Oh, Gocco! It was good getting back into gocco-ing a little and I absolutely love the prints from this giveaway organized by Amy of Pikaland (a wonderful illustration blog full of amazing work).
My favorite prints are from Denise Holmes of Nisee Made and Dee Beale from the UK. Check it out!
Photo by Pikaland
More photos can be found on Pikaland’s Flickr.
When Vicki and Will came to my studio I fell in love with their wedding invitation vision. They are getting married in October at the Morton Arboretum and wanted an organic, illustrative design. After giving them a few options and many font options, (mostly me trying to place the perfect font with the illustration) they went with this design.
© Paper Parasol Press, Two color letterpress print on 140lb paper made from renewable energy, printed on a Vandercook #3
The entire process from start to end was wonderful. Yes, they were my clients, but I felt like it was more of a team effort – as if we were in a design meeting bouncing ideas back and forth. Both Vicki and Will were truly curious in the entire letterpress process. (I even let them pull a sheet or two through Ellie Mae, my Vandercook!) In fact, they paired the invitation with the envelope and designed the entire stacked right side. It’s always nice when a couple comes in together and share the entire wedding planning. Even at the last minute, we pulled a color change on the first color. It was supposed to be a slightly transparent orange, but we decided to go with a more gold tone which allowed the chocolate brown to pop more and show off the details in the leaves and wood grain on the tree. Whereas the orange would have competed and been a little more polarizing.That’s what’s great about custom work – things tend to flow more organically. Thanks, Vicki and Will for the opportunity to let Paper Parasol Press design your invitation and thanks for being a super cute and fun couple to work with! The lucky couple are jetting off to Australia after their wedding and I wish them the best on their new endeavors.
Tomorrow is the Renegade Renegade Craft Fair Chicago! I have the window cracked open and I think I hear rain. Nope, just a sprinkler. We are all hoping the rain comes early and leaves early for the show. It’s supposed to end at noon/1pm tomorrow and for the rest of the weekend it will be glorious and sunny! Currently, there are little messes all over my apartment, instead of one big continuous mess, which is shocking I’ve kept it so contained.
So, yes please come out and visit us at both # 224 on Division between Wood and Hermitage. After the Fair, I will be enjoying this guy a little more.
Happy crafting and shopping this weekend!
(also, looking forward to a new art giveaway – this time the Illinois: Meet Me in the Middle print. This will happen sometime later this fall!)
I think wherever a person is from he or she carries a love/hate relationship with the place. In my case, I tend to carry it with me everywhere. When I am away, I start to miss Chicago, but while I am here I long for so many other places. I’m just a restless soul and I think most of us are. Maybe this is why I’ve gotten so many request to do a few states from one person. West Virginia and Florida? Texas and California please! Indiana and what about South Carolina? It a mobile, ever moving world, why stay put? Why not belong to one or two places? Heck, give me three places to call home!
Illinois, Meet Me in the Middle / 11 x 14 three color letterpress print on 140lb paper printed on a Vandercook #3
This guy is now in the shop and I will have them at the Renegade Craft Fair this weekend in Wicker Park in Chicago. Hope to see you there!