Vera: textiles

I love our new vintage Vera kitchen linen from my mama.

Vera Neumann was an artist who started designing textiles in the 40s. Based on the cute little ladybug logo, I think mine is from the early 60s.  Read About Vera Neumann if you don't know her work.

I love it!

September Calendar

Wishing you a sweet September.

"By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer."
-Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885

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Graphic design: Honey Do

A cute little invitation for a couples shower.
A sweet friend {pun intended} gave me the concept from another one 
she had seen - and I drew it up. I love this sort of thing. 

Names and numbers changed to protect the innocent :)


Has anyone been to a Honey Do shower with bride and groom together? Definitely a fun idea!

Wedding Portrait: NYC

Talk about dramatically romantic in Central Park. 


I was commissioned to take this gorgeous engagement photograph and put a painterly spin on it as a surprise gift from groom to bride.


Architecture + portrait.  I'm in. 


He wanted to include a sweet quote she loves. It happens to be from Winnie the Pooh.



Congrats and blessings to the newlyweds!


Acrylic - 18" x 24" 

August Calendar

A new month, a new calendar for your desktop.  Don't be shy :)

au·gust

   [aw-guhst]

–adjective

1.

inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity orgrandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religiousdrama.

2.

venerable; eminent: an august personage.

Wishing you an august  August.

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graphic design: Southern Harmony

A talented friend is part of The Women's Chorus of Dallas. Bam.


They are a non-profit group who serve the community by raising money through their performances. And with an upcoming concert by the Secret Sisters, she was charged with designing a logo for the event...and wanted some creative help. I was recruited.  


Here's her email:

Coming up in September, there will be a concert by the Secret Sisters (from what I understand, they are kind of country bluegrass) and all of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to TWCD.   So I have been tasked with designing a logo for the event. This logo will then be plastered all over the web, posters, mailers and most other media you can think of announcing the concert. 

 SOUTHERN HARMONY, a benefit for the Women's Chorus of Dallas

Um, right up my alley!  A few of us got together, brainstormed on:
Feminine, southern, bluegrass....and with the vintage, cute vibe on the Secret Sisters website....


 Here's what we came up with.




A little song bird on an old-timey Shure 55 Elvis Mic. Lots of fun. 

Queen of the Kitchen

There's a new gal in my kitchen.

She's pretty cute.  And loves to do the dishes. 

She has a lot going for her.

My mom got me this cute little brush to scrub dirty dishes. Makes the job much more fun :) 


Bonus:  Reminds me a lot of these gals...

          

It's a whole lot of fun having little things around your house that make you smile.  

Surround yourself with treasures that you like even if they don't go together--who cares if it's not the way the magazines say you should decorate?

Take it from me, the goof who has hippos and dolled-up dish brushes that help with the washing.