Entries from April 2009

April 27, 2009

If walls could talk

Some photographers have a way of showing the soul of a person in an image. Carey Primeau does it with dilapidated buildings. For the past four years, he’s been working on the Neglected Beauty Project.
“By inspiring dialogue about forgotten historic structures, there is hope that the general public and our politicians will once again learn [...]

April 23, 2009

Shop Local: St. Louis

Full of little shops and restaurants and seemingly very supportive of the handmade scene, St. Louis is on my short list of cities to explore. In the meantime, here are a few of the talented folks who make the city their home.

The Bungaloo is a screenprinting studio plastering everything from tee shirts to journals with [...]

April 22, 2009

Fireworks wedding invitations

I just finished up these gorgeous invitations for a couple who are renewing their vows on July 3rd. While they wanted to aknowledge the proximity of the holiday, they didn’t want their invitations to be kitchy or overly patriotic. I came up with a design that was abstract yet recognizable while being fun, modern and [...]

April 20, 2009

MIA

Hey kids, I know I’ve been missing in action lately, but my life has been, to say the least, chaotic. I won’t go into all of it, but the highlights (or low-lights as they were) include my press having a major break (fixed now) and the company I worked for ceasing operations (still working on [...]

April 3, 2009

Cocktails & Crafts

I don’t have much time today, but I wanted to let you all know about a fabulous show happening this weekend that will feature etsy sellers from the Madison area. Here are just a few of the crafters involved:

Bare Tree Apparel’s etsy shop
Little Dandelion Studio’s etsy shop
Whimsey House’s etsy shop