A peer designer friend, Marj, has been a fantastic supporter of Concepcioun over the past few months. In one of her efforts to spread the word about Concepcioun, she casually introduced me to a relative of hers that will be a bride in September. Emily happens to have a blog, called sovi design. Once I [...]
Tags: Decades, sovi designs, Wis Design
Last night, I made a road trip to attend another AIGA event. Debbie Millman, Design Group President of Sterling Brands in NYC, came to Rochester to speak about how and why we – as living creatures – brand. I had met Debbie several years ago in NYC for one of Hillman Curtis’ video shoots. However, [...]
Tags: AIGA, Debbie Millman, Rochester, Sterling Brands
I am a full-time graphic designer and considered an “indie crafter.” So, it only made sense that I would want to go to the film screening of Typeface in Rochester last week. I left my job early, and my friend Robyn and I headed to RIT for the event. The film screening at RIT happened [...]
Tags: AIGA Upstate New York, Dock2 Letterpress, Hamilton Wood Type Museum, independent film, Kartemquin Films, letterpress, printing, typography, wood block type
I made another roadtrip out to Buffalo, for the second part of my bookbinding workshop at the Western New York Book Arts Center. The trip there was a bit tedious, since the previous week’s travel time seemed so much quicker. I was honestly wondering if I wanted to make the 2.5 hour drive again, but [...]
Tags: Amy Greenan, Bookbinding, Western New York Book Arts Center, wnybac, workshop
Last Thursday, I took a one-day road trip to Buffalo for a bookbinding workshop. The workshop was hosted at the Western New York Book Arts Center and taught by Amy Greenan. I signed up for the workshop because I am self taught at bookbinding, and I think it’s important for me to keep up with [...]
Tags: Amy Greenan, Western New York Book Arts Center, wnybac
This past Thursday I went to Craft Chemistry, a quaint little boutique shop in town that is run by Briana and her husband Jason. C2 was having an opening for an installation that will be built within an empty building lot across the street from the shop. The work, named Protector by the artist Brendan [...]
Tags: Brendan Rose, C2, Craft Chemistry, Syracuse Community
After many emails back and forth, I finally managed to get together with a couple of artisan friends at Roji Tea Lounge on Tuesday. I met up with Erin of Bride Designs and Lucy of Lucy Mink and Mink Stuff. We were minus one, because Tara of Ink + Wit was out of town. We [...]
Tags: Bride Designs, bubble tea, Central New York, Lucy Mink Covello, Roji Tea Lounge, small business, Syracuse restaurant
I flew to Montana on July 1st to visit a wonderful college friend, Chelsea, and her husband, Stuart, for an extended Fourth of July holiday. A mutual friend of ours, Jenn, flew from Rochester to spend the extended holiday with us. Our activities included: – Hiking Mount Helena – Visiting the historic Reeder’s Alley – [...]
Tags: B. Handmade Designs, Becky Schnieder, Betty's Devine, Frayed Sew, Glacier National Park, Helena, Missoula, Montana, Reeder's Alley
I was searching the web the other day for a tasty Ceviche recipe. Somehow, I landed on Cucumbersome, a DIY craft tutorials website managed by Britt and her husband in Vancouver, BC. Being a designer at heart (BFA in Graphic Arts), I was immediately attracted to the design of the site. The photographs are great, [...]
Tags: Britt McMaster, ceviche, crafts, creativity, cucumbersome, diy, handmade, ideas, inspiration, recipe, tutorials, Vancouver
Yesterday was a cold, gray, rainy day at Art on the Porches. Amazingly, the constant downpours didn’t stop the positive energy that flowed. I only made a few sales, but made some amazing connections with some truly talented people in the Central New York community. The show this year had more artisans than last year, [...]
Tags: Art on the Porches, artisans, artists, Bride Design, C.T. Ladd, Central New York, Erin Nowak, James DaRin, Jennifer Comfort, jewelry, Lucy Mink, Michelle DaRin, Mink Stuff, She Takes the Cake, stuffed owls, Sweet Talk Boutique, The Mike Vincetore Project