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Work + Vacation

                            

We are all packed and ready to go. First stop NYC National Stationery Show. We will be at Booth # 1953 if anyone would like to visit.Then a trans Atlantic flight to Turkey! See you in two weeks.

Lula is one lucky girl!

Two of my super talented friends gave handmade gifts to Lula.

Jen Hewett embroidered these beautiful flowers.

Rae Dunn made her signature baby plaque!

Isn't she lucky?

The Real Thing and My version

The real thing... (I love locks and keys, old ones)

My humble watercolor trial...

Just from Nature

These photos are almost ready to be printed as cards for Small Square Design - I love them!

Paul Madonna

Paul Madonna is my new favorite Illustrator. I love his style, lines, colors, and actually the things he chooses to illustrate.

 

I purchased his All Over Coffee book and have been slowly enjoying it!

Inspiration #2

I am helping our friends Brian and Gretchen with their holiday card. Their son Owen was working on some drawings to be printed. This one below is just so amazing:

I love its craziness, liveliness and the imagination. The reindeer, santa, and snowman all together, the same size.

Inspiration

My dad recently sent me some of his illustrations. This one below is my favorite:

I love the summary, fun feeling coming out of it!

San Francisco evening

We are waiting to get on to the Bay Bridge, and the traffic is a bit slow. Around 6:30 PM. The red lines on the sky, red car lights, and the giant Diet Coke sign. San Francisco always has a little surprise or some kind of an inspiration.

Northwind Perennial Farm

While visiting John's parents a while ago at Lake Geneva, I went to a yoga class at the gardens of Northwind Perennial Farm. After the yoga lesson, we walked around this farm, which is a nursery and sells all sorts of garden related goods in their store and all around the nursery. It is beautiful; they made little corners with antique pieces that you bump into as you stroll on the trails. It reminds me a little bit Flora Grubb Gardens of San Francisco, but it is much bigger, more of an adventure. They even have their own silo. Here are some photos (the last one is the ceiling of the silo)...

Doggy Magnets

A friend of mine gave these funny magnets at my birthday. They have the magnets at their little butt, so stick to the boards with their face forward - they are so cute!

Buddy is, of course, cuter than anything, but he needs to share the space.