running away…
Just a short note to let you know the studio will be closed for 2 weeks. It’s way past time for a little R&R, so we’re closing up shop from 2/14 to 2/27. We’ll be back refreshed and ready to plunge into new projects then, and we might share a photo or two, as well.
See you soon!
more lace letterpress…
Here are a few more shots of that invitation I posted last week… isn’t the lace pretty? It’s printed on a letterpress without ink, so it just sinks into the cotton paper.
Not enough sneak peeks, I know…
So here’s one of my favorite pieces from last year. Letterpress printed in antique gold on Lettra’s double-thick cotton stock, this was part of an invitation inspired by chantilly lace.
Now that my new camera’s arrived (thank you, Amazon 2-day shipping!), I’ll be photographing more work samples to post, so stay tuned!
admittedly, the sh*t girls say parodies are a bit overdone…
But this one made me laugh out loud.
Thanks to David Rothstein, who put it on Facebook!
before we run away…
The studio will be closing down for the holidays, from December 21 through January 3, 2012. Before we run away for 2 weeks (I wish, in fact we’ll be re-organizing and doing all that random stuff we haven’t had time to do during the rest of the year), I thought I’d leave you with this amazing work by an anonymous artist. She’s been leaving deconstructed book sculptures all over Edinburgh, Scotland, and they are *stunning*. Check it out:
That’s the first one, left in the Scottish Poetry Library with a note… the last lines of which are “This is for you in support of libraries, books, words, ideas….. a gesture (poetic maybe?).”
Have you ever seen anything so intricate?
I think this is my favorite:
or this one…
This one’s slightly scary.
But truthfully, they’re all amazing. I stumbled on a post at laughingsquid.com thanks to Blue Buddha Boutique’s FB post.
All images via laughingsquid.com
Well, I found something I want to see in Twlight
Aside from the pretty boys, of course.
And wouldn’t you know, it’s a wedding invitation. Fancy.
I’m sure you’re curious, so here’s the full Hollywood Reporter article on the invitation, with information on the company that hand-engraved the invitations.
Not sure I agree with the abbreviations for Washington and Avenue, and some of the capitalizations but then, I’m a stickler for formality.
image via hollywoodreporter.com
Oh, my goodness, where has the time gone??
Here we are, with the DIY Trunk Show tomorrow (psst… new letterpress cards will be there!)!
Come out and see me – 5917 N Broadway (close to the red line Thorndale and Granville stops, and right off the Broadway bus, plus there is PARKING this year!) – from 10am to 5pm.
Wedding Invite Love’s new lookbook!
Ohh, who wants a little wedding stationery p*rn? (and some good articles; I know you’re really going to read it for the articles.)
Wedding Invite Love LookBook, fall 2011
Did you see this?
I love this idea! Instead of the rings piled together on something (usually it’s the invitation, or a table, or…), this couple had custom clothespins.
photo by Andrea Murphy Photography
I’ve been thinking about something similar for keeping my paperwork straight on my desk, but this is such a fun idea. You could even use the clothespins to hold small signs throughout your venue, mark reserved seating, etc…
Image found on Style Me Pretty – see the whole gorgeous post here.
