jenny and mitch custom invites
I was so thrilled to work with a couple with a sense of humor! Jenny and Mitch came to my Chicago studio with so many great ideas, including writing a mad lib as a response card. (space became an issue and we sadly had to leave it out) Included in their vision for a warm, modern color palette (bronze, chocolate, and warm yellow) was the addition of a custom crest for their invites that incorporated their initials, wedding date and symbolic images. I think I spot a new trend in weddings, replacing the monogram on personalized stationery as well. We engraved bronze ink on both the chocolate and yellow papers and incorporated a hebrew blessing on the envelope.
See more of their invite here
Posted on August 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
my commissioned art
Installation artist Jen Talbot creates the most amazing custom room design utilizing felt, stitched details and other found objects. I commissioned her to make a chandelier for me, using an all white palette. She’s writing about the process and it’s so fun to watch it all come together! Thanks, Jen!
summertime
ripples of sand, created by the tide. blades of grass, examined at close range. eating outside. how i love summer.
farmers market
the farmers market in santa fe, new mexico was an unexpected source of color, texture and fantastic breakfast burritos!
road trip
SO sorry for the lack of posting. took a road trip to new mexico and just didn’t have the internet i thought i would. it was so refreshingly different from chicago, with the dry, dry air, dirt and different plant life. and not a manicured lawn in sight. when water is so obviously scarce, people take the initiative to to conserve it, which is also refreshing. watering was only allowed on certain days, not automatically served in restaurants, etc. glad to be home, though and back to work. lots of new invitations to design….
taos had such a high elevation that these aspen trees managed to grow there
the gorge bridge over the rio grande
los alamos
summer fruit
there is something about summer fruits. their bright color, sweet juiciness and fresh scent… the white and red top of these strawberries really was a day brightener. talk about a fresh color palette!
color palettes
I thought I’d post about color today and next week. Often, my clients have a palette in mind already, based on their preferences or the season. But sometimes, they ask me for ideas and so many times, as we’re sitting in my studio, surrounded by dozens of paper samples, ink swatches and magazine tears, palettes are created.
I love this combination right now, inspired by sabrina and eli and their upcoming california wedding. adding a subtle gold to this moss and plum combo is so rich and it works for really any season, but it’s a particulary sophisticated choice for a fall wedding.
Often, season changes inspire my choices. Now that summer is in full swing, i’m loving this bright palette of fuschia and melon. I would use crisp white or shots of lime as an accent here.
thanks, redbook!
Thanks to jen over at redbook.com for posting about our love notes personalized stationery.
see the post here.
Posted on June 13th, 2008 | No Comments »
four new designs
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as promised, i have four new invitation designs to place on the website. we’ll be taking five off, adding four on this weekend. we’re introducing engraving as part of our signature collection, as you can really showcase metallic and light inks with this method.
Calla Lily is gold engraved ink on cream textured cardstock, backed in gold paper.
Feathers is white ink on black or navy paper (can’t decide!)
Willow is slate ink letterpressed printed on wasabi paper
and Silhouette (better name to come!) uses berry and lime inks, letterpress printed on pearl white paper
Posted on June 5th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
time to edit
With the addition of four new invitation designs next week, we need to pair down the wedding section of the site, rotating out the invitations that aren’t our favorites. So, in the interest of keeping things positive, we ask you, our readers to let us know which ones we should keep! The invites are below or you can view here. We’ll probably only keep four or five of these.
Thanks for your feedback! and check back next Friday for four new designs.
Casa Covarrubias
Flight
Forest
La Palma
Ovals
Park Lane
Red Flower
Spring Green
Water Lily
Thanks!