Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Halcyon Days Begin
Halcyon Days are traditionally the two weeks around the Winter Solstice, this year beginning December 14, a time of prosperity and peace. The ancient Greeks believed this to be a period when the seas were calm enough to allow the Kingfisher (halcyon) to lie quietly afloat on its nest at sea. Here's to calm weather.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
My Studio
Frenchtown sits right on the Delaware River... with a beautiful walking path alongside. And my building sits right between a wine store and a cafe with good coffee... what else could I need?
Monday, November 9, 2009
Green Greeting Cards
These cards are part of Design Design's Green2 collection. Each card is made from Green-e certified paper that is process chlorine-free and acid-free. All cards, envelopes and boxes and labels are made from recycled paper, and the boxes are constructed without the use of glue. It's great to be a part of a conscientious design movement.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Halloween Etiquette
I always panic about having enough candy on Halloween. This year, since it falls on a Saturday, I really don't know what to do. We live in a neighborhood that is "safe" to trick-or-treat in, and so families from other towns bring their kids over to ours. We could have 50 kids or 300, we never can tell. So I'm interested to find out how everyone distributes their candy -- do you let the kids take their own? Do you put the candy right in the bags for them? Do you tell them "take one" or "take two"? Or do you put a bowl of candy on the porch and go hide in the basement?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Flea Market Find #3: I Can Say No More
This garage-sale find either needs no explanation or needs a lot of explanation. No I don't know what it smells like, the package is sealed (and will stay that way!)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Secret Life of Dioramas
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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.
Monday, August 17, 2009
MoMA Card and Ornaments
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Autumn already!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Garlic Scapes
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Kutztown Folk Festival
Every year, we go to this Pennsylvania Dutch Festival in Kutztown, PA. It's not your normal summerfestival: it features traditional crafts, German Orators, Cloggers and a small farm engine demonstration tent. Here are some suggestions of cool things to do when you are there:
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Creative Problem Solving
I'm a firm believer in the power of the imagination. Every problem has a solution, although it may not be apparent at first. Sometimes you have to really stretch your mind to see something in a different way. Take for example, a pig -- this view of the pig is ordinary. But what happens when you start to think about it from different angles?
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Flea Market Find #1: The Eye of the Beholder
Designers spend a lot of time staring at things. I mean, staring at them trying to figure out how they came to be the way they are. Thinking about the process of creation. Take this alarming little vase I found at a local flea market this weekend: Someone had to 1) CONCEIVE of this figure, 2) get it out of their mind by DRAWING it, 3) more people became involved as a sculpture and a mold had to be made from it, 4) yet others cast, glazed, fired, painted and gilded it, 5) someone put it in a box and others drove a truck taking it to a store where some nice person had to sell it to another nice person who looked at it for 4o years and finally got tired of it and had their daughter put it up for sale for $1 at the flea market so I could see it, laugh and buy it.
Now isn't that marvellous?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Favorite New Cards
This new design of mine is available as blank boxed notes. I love how they turned out, they have glitter on them and are so fun. You can buy them here.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Where do ideas come from?
My mother, who lives in Arizona, sent me this photo of an amazing Mesquite Bug that was found in her pool. They rescued it, dried it off and sent it on its way to dazzle someone else.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
It's That Time of Year!
This is my best-selling greeting card. I did it with Design Design, Inc in 2005 and it continues to sell well every year. The trick in designing greeting cards is to come up with an original take on a familiar subject, which frankly is not always that easy to do. This grad image would also make great gift bags or tableware. You can buy the card online here.
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