Our NSS Booth

I've been meaning to photos from our National Stationery Show debut a while back! Some of you have seen the booth already via my Kodak Gallery or on oh so beautiful paper, but I wanted to share some of my favorite images here too. Before next year's show, I will do a longer post outlining all the deets of our entire experience, from set-up to breakdown, as a sort of beginner's guide that will hopefully be helpful to other newbies out there. But for now, just the pics!

Brand-New Etsy Shop!

In anticipation of the launch of the super-new Fine Day Press website, which is undergoing a few final tweaks, we're getting our new etsy storefront all shined up and ready to shop! The Fine Day Press shop is dedicated to our debut line of letterpress greeting cards and invitations. I hope you like it! I will be adding more card and invitation designs in the coming weeks. Totes, art prints and tees will remain in our happy little Lovely Pieces Shop.

Bag o' Love

So glad I signed up for Linda&Harriett's email list. So glad it's a snowday and I'm getting caught up on my emails. This cute little item was awaiting discovery in my inbox, it contains a set of notecards (you choose the letterpressed design), a notepad and pencil in an adorable screenprinted hot pink heart bag. Yes, it is perfect for Valentine's day, but good for spreading a little love any time of year.

Stina So Fine

Today's inspiration comes from incredibly talented Stockholm-based illustrator Stina Persson. I have been enamored with her watercolor work for a while, but am totally loving these super graphic cut-paper illustrations, bringing some much-needed color on a gray and rainy Monday morning!

All You Need Is Love

Adding some new card designs to the shop today, just in time for Valentine's Day! Hope you like them.

Campbell Raw Press

I came across these really sweet and special hanging letterpress calendars in a local paper shop last week. By Brooklyn-based bindery and print shop Campbell Raw Press.

Etsy Faves for Friday

Rosie Music's "I think I'm in Love" print was a featured Etsy Find recently and it led me to her shop where I fell hard for the very dapper Mr. Elegant Cat, top. He is just awesome. I'm pretty sure if he was here in my studio we would have stimulating imaginary conversations about the state of the world and such.
The Elegant Cat by Rosie Music

Other Friday faves: Tangerine cosmetic bag by quiltish, 70's Sheer Striped Dress by Ainslie Wood Co., Screenprinted poster by honey & bloom

New Patterned Notecards!

I'm psyched about these new card designs I just added to the etsy shop. I developed a series of patterns - for another, bigger project that you'll be hearing LOTS more about in the coming months - inspired by my love of textiles and folk art from around the globe, like suzanis from Afganistan, hand-woven fabics from Peru and Tibet, and embroidery from Mexico. I took a whole bunch of my own illustrations and hand-drawn design elements and went to town, layering and coloring and adding textures as needed. As I mentioned above, these are intended for another project, but they made such awesome notecards that I couldn't resist adding them to the shop. I hope you like them too!

Loving...

...the pop colors and petite, punchy graphics on crisp white paper of these limited edition prints by pancake&franks. Detail below.

Last Stop Before the Holidays

Last weekend, I visited the Brooklyn Lyceum Holiday Craft Market - a really good showing this year of fun housewares, art, and delicious food items. I got to meet one of my fave designers, Tara Hogan. I've been reading Tara's blog, INK+WIT, for ages so it was super to meet her in person and chat for a while.


Tara was kind enough to feature my yoga tees and prints on her blog recently, and I am now the proud owner of one of her lovely letterpress prints (below) which is now making my home office a cheerier place to work! If you haven't already checked out her blog or shop, get on over there!


A few other faves from the holiday market: (clockwise from top left) ceramics by jennifer fisher, artwork by Kristiana Parn, handmade plush toys by Zooguu, screenprinted moleskin journals by fisk and fern

My New Obsession

I can't tell you how taken I am with these excellent paper and acrylic collages by New York-based artist Aaron Wexler. Just stunning.

Lovely Present

What a nice surprise to find this awesome postal-inspired collage in my mailbox on Saturday - big thanks to Valerie in New Jersey!

I recently participated in an art exchange through some friends, which entails simply making a piece of art and mailing it to the appropriate person on the participant list. I sent the collage below (which also became a notecard set over in the etsy shop) to a certain Adrienne in Chi-town.

New collage cards!

New collage cards added to the etsy shop! See more over here.

Hoot

Sweet but not saccharine, these animal-meets-object illustrated cards by Screech Owl Design, a Brooklyn-based artist duo, are making me smile this morning. Especially the almost-trompe l'oeil arctic fox and snowy owl pair, below. Enjoy!