From the beginning In school, I only ever studied art because I loved it. Photography, printmaking, ceramics, bookbinding, and drawing were electives; things I loved to do, not things I was required to learn. High school was your standard blur of self-doubt and academic ambition, and when I was at Grinnell I tried to take …
This summer, my dad shared my Great Grandma Campbell’s 1890s autograph book with me. Jan. 4th, 1895 Dear Edna, The tissues of the life to be / We weave with colors, all our own, / And in the field of destiny, / We reap as we have sown. Ever your friend, Effie Naylor Edna Foster …
Drawing Babies Breath After a busy li’l May, we’re coming up for a breath of summer air. We’re launching 5 new wedding invitation designs next week that have been waiting their turn very patiently. Charlotte and I are off to Iowa later next week, and I’m looking forward to seeing a sunset and some wide …
A gorgeous inky mess Lest you think all is quiet on the home front…I’ve been silent recently because wedding season is in full swing and, besides Charlotte, the thing I’ve spent the most quality time with lately is the press. There will be lots of beautiful invitations and albums to show off just as soon …
And, suddenly…it’s November! My mom has an incredible green thumb, and her dad, Grandfather Bud to me, studied forestry at Syracuse. Growing up identifying every plant that crossed our path (or was even close to our path), I’ve learned enough to identify most common plants, but I’m still no expert. More than anything, I have …
