A Peek into the Studio – Modern Luxury Black Tie Wedding Invitations
We’re having a loving affair with foil here. Not the over the top foil, that is dripping from every paper surface in your invitation suite, but Modern Luxury Black Tie Wedding Invitations mingles foil details effortlessly with a fine art brushstroke of gold ink or the deep impression of letterpress. {Foil and watercolor combinations seem […]
My Story is Art – Watercolor Flowers for Ivy & Aster
When Jessica from Ivy & Aster came to me with the idea of developing a pattern for their Spring 2016 line, I was floored. Over the years I’ve had the honor of collaborating on some amazingly cool projects, but I never tire of something new on the horizon. We went to work envisioning Watercolor Flowers […]
Inspirations – Frida Khalo’s Personal Style Exhibit
Frida, dear Frida. I often feel like, if I lived in a different time, we could be friends . We’d likely fight and get under each other’s skin but deep down we’d be some sort of kindred spirit. But isn’t that what is so magical about this artist, she draws you in and her work […]
Inspirations – Handmade Wedding Invitations
The definition of the word Handmade literally makes my day: (Made by hand, not by machine and therefore usually of superior quality.} Amen, amen, amen. Handmade invitations are our thing…but not the quickly pulled together with inferior materials type of handmade. Our Handmade Wedding Invitations have soul and swagger friends. We begin with heartfelt artwork, […]
A Peek into the Studio – Floral Watercolor Wedding Invitations
{Flowers are my heart and I don’t feel their tug on my spirit more than this time of year.} Our first home was in upstate New York…an old, 1940’s neighborhood with charming homes but not a lot of land for each owner’s plot. I gardened to my heart’s content on this small 1/8 of an […]
My Story is Art – An Artist’s Book
If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know my big news. For the last year or so I’ve been writing a book pitch and soon after I finally got up the courage to submit it to publishers, I had a contract! It’s long been my dream to author a book. I decided that […]
My Story is Art – Watercolor Artwork for Wedding Invitations
Well friends, the secret is out, we’re not all about flowers here at Momental! Jillian is my right hand and compliments my style and talents perfectly. Jillian spent 10 years making her place in New York City, collaborating with some of the worlds biggest fashion brands. Now she is home, make her mark at Momental. […]
A Peek into the Studio – Rustic Glam Fall Wedding Invitations
Erin was a dream to make art with and mostly because, I believe, she is a talented designer herself. As a designer for The Honest Co. Erin has a killer eye and knows what she wants! Location is often a huge platform for our very artistic couples and as such, Erin’s Boulder, Colorado location inspired […]
Inspirations – A Dorothy Draper Wedding
Dorothy Draper, is in my opinion, the Mother of modern design and inspiring my latest project and I can’t get enough! White on White Room, Color Swatches, The Greenbrier, Lulu Frost Necklace, Camellia House Menu, Watercolor Swatches
A Peek into the Studio – Floral Watercolor and Foil Wedding Invitations
{Something refreshing happens when watercolor is brought near the glimmer of foil.} Your eye catches the sheer simplicity of the watercolor wash and then bounces to the drama of the foil and all at once you are mesmerized by the contrast of the two textures. The effect is difficult to put into words but is […]
A Peek into the Studio – Starry Night Wedding Invitations
A sophisticated spin on a Starry Night concept is where we began with this hand painted wedding invitation collaboration. Our couples had a few requests; ultra thick stock, silver foil and intense color but without loosing elegance. {We began with the idea of creating our own, intense stock by painting each with shades of indigo […]
My Story is Art – Leafy Watercolor Patterns and Botticelli’s Nursery
I’ve said it before, so bear with me friends… {painting is my heartbeat} In the early years of Momental it was difficult to find time to paint just for me;whatever was inspiring me most as I had no employees and did all the work by my lonesome. Things have changed a bit now and I […]