MOMA inspiration

Coury and I had an exceptional date at Arcade at the MOMA on Wednesday night. The only thing that could have made it better would have been eating dinner. Cour worked late, so I shopped and met him there sans food... and there were cocktails. I can't express how fun it was to run around MOMA with a bit of a buzz. Especially when everywhere you turn is a new video game or gigantic balloons. We got a lot of compliments on our sorta themed tee-shirts.

It inspired us to make things. Those things will be out soon!

Blind Printing Place cards

Today was the hottest day yet. Usually, I don't have to leave work and go out in the muggy streets much, but today I needed to get paper cut for place cards. I also took an order to Honey and Hazel. I was drudging around in 115 degree (heat index) heat with all this stuff. Luckily, it's a Summer Friday and I was out of work at 2. When I got home I took a little Seista while the AC cooled down my studio, but got to work after.

I've been listening to a lot of comics lately. So many funny Podcasts out there! WTF with Marc Maron is my favorite at the moment. It's interesting to hear famous TV folks in interviews. So many of them still doubt whether they are doing a great job or whether people like them. It makes me feel better honestly. I hate the fact that I crave other people's approval. I think it's human nature though. As a creative, it's very hard to make something, send it to your client and painstakingly waiting for a response.

I loved the Telegram invitations I recently did, but because I'm a perfectionist... I felt like there were a few flaws in them. It's one of the things I like and detest about my Letterpress creations. Because I work on a small press, it's limiting. It's also my favorite part about printing. Every piece has flaws that makes it interesting. Anyway, I was thrilled when they loved them and asked if I could make place cards for their wedding. I love printing things blind, without ink. This Savoy paper gives an awesome result. Now, I just have to score and fold each one. Sounds like a good job for Sunday when I'll be vending at Hell's kitchen.

Opposite Colors of the Color Wheel

This week was super Hot in NYC, but also productive for me. I decided to suck it up, throw on my coolest dresses for work, and embrace printing again. When I got home I immediately turned the dial on my AC to High cool and changed into boxers and a tank top to begin printing. And look at the results!

I've been building a list of things to print and reprint lately. I could finally set aside time to make it happen. Monday was the night for Orange. I reprinted my Sunshine in a bottle which is one of my favorite creations. It's not a big hit, but I love the idea of sending someone sunshine. I also printed my Thank you in multiple languages in orange. My friends Amanda and Carey gave me this idea. As teachers they often buy packs of very general Hello and Thank you cards for parents, etc. Tuesday I printed the Hello in blue and also a new Bunny card. I just sent this to my nephew who turns 2 next week. They grow so fast. It feels like yesterday that he was born. I don't think he knows how to say elephant or giraffe, but he has rabbits in his yard. I hope he says "bunnies" right away.

I simplified my elephant and giraffe plate. I was having trouble printing the elephant. It was almost too much coverage to print evenly. I decided to make an outline of the body and it seemed to do the trick.

Anyway, new cards are fun. Elephants, Monkeys, and Giraffes... oh, my!

New Lead

We had a tourist like weekend while my in-laws were in town. We walked all over the city and hit the main attractions on Saturday. It was my first time on Top of the Rock and I definitely recommend it.Sunday it was a bazillion degrees and we drove over to the Brooklyn Flea to eat, shop, and catch a little breeze on the ferry to Dumbo. It was too hot to stay long and the ferry was too crowded to get on, but we enjoyed our visit and I got these amazing new blocks! Love new lead and brainstorming how to use them :)

Gettin' Organized and Dust Free

I came back from vacation motivated, but also a little overwhelmed with how long it's been since our apartment has had a good cleaning. My small little printing and computer studio has felt like the walls were starting to close in on me.

A long 4th of July holiday weekend helped us tackle the whole place.

I was hoping to go through lots more, but I'm happy the dust is off the floor and all the crap is put away. After another weekend of traveling, I hope to print bunches!