A HUGE thank you to my fantastic customers! You have ALL been so great to work with this year. Unfortunately, there comes a time when I cannot print the prints fast enough to make sure the prints are on time for gift giving.
Custom ordered prints: Monday will have to be the very last day (and then that is cutting it close if you live anywhere that is not on the east coast. Of course, I can always do overnight shipping with FedEx or UPS, but you know what that $entails$ so I will leave it up to you.
Pride and Prejudice prints (or other localities represented on my store page): can be ordered up until Tuesday evening for Wednesday mailing. West coasters might want to think about ordering today so I can ship Monday afternoon.
Richmonder’s are in luck. I have two (*three) prints just sitting here waiting for a home. They just need a mailing label slapped on… or, as always, you can pick one up in Richmond from Crystal’s Treasure Chest on Westover Hills Blvd. I think she only has two or three left, so your choice is limited.
*I do have one of the very rare and desirable “Jackson Ward” prints (I don’t generally print these as I only give them out to particular people) The only thing, this particular print is “slightly damaged”. There is a small beeswax smudge in the top corner very close to the edge which a frame or mat might help hide (I laid it down on top of a freshly polished walnut bowl). If you have always wanted a print, but couldn’t afford the original price tag, then you are in luck, you can have this one for $20. Email me for payment details (teresaATthegirlsownpaperDOTcom)
I took the Real Richmond Food Tour today in the Shockoe Slip section of Richmond, Virginia.
It was quite enjoyable, educational, and included lots and lots of delicious food! (even including some inside information on Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” project currently filming in the city).
We stopped and sampled the food from: Urban Farmhouse Market, Bistro Bobette, Sine Irish Pub, The Virginia Street Gallery, and even had a cooking demo at Mise En Place.
Chef Christine of Mise En Place demonstrates a simple but delicious Brussels Sprout dish
Plus, Cary Street and it’s environs, had loads of photo opportunities for we architecture enthusiasts. You can see the rest of my Shockoe Slip photos on my flickr page.
I wholeheartedly recommend this food tour to you and yours.
BTW: I even stopped off on my way home to buy Brussels Spouts, cranberries, and Spanish ham to make the dish that was demoed at Mise En Place:
- Brussels Sprouts
At first glance, I REALLY like it!
HGTV Magazine
The magazine‘s content is fresh, its pages, colorful and engaging, and the subjects which they’ve chosen to write on are of things that I, as an artist and design blogger want to know about.
I must admit that my being a little bit obsessed with designer, Sarah Richardson, might have had something to do with my purchasing a copy from the newstand.
I mean, who can resist Sarah’s charming and witty personally, coupled with her spot-on, livable, accessible, design aesthetic? I’m STILL thinking about a fabric she used in a house over three years ago!
I was also fascinated by the article on bungalows, so much, that I want to immediately cease my search for a move-in ready condo, and buy a cute little 1000 sq. ft. 1920-ish fixer-upper.
If I could change just one thing, it would be font related... (you knew this was coming). I would change the publications excessive use of Museo Slab. You all know I like Museo (the regular one, another highly overused font… yes Dell, I’m looking at you). But I believe that the Museo family is best when used in small doses, (and generally ONLY in one of the bolder weights… 900 being my fav) but come on, did Museo Slab have to be used it on every. single. page?!?!
All in all, I think they will do well. It’s a publication that fills a hole left by Domino (without, fortunately, being “like” Domino). If they don’t fall in the “Domino trap” of only catering to twentysomethings with a perceived unlimited ability to spend, spend, spend, AND keep in mind that some of their demographic might not actually live in New York City AND that they might actually be, god forbid, thirty years old or (gasp) forty, I will keep buying it.
****1/2 stars out of ***** (1/2 off for the font choice)
Good luck HGTV Magazine: I will be watching!
Photo by: Confidence, Comely via Flickr
Ever since I saw this photo on flickr, I thought it would make a great piece of art to hang on my wall.
My interpretation
And since I am currently not in love, I’m sure someone else will like it on theirs.
The method and the madness: Do not be deceived by the “supposed” simplicity of this print, it was a b*tch to create. I worked on it over several days and I am still not 100% happy with it (it’s the frigging mathematics of centering it… your eye is constantly thrown off because of the diagonal).
One really good thing: The printers produced a color that was virtually spot on. I came home and compared it with the chip and it was super accurate. The photo looks more yellow than it is; it’s a nice, rich goldenrod color. They have this big behemoth of a digital plotter that spits out the most beautiful things. I love my print shop (and I love supporting my local Mom & Pop printer!!)
