liberté egalité fraternité
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Sketch du jour – from the sketchbook.
X is for Xylophone
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Special limited edition book project in the works.
les beaux timbres
Saturday, March 3, 2018
With each visit to France my collection of postage stamps grows. Who doesn’t love a beautiful collection of vintage postage stamps? This limited edition letterpress print is available for purchase – each print is decorated with assorted vintage postage stamps from la belle France.
business cards
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Business card assembly line with salmon & magenta pink watercolor wash
love is the bridge to everywhere
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Happy Valentine’s Day! With love from:
birthday print
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
A one-of-a-kind birthday print marks a special occasion. Letterpress printed on Arches paper in an edition of two. Hand-mixed inks in sky blue, mossy green and two shades of earthy brown.
happy winter solstice!
Thursday, December 21, 2017
letterpress holiday cards & prints
Thursday, December 14, 2017
bookmark keepsakes
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
These special bookmark keepsakes were given to guests at a soirée celebrating the Lee family’s milestone birthdays. Letterpress printed with finish watercolor on handmade Fabriano paper in an edition of fifty.
Jennifer Egan reading at Rakestraw Books
Sunday, October 15, 2017
I had the honor and pleasure of creating a broadside-keepsake for Rakestraw Books in Danville on the occasion of a reading by Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach.
Handprinted letterpress with watercolor in an edition of fifty on Fabriano paper.
PS: A friendly reminder to support your local, independent bookseller!
studio snap shot
Friday, September 15, 2017
A glimpse of my studio composing table today which is usually covered in layers of ink and rarely this tidy :) Restoring order for a Friday afternoon client meeting.
R is for Rosé
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Provence in Berkeley! Come cool off with chilled rosé from Provence and the Languedoc while viewing a collection of letterpress & aquarelle prints from my summer residency in S. France. At Vintage Berkeley on Vine Street. Hope to see you there!
A page from my summer sketchbook….and the fascinating insect, la cigale. Their unique buzzing sound is the distinct “music” of summer in S. France.
spring!
Monday, March 20, 2017
S is for spring sweet peas! S is also for Sennelier…I’m having fun testing out my new honey-based Sennelier watercolor pans.
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” –Rainer Maria Rilke
le menu
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Holiday menu letterpress printed in gold, silver, rose gold & pewter ink. With hand-lettering by Papineau Calligraphy.
all spruced up…
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Fresh off the printing press, made-to-order holiday cards in spruced-up shades of inky green & cardinal red.
kauai XOXO
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Setting up my watercolor “station” under a swaying palm tree on the sunny & stormy shores of Poipu Beach Park, Kauai. A panoply of color, especially on Sunday, what with all the beach goers. The color of the aquamarine Pacific is mesmerizing & the clouds as they march across the expansive sky, dazzling. One minute it’s rain showers & the next bright warm sunshine.
The view from our lanai…the vast Pacific with its ever-changing moods.
Kauai free-range chicken.
la pâtisserie
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Sweet memories of my summer sojourn in Provence and the dreamy pâtisserie in Molleges. From the collection of limited edition, letterpress-aquarelle prints entitled, Mon Coeur est en Provence.
XOXO
Friday, February 12, 2016
Letterpress collage for Valentine’s Day celebrating LOVE and the beauty of ee cummings poetry.
calistoga wedding
Thursday, January 28, 2016
So much fun working with Jeanifer + Lee on their wedding invitation stationery. Shown here is the map/save the date postcard highlighting a few of their favorite wine country spots.
And their letterpress wedding invitation ensemble–aubergine ink on Fabriano pebble grey paper with gold leaf parsley monogram.
A collaboration with Papineau Calligraphy & Kathy Higgins Weddings.
hello 2016 !
Friday, January 1, 2016
winter solstice
Monday, December 21, 2015
Pale rose ink paired with antique matte gold ink for this winter-time wedding invitation. Shown here is the front of the wedding invitation card folder, hand-printed letterpress on my trusty 125-year old C&P printing press. Printed on creamy textured Crane paper.
holiday tea party
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Henry James says it beautifully. The perfect quote for Carole MacElhenny’s holiday tea party invitations. Hand-lettered with pen & ink and then letterpress printed in rich velvety black ink on German Zerkall paper.
The cakes are finished in a cheerful pink-berry watercolor wash.
holiday soirée
Saturday, December 19, 2015
It was an honor to design & print the SF Mayor’s office holiday soirée invitations. With velvety black ink & bright berry red ink letterpress printed on Crane’s pearl white. Festive & classic.
amour ♥︎
Thursday, December 17, 2015
holiday tidings
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Holiday letterpress cards fresh off the printing press.
