chair renovation

When I was in college I had developed a chair for a school project   The goal of the project was to develop a low cost, durable seat to be used in dorm rooms as the seating provided by the university.  At the end of the semester I came up with a folding chair that had multiple positions for seating postures.  The chair was primarily made of metal and fabric, but I recently had an idea to omit the fabric and change it to wood. 

original version...my rendering skills weren't the best.

I gave it a nice cherry wood veneer and a chrome affect on the metal.

mid century lovin'

I love everything that has to do with mid century.  From the fantastic furniture to the classy ladies and the men who always make sure they are not walking curbside (but don't get me wrong I'm a very independent woman). So since I've been in the process of vamping up my resume I thought I'd add some mid century flair to it.

Schewe "like Gravy" Wedding

Dan and Alexis Schewe were married last year in May of 2010 in Michigan.  They were such a fun couple to work with and left the palate completely open to me.  The only requests they had were that they wanted something unique but simple and more modern than traditional or formal.  Alexis had already decided on pink and silver as their colors.  When I sat down to  sketch out some ideas I had an idea from a recent Bob Dylan poster I saw at a friends.  The hair on Dylan was full of vibrant flowing colors, so I tried to come up with a way to use that in an invitation design. 

The couple wanted simplicity with no extra frills.  Just a simple invitation with no RSVP cards (they directed you to a website for replies) and a programs that matched them.

The wedding day turned out beautifully and the bride and groom were so happy with the outcome of the entire day. 

inspirations in so many little ways

Over the summer I bought this beautiful paper at the art supply store for the mere fact I thought it was gorgeous.  I have a sweet spot for birds and whimsical things.  It's been sitting around here for months as I think of different things I want to use it for, but I've very hesitant to cut it up for whatever reason.  Until recently, I decided to take pictures of it for the background for one of my website pages.  Which then got me thinking to make some stationary inspired by it.  I wanted to use a lot of bold colors and for it to leave little white space in the graphics.

Love.