More Artists Work: Violeta Lópiz

And while poking around a bit more, I came across these works by Violeta Lópiz. Her descriptions are in Spanish, so I don't know the intention of the works, but I like the humor in them. See more of Violeta's work here.

Artist: Valerio Vidali

I love this print - cut to look like a polaroid - by Valerio Vidali, via decor8. So beautiful.

See more of Valerio's work here.

[images courtesy of Bakers Dozen]

Our little Patriot

Back from a nice long Fourth of July weekend at the beach. Kingsley's a happy little dog when she can run after the ball - in & out of the bay 100 times. And we're happy people getting a little sunshine. Finally. Hope everyone enjoyed a little time off.

Lots of work this week, so stay tuned.

In the News: Thank You Notes

I read a couple articles on stationery yesterday, so I thought I'd share the links here. Dwell's blog mentioned our thank you cards yesterday as a "handsome, just-this-side-of-fey" alternative to many of the too-cutesy thank you notes out there. Thank you, Dwell. I definitely agree:) And then also out yesterday in the New York Times was an article called Custom Stationery in an Email Age. My favorite takeaway line came from Anna Post, Emily Post’s great-great-granddaughter and the spokeswoman for the Emily Post Institute, who said they don't use the word "rule" anymore when it comes to thank you note etiquette, but rather the simple sentiment, “If you think you should be sending a thank you note instead of an e-mail, then you should.” Again, I agree. I tend to think there's less of a social obligation to write thank you notes - mostly because our means of communication has fundamentally changed. We express ourselves & our feelings in emails & texts & tweets all day long. But I think it's because of this that sending a handwritten note is more genuine - not just an act of duty. We're not robots. As a designer from Dempsey & Carroll put it, sending a note says, "You stopped me in my tracks and this comes from my heart."

Screen Printing: Design from October

I had my final screen printing class with Lena Corwin last night. For this class, we had screens made from a design. I used the one from October in our 2010 Calendar - a pattern that I originally sketched from an antique rug. I think I'm going to make myself a little zip purse from the printed fabric pieces.

Look out for our 2010 Calendar to be released next month. (Can you believe next month is August?!)

And if you're in the Brooklyn area, I'd highly recommend checking out Lena's other course offerings on her blog. She's super sweet, crazy talented and has a little dog you might just fall in love with like I did.

Goodies

I am super excited about the beads I've just inherited (my sister was deciding which ones to use for her bridesmaids dresses & I got the rejects) and the colorful tape I just got from HappyTape. I don't have specific uses for either - but I'm thinking a big long necklace & decorating envelopes & notes are in the near future.

A Vermont Wedding

Scenes from the wedding in Vermont this weekend - gorgeous & so much fun.