My Studio

I am fortunate to have a space in this beautiful Italianate house in the small river town of Frenchtown, New Jersey. A former B&B, now a spa, there is a room on the second floor that is just right for me. I can have my computer table, my art table, and there's plenty of room left over for a sofa. Here's my space:

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?

Some chickens on the trail, maybe. For inspiration.

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.

My boxed greeting cards are available here.

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?

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!)

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.