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
Inspirations – Romantic Victory Ranch Utah Wedding Invitations
Textural watercolor, enchanting landscapes and the softest palette of color; dreaming up some lovely for Lindsay. Victory Ranch Utah, Papers, Watercolor Landscape Wedding Invitation, Attendants, Bouquet
A Peek into the Studio – Authentic Watercolor Wedding Invitations
Putting brush to invitation paper again an again multiplied by 100, 200 or 25, whatever the number may be on a given studio day, gives my soul peace and a promise of our continued authenticity in this whirlwind world of easily printed, poorly manufactured, appropriated and remodeled goods. Kristy Rice – Neon Pink Watercolor Story […]
Inspiraitons – Breezy, Artful Wedding Invitation Inspiration
Soft, sun drenched hues and breezy, vintage details infuse this inspiration palette. BHLDN earrings, Bouquet, Venue Painting Wedding Invitation, Papers, Ceremony Altar, Horse, Valentino
A Peek into the Studio – Engage!13 at the Biltmore Hand Painted Summit Stationery
Designing the painted paperie for Engage! Summits never ceases to thrill. This time around we create welcome itineraries and property maps for the 11th event held at The Biltmore in Ashville, North Carolina. I can’t begin to express what a magical gem this property is, so steeped in history and with every turn you know […]
A Peek into the Studio – A Warm Reminder and My Handwriting
Kelley just took 5 minutes to leave the studio, chatting as the door stood wide open. I love to chat, but that cold air rushing in was certainly not welcome. It’s official, winter is on the way in Northeastern PA, but lucky for us we have warm hearted couples and their warm weather wedding invitation […]
Inspirations – Watercolor Floral Pattern Wedding Invitations
Recently my newest floral pattern came to life within the pages of the most recent Utterly Engaged issue. If you haven’t seen the film yet, take a look here and let me know what you think! Utterly Engaged invited us to create 5 distinctly different looks from the same pattern and here is what we […]
Behind the Scenes – Lush Art Inspired Shoot on Junebug Weddings
The story of this project started three years ago…which seems to me like forever ago. I decided to orchestrate my very first inspiration shoot. A carefully chosen team and venue later, we were in full swing carefully crafting the artful table you may have seen on the What Junebug Loves blog yesterday. There are a […]
Behind the Scenes – Prism, Dot and Watercolor Invitations in Reverie Magazine
When Janie from The Bride’s Cafe gets in touch about a creative project, I know we are soon all in for a treat. The Summer issue of Reverie Magazine featured a sweet and breezy shoot of real couple Lydia and David, who eloped last year leaving them with no real wedding images. Well, not anymore! […]
My Story is Art – On Staying Limber
I don’t know much about sports but watching the Olympics or portions of the Tour de France get me pretty excited. The stories, the triumphs, the tribulations…all make for some excellent TV watching. This weekend I happened to catch portions of the Tour de France. As the newscast panned to several cyclists staying limber on […]
Behind the Scenes – Cover Editorial for Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine
So I had this idea… Those are the words that get me into trouble time and time again…the good kind of trouble. After seeing Oprah’s February 2012 cover by chalk artist Dana Tanamachi I just had to find a way to re-interpret the concept in watercolor! A quick email to Eco-Beautiful Magazine editor, Katie Martin […]