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danielle and bobby: envelopes are on their way
my darling, lovely, hilarious, gorgeous cousin danielle is getting married this coming june to an equally wonderful, funny, fun, handsome fellow, and they asked me to help in the preparations by...
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wedding guest tree: ms. buryk and mr. borchert
this past weekend was the darling wedding of darling friends alexis buryk and scott borchert (see their spotlight in the ny times!). having been friends since our nyu days, alexis and i are now both...
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and then a pause
i promised i would post more images from my exhibition last december-february, so here they are! jillian schiavi ‘all those other words’, 2011 birch wood, brass, satin binding tape
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spooky address stamp
i had so much fun designing this return address stamp. a dear friend of mine wanted to give a gift that spoke to this couple’s love of all things halloween and ‘day of the dead’. is it a coincidence...
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movin on over
hello darling readers! it’s been almost a year now since i got my very first tattoo, and first tattoo design request, and this has prompted a massive revamp in my life and career. i could never have...
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joy and weddings and logos galore
for the past few weeks, i’ve been designing and drawing up a storm here in the (for the meantime) stormless city of chicago. i thought i’d share a few of the most recent projects i’ve finished. first...
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a different way to say i love you
valentine’s day is right around the corner. of course, how could anyone miss it? as soon as the last of the confetti was thrown from rooftops on new year’s eve, pink heart-shaped pieces of construction...
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invitations – lululemon style
i recently had the opportunity to design some invitations for a lululemon athletica ambassador event, for the 900 n michigan store in chicago. i love love love all of that store’s ambassadors (namely...
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the wedding march, a soiree event
yesterday i had the most amazing opportunity to be a part of the vendor list for the wedding march, an event hosted by soiree weddings and events of chicago. soiree, spearheaded by the amazing tiffany...
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paper and pen crush
i’ve been doing a lot of perusing around the stationery world recently (and by recently, i really mean for the better part of the last three years), and i just have to remark on some of the lovely work...
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a stationer’s dream anniversary
you always remember your first… anniversary. it’s special, memorable, fresh in the mind. but the traditional gift isn’t necessarily something that most people get all excited about. paper. it’s not...
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design crush
i’ve just been, you know, browsing the interwebs for hours on end, looking at gorgeously designed paper products for inspiration and general soul-quenching purposes, and holy gorgeous have i found...
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handwritten invitations – still a thing of the present
last monday, i had the pleasure of visiting the ladies and gents of zapwater communications, sit in their sunlit , exposed brick office, and pen out 18 handwritten invitations to a sneak preview of...
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wedding guest book: revamped
i love the idea of a wedding guest book; a timeless record of all the people you’ve loved and cherished enough to invite and spend $70 a plate on at your momentous wedding day. a space for everyone,...
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terrariums terrariums!
what a lovely night it was, last week, at the gorgeous both sides space, making little terrariums (although, at the time, it was still a bit in shambles before we’d hung the second fridays art show)....
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a whole bunch of bones
{‘bigger is better’ 11×14 original illustraion – $175 w/frame} Phew! August is already more than halfway over, and it seems crazy to me that so much has happened in the first 19 days of this summery...
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artist in residence like whoa
the month has come! september! both sides gallery! my work, supplies, kitchen dishes and pens and favorite coffee mug – we’re all moved in and ready and raring to get started on the next 6-9 months of...
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autumn! autumn!!!
it’s my oh-so-favorite-favorite-favorite time of year, and chicago’s delivering some amazingly gorgeous weather for the occasion. and while it’s not quite so picturesque as a new england autumn, the...
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holiday! holiday! gifts! gifts!
i’m thinking about holiday season much differently this year. yes, for the past few seasons, i’ve tried hard as i could to buy local, handmade, artist-created wares, goods, artwork. i’ve even tried...
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a thankful holiday season
tis the season for wonder and splendor and beautiful tables and warm meals and blues and greens and reds and silver and gold all around. here’s wishing you and yours a beautiful start to a...
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