Tag: postcards
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A book by its cover
Since today is #WorldBookDay, I thought I’d share a behind-the-scenes look at the process behind the cover design of my new book. And just like any part of bringing a book to life, creating the cover is a careful, detailed, and often lengthy process. Designing a book cover is more of a science than an…
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Shelf life
You’ll have to excuse the grainy photos—snapping pictures in the basement is never ideal. But this shelf sure is—last week the Tailor built me an enormous inventory storage system, and over the weekend I finally organized my entire stock of stationery. It’s hard to see the scale here, but this monster is about 8 x…
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My crafty Valentine
Here they are! My new line of bird illustrations has arrived, just in (the nick of) time for Valentine’s Day. In the shop you’ll find snazzy new postcards… …gift tags (I’m particularly excited about these)… …and even fun temporary tattoos! This is all just a taste of what I’ve got planned for this year—look for…
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Studio shindig
Every year I tell myself I’ll actually take photos during Studio Tour—and every year we get a bigger crowd, and I get all wrapped up in talking to people, and somehow the camera just sits forgotten in a corner. But at least I managed to take a couple of quick snaps of how it looked…
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In person
Who is this, I wonder? You should see the piles of things, er, occupying (hint!) my drafting table this month. You see, Art at Work month is almost here, and I’m scrambling to get ready for all the events coming down the pike. First up is Studio Tour, that crazy-amazing weekend where it seems like…
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Home for the holidays
Every year I whip up a little holiday postcard and send it winging to far-flung friends and family. It’s a long-standing tradition of mine, and an important constant when many other holiday plans change from year to year. This year’s card reflects my own personal plans for Christmas this year—I fully intend to spend some…