Artful Sentiments

Every year I love the process of creating my calendar... each month different, including new designs and old favorites. I design some months with great ease, and others challenge me each year, which is all part of what I enjoy about creating the calendar...

Despite being a beach lover, I am definitely not a lover of the hazy, hot and humid days seem to fill the summer. The past few weeks have been sticky, so I've been hunkered down in the air conditioning, printing, and thinking cool thoughts...

{oh, and honestly, I'm not the least bit crabby about it!}

Flags are being flown, familes and friends gathering, barbecues being prepared, and patriotic marches are booming along parade routes and in back yards (hmm, wonder where my CD of Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops playing patriotic tunes is?), and fireworks will fill the night...

I love the whole process of creating the designs for my cards - forming the idea in my head, sketching, refining the sketch, carving the block, then finally printing. I love seeing what I have imagined come to life on paper...

Memorial Day, a day for remembering those who serve and have served our county...

I'm very excited that the National Stationery Show is almost here (taking place May 17-20, in NYC), and that I'll be exhibiting in booth #2547 with five other talented stationers, and members of A Fresh Bunch...

Thanks so much to Stationery Trends for featuring my strawbery vine card in their spring issue! Stationery Trends is such a fabulous industry publication, very fresh and full of gorgeous stationery and wonderful articles. I'm honored to be included among their fresh picks.

Sorry for my blogging absence (not to mention my neglect of tweeting and facebooking)... things have been busy around the studio...

Every year my family celebrates Easter at my Aunt Snooker's house in Connecticut - it's always a wonderful gathering of family and friends, filled with lovely Easter traditions and treats.My contribution to the day is always dessert, and this year I made these luscious lemon cheesecake squares that...

... to everyone who stopped by my booth at the Boston Gift Show...