustrations of Wind in the Willows characters, a Revolutionary War theme in a Boston harbor setting. What concluded were illustrations of their favorite animals, (and mine)...seals-Harbor seals.

photos by Dave Morris

October
An aspiring professional art enthusiast seeking to broaden her horizons
with personal and business promotional stationery visited the store with a unique antique
letterpress key. She commissioned a custom replication of the design to be converted as a vector logo.

November

A floraly vector Thank you note for the new couple ^_^

Shop

2011-01-22T12:11:00.007-05:00

NEW Women's Autumn 2o1o T-shirts were featured during the Fall and winter of 2o1o-2o11
at Serimony, an amazing boutique and design studio
in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
A total of 12 t-shirts were sold! Yay!

All above Women's T-shirts available for purchase here online for:

$24 including Shipping+Handling
Please indicate size: Small, Medium, Large, X-Large

Finally!! NEW Men's 2o1o T-shirts! I'm trying out this new spearminty color and a side print.

Screen printed by Basement Graphics

Mens Size: Medium

$24 including Shipping+Handling

Mens Size: Medium
$24 including Shipping+Handling

Unisex Size: Medium, Large
$24 including Shipping+Handling

Mens Sizes: S/M/L/XL
$24 including Shipping+Handling

Women's

Ladies Size: Medium
$24 including Shipping+Handling

**Out of Stock** New Tank tops + Colors COMING SOON!

Men's T-shirts

Screen printed by Basement Graphics

Gents Size: Large
$24 including Shipping+Handling

New possible color combinations in the works to be screen printed.

Pop-Ups

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Recent Pop Up greetings & Paper Sculpture

Winter 2009

A holiday inspired

Pop-Up Business/Greeting card ornament.

HaLlOwEeN 2o_09

A whimsical little autumnal homage

to the beauty and allure of Brooklyn Brownstone facades

through a Pop-Up HaLlOwEeN card.

2nd version packaged to my parents
with some pumpkin delights included.

Paintings

2009-11-23T14:39:00.011-05:00

Drawings & Printmaking

2009-11-23T03:20:00.011-05:00

Vintage 8mm Camera Realistic Rendering Sketches

Illustration preliminary drawing for:
The Reason Why The Closet-Man Is Never Sad
Poem By Russell Edson

Animal Disguise:

Harp seal pups making snow-polar bear costumes

Self-Portrait

Printmaking

copper etching

aquatint

woodcarving

February 2o12

Thought a new banner was needed. New banner, new year.
Plus needed a handmade font for my new postcards from 4by6^_^

Illustration

2009-09-24T14:14:00.118-04:00

Birthday Poem

Monday's Child is Fair of Face Drawing

Monday's Child is Fair of Face Drawing 2

Monday's Child is Fair of Face

Tuesday's Child is full of grace Drawing

Tuesday's Child is full of grace

Wednesday's Child is full of woe Drawing

Wednesday's Child is full of woe

Thursday's Child has far to go Drawing

Thursday's Child has far to go

Friday's Child is loving and giving Drawing

Friday's Child is loving and giving

Saturday's Child works hard for a living Drawing

Saturday's Child works hard for a living

But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is wise and witty and good and gay!
Drawing

But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is wise and witty and good and gay!

Icons

Institutional

OutdoorBoard

Vector portrait

Promotional

Vector T-shirt design

August 2o11

Illustration commissioned by my co-worker for a couple getting married at
Chateau de Breteuil in Chevreuse, France
The groom is Puss in Boots and bride is Sleeping Beauty/Little Red Riding Hood/Cinderella

A fairy wand for the RSVP Postcard

An illuminated letter with hand-drawn font

"Il était une fois"

(Once upon a time) in French

More hand-drawn font

Puss in Boots flying with his bride

Invitation now featured
http://lioninthesunps.com/2012/01/blog/why-we-love-paper-126/
"why we love paper #126"

October 2o11

An engaged bride visited the store one weekend with a special request, a wacky custom

Save the Date invitation with illustrations of Wind in the Willows characters, a Revolutionary War theme in a Boston harbor setting. What concluded were illustrations of their favorite animals, (and mine)...seals-Harbor seals.

photos by Dave Morris

December 2o11
An excited bride visited the store one weekend with
a theme inspired Save the Date idea showcasing the couple's favorite city weekly publication. They wanted a custom illustration of a view of their part of Manhattan including cities associated with significance of family members coming from all parts of the world and cities they hold dear and memorable.
Alas, a tedious task was developed right on the cusp of a deadline due around the holidays.

January 2o12
Custom invitation suite for a couple getting married at The Montauk Club.

January 2o12
A custom illustration of The Brazilian Room in Berkeley
for a couple's Save the Date Invitation to be letterpressed.

Some familiar faces returned with a couple in search of wedding invitations
this visit when they first came in for Save the Dates for their wedding at The Montauk Club
in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The second wedding there!
Since this venue is so close to the store, I popped out for
some field work and took some on-site photos for image references.

Multimedia

2009-09-24T14:13:00.053-04:00

Belt Buckle Designs

Screen printed by ID

Belt Buckle with corset belt design

Screen printed by ID

3-D

Ceramic

Soapstone

Personalized handmade Birthday Card

Personalized handmade Thank You card

Book Design

mini portfolio prototype

Promotional

NEW T-shirts!

Screen printed by Basement Graphics

Women's

Men's T-shirts
Screen printed by Basement Graphics

My creative input at Major Model Management
for Fashion Week 2010 Spring/Summer collections
Show packages

A farewell gift

Christmas gift wrapping

A holiday engagement gift

Christmas gifts

Nautical themed Thank You card to accompany
matching themed gifts

Muskox Christmox
Thank You Card

Hello Kitty Birthday treat topper

April 2o11

May 2o11

Fun font play for a dear friend's birthday card

July 2o11

A collaborative commemorative dish gifting with Doug Hoffman

I, lettering in opaque Gold paint marker

Doug, Painterly painting of a Montana mountainscape and dragonfly

Signage

August 2o11

1st In-store Event at Lion

http://lioninthesunps.com/2011/08/happenings/sip-and-see-event-august-17-2011/

I helped design these coupons for a discount off future wedding orders

September 2o11

October 2o11

Finally attempted to replicate via Mold-Making. A fun process and more results to come!

2nd In-store Event at Lion

http://lioninthesunps.com/2011/10/happenings/spread-the-news-event/

I was commissioned quickly to design the signage for the Spread the News event to
commemorate Melinda Morris' feature in New York Weddings Magazine.


Shana, Sarah & I

Halloween 2o11 at the store
Another year gladly giving out candy at work (^_^)

ice ice baby

Where's Waldo? and Pixelated buddies

Amazing contraption!

November 2o11

Vexed & Glorious...

2009-09-24T13:13:00.001-04:00

...over The Evolution & Revolution of the Golden Rectangle

sharing a long forgotten hobby of mine...

2009-09-08T14:12:00.001-04:00

..flipbooks.

Watching the Olympics and Xtreme sports games inspired me a lot.

First event: a blader on a half pipe

August 14-15, 1996

Second Event: Gymnast on the vaultAugust 16-17, 1996

Third event: The Dive....an earlier one