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I was so energized and excited after my visit to the Poster House Museum in NYC. Curator Angelina Lippert showed us around some very rare original prints from the 1910’s-1930’s. The size, the color and just the boldness and energy sort of worked on me ;-)
https://posterhouse.org/exhibition/art-deco-commercializing-the-avant-garde/
I’m pretty lucky to have such a busy studio. There’s always something going on. I’ve been so busy just filling orders—which I get extra help to do a couple of days a week. Shipping days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, that way we stay up on everything.
I try to set Tuesday and Thursday aside for just designing, reading or taking photos. That usually holds but sometimes I only get a half day if there are errands. Then there’s new design work to do, like new Garden Signs or a new Sticker. I also have a couple of special client projects going at any given time, which I try to give attention to on design days. There’s a new calendar in the works as well.
I didn’t even mention that I paint too. I have about ten panels that I painted as posters that I’m working on a bit by bit. Pulling up to the easel is a way to get away from the computer and get in touch with the magic of art materials again. Makes for a great break.
Packing benches are set on wheels so they can be stowed when in Gallery Mode.
In the thick of it. We really are not messy—there’s just a lot going on. Orders are being picked and assembled here in Packing Mode.
This is an exciting moment for me! I’m so happy to say that the Garden Sign project, which started as a part of the Victory Garden of Tomorrow project, now has its own website. The reason is clear: the Garden Signs, as a product line, have developed their own voice and focus of attention. The signs are about the small wild places in our outdoor spaces. It’s about the birds, the bee and the community around us. By putting the Signs into their own project, it actually gives me more stylistic freedom to do more with the signs. There are over 20 designs in the collections, and with so many more neat ideas—I can’t wait to see what happens next.
And on the other side, the VGoT project was always about poster art, and the relationship between the vegetable garden and the kitchen. Can’t wait to roll out some new posters this year!
