My Story is Art – I’m Kristy, the Painter
Hi Friends, I’m Kristy, the painter. It’s been such a long while since I (re)introduced myself here. We’ve seen an influx of new readers and followers across our social media existence so I decided it was high time to say hello and let you know a bit more about me, circa 2015! Okay, friends, I’m […]
A Peek into the Studio – Book Invitations for an Italy Wedding
Many will remember how this book became just a little bit legendary. Think Carrie and Big, New York City and…there you go… Love Letters of Great Men was the starting point for this heartfelt collection of Book Invitations for an Italy Wedding. {Books…and I mean real, paper and page books have a weight and sincerity about […]
My Story is Art – Watercolor, Foil and Letterpress Wedding Invitations
Just as our couples have a love story, so does Momental. Momental Designs grew from a love affair with painting and…well, love itself. (Our passion for bringing fine art to the invitation page endures.) Georgia O’Keeffe, one of my favorite painters of all time often spoke about how so few of us really see the world around us. […]
My Story is Art – An Artist’s Book III
If you follow me on Instagram, the news of my second book contract (#onebooktwobooks) won’t be a surprise. If you need to get up to speed on the progress on book #1 (#kristysbook), read here and here. About one month after signing a contract for the manuscript due in December, I signed another for 3 […]
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 – 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 – Artistic Blind Letterpress, Foil Wedding Invitations
I’m enchanted – not in the princess, girly way, but in the way you might be smitten with the blue of the sky one morning or the way fresh cut grass smells on a Sunday. A Blind Letterpress and Foil combination for Wedding Invitations Heather’s design process to reach the end that is this invitation […]
As Seen In – Watercolor Italy Art Shoot in Destination I Do Magazine Part II
{As an artist, I dream of weddings in compositions – much like a painting.} Balance, sheen, negative space all play into stationery design. An invitation is really a composition, just like a landscape or architectural study – so many factors to consider and at any moment you can make or break the look. Stationery for […]