Beware the Spinning Pumpkin Head

It's the season for my spinning pumpkin head card by Design Design, Inc. They did a magnificent job producing the card, it's exactly as I envisioned it. WoooOOOOO! (click on image to get the spinning effect)

The Secret Life of Dioramas

I discovered a new passion this past week while on vacation in British Columbia. I had left my camera at home and thus had to buy a new cheap one for use on the trip. We happened to visit the Museum of Miniatures in Victoria; it was filled with 80+ dioramas of scenes from history and fantasy. At the museum I started testing the camera's macro lens on some of the little objects in the scenes, and discovered what a different story they tell when looked at up close. Tiny little figures frozen in time and place, poetically posed, dusty and still.

What Are You Looking At?

If you've ever been suspicious of those crows wandering around in your yard, you'll like my new Halloween card from Great Arrow. Great Arrow publishes gorgeous hand-silkscreened greeting cards that have a richness and saturation that cannot be replicated by standard lithography. You can read more about the company here. Hey and if you're inspired my card can be purchased online here.

Winter Whirl Collection

It's late August, it must be time for Christmas! I'm so happy to announce the arrival of my Winter Whirl tabletop and giftwrap collection. This design is a contemporary take on a traditional holiday, available in plates, napkins, tissue, guest towels and more. All coming to an upscale store near you, and also available for purchase here.

MoMA Card and Ornaments

I am delighted to announce that my Holiday card for the Museum of Modern Art in New York is now available! I am honored to be a part of their card program. The award-winning MoMA holiday card program has been in existence for more than a half century. Initially, the Museum invited artists whose work was represented in the collection to create original designs, including Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, and Andy Warhol. They have expanded the program over the years to include images from MoMA's permanent collection as well as new designs by talented contemporary graphic artists, illustrators, and designers. In addition to my boxed Multicolored Snowflake, the museum has also made felt ornaments out of the design.

Flea Market Find #2: I Know You're Jealous...

A commemorative plate of the New Jersey Turnpike! Yes! Construction of the 122-mile-long Turnpike took 2 years, from 1950 to 1952. Rest stops include: Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman, Thomas Edison and Alexander Hamilton. Simon and Garfunkel referenced it in the song, "America", Harold and Kumar speak of the Turnpike, and both Al Gore and Bruce Springsteen have traveled its byways. You yourself may one day "enjoy" a ride on one of the most heavily traveled highways in the U.S.

Autumn already!

I'm not ready for Autumn yet, but I am excited to see these samples which arrived in the mail today. My Autumn Leaves garden flags available at a Lowe's near you!