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Currently I have been working away on a direct mail piece…here's a sneak peek!

Hello friends! I have been asked by colleagues, clients + friends: "What inspires you?" So I thought today I'd share some of the places, things, people that inspire me on a daily basis… Jessica Hische (letterer, designer + illustrator) these are her new covers for classicshttp://jessicahische.is/awesome/WPA postersAllen Boots (fantastic cowboy boots + designs)http://www.allensboots.com/design.work.lifehttp://www.designworklife.com/Aragonese Castle on the Isle of Ischia (Andy and I have been three glorious times and I always want to go back!)Alexey Brodovitch (designer + photog)http://www.aiga.org/medalist-alexeybrodovitch/Love to listen to the radio depthttp://theradiodept.com/Futurist Collages: Fortunato Depero, Incendio 1929and of course Lotta Jansdotter (any + all of her stuff!)http://www.jansdotter.com/

I thought today I'd show you some artwork that we have up in our home. Some are printed by me others are printed by:BeeThings out of Dallas, Texashttp://www.etsy.com/shop/beethings?ref=ss_profilePoster Cabaret out of Austin, Texas (the work up in Gemma's Room)http://postercabaret.comSara Langworthy, Iowa City (the alphabet compositions)Jason Munn of Small Stakes (the kitty in the basket image on the mantel)http://jasonmunn.com/posters.phpRick Von Holt (Press Sweet Press, Typography)Minburn, IowaAnagram Press (Dead Feminist Broadside- green + brown)http://anagram-press.com/artAndBooks/I have new prints I've collected that I don't have framed/up yet so I'll do another post once those are up! The rest are prints I have done, Florence,...

I had a great time at the first-ever ladies of letterpress conference (Asheville, NC). It was so cool to meet so many lady printers! We talked a lot of shop: pricing, paper vendors (samples galore), tradeshows, type, you name it—we discussed it. Some of the presses I met were:http://www.pistachiopress.comhttp://iglooletterpress.comhttp://www.birddogpress.comhttp://www.penelopespress.comThe highlight was getting to meet Judith Berliner. She runs Full Circle Press in Neveda City, CAhttp://www.full-circle-press.comHere are a few shots from the weekend, I didn't bring my "good" camera and I kept forgetting to take shots I was so busy by talking and looking at everyone's work! I stayed at a...