Category Archives: influences

More on illuminated manuscripts + Walton Ford

I know I just wrote about the fantastic illuminated manuscript exhibit at The Met last week, but my mind is still on the incredible work in that show. I’ve been poring over the accompanying book (which my mom & dad were sweet enough to get me!) an the museum’s blog for the show, and I’m

The Art of Illumination at The Met

I know, I know, it’s beautiful outside and my folks are visiting…but Charlotte and I are home for a little nap time. I wanted to share the amazing exhibit we saw yesterday at The Met, The Art of Illumination. Calendar page – image from The Met Each page is incredible, the process is incredible, and

David Macaulay’s book-making process

Our week has been full of preparing the new work to add to the shop and getting great photos taken of everything – this stage is always more time consuming than I’d like it to be, no matter how hard I try! We’re going to try and be busy little bees today, and I’m definitely

Nancy Duncan

There are so many people and experiences in our lives that make us who we are and I would hazard a guess that very few of them have to do with the specific work we find ourselves doing each day yet, here we are working away and we know they had something to do with

Our Valentine’s Day package

My mom is amazing with mail. She sends incredible packages and letters and the one that showed up on our steps on Valentine’s Eve was no exception. There were heaps of fun clothes for Charlotte, chocolates for us, and Burt’s Bees like you wouldn’t believe (this is one great smelling kid!). On top, though, was