We had a great visit to Chicago and stopped by the new modern wing of the Art Institute. I'm always smitten with Cy Twombly's use of text (50 days at Iliam is one of my favorite rooms at the PMA).
The photography installation was mounted in a way I'd never seen, with folded gray paper lining the walls from top to bottom, with text printed on it. The font was super interesting: it's not entirely clear in this photo but some of the letters (there's no pattern as far as I can tell) are bolder than others which makes for a terrific effect.
Wedding as Circus = amen
My heart jumped for joy when I saw that our dearly Emily of EmPrint Press printed these invitations. The wedding-as-circus concept is just so dead on.
{via Once Wed}
Personalized Stationery
A letterpress artist recently got in touch about personalized stationery. I can't wait to see how these turn out when printed!
Sup at Frankie's 457
I just finished a fun menu for a couple hosting their reception at Frankie's 457 in Brooklyn. As much as I love working with paper there's something satisfying about scanning as well.
I was pleased to learn more about the US Postal Service Motto's origin...and to think I actually read Herodotus in college and missed this entirely. The image of horse and man is especially sweet...
It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed. | |
| HERODOTUS, Herodotus, trans. A.D. Godley, vol. 4, book 8, verse 98, pp. 96–97 (1924). |
Ann Wood
This pretty much sums up everything I want in life. From Ann Wood.
Meadowbrook Farm
Found this photo from my visit last year to Meadowbrook Farm and was reminded of how great the place is...
Hands on Deck
Dyeing Parachutes
I spent last weekend dyeing parachutes for the bridesmaids skirts. It was awfully gratifying. I have lots to say on this process if you decide you too are crazy enough to undertake it. Let's just say that ProChemical saved my life.
Thank you 100 Layer Cake!
100 Layer Cake was kind enough to post about Neither Snow. A wonderful surprise on a day with lots of "no's" and "it's very complicated's" and "certainly you can appreciate the difficulty of's".