Water Bottle Labels

For the past few years I have been working with Harford Glen Water, a water bottling company in Ithaca, NY.  Their local artisan water is drawn from a state-of-the-art aquifer 250 feet below the Finger Lakes region, is bottled at the source, and specialized with personalized bottle labels.  That's where I come in.  I always enjoy working with Harford Glen because of the variety of clients they serve.  I've designed labels for ice cream shops, hockey teams, hardware stores, and more.

Theater Posters

I'm back!  The fact that I haven't posted in over two years is quite embarrassing. However having two jobs, taking classes, and then completing a full-time internship tend to keep one quite busy. OK, enough with the excuses!  The good news is that I have quite a few projects to share.

Over the past year or so I have worked with my friend Lee (an inspiring educator and theater director) to create posters for Armstrong High School theater productions. I look forward to hearing how the final posters are received by the student performers—one time they were such a hit that they began disappearing off the walls of the school (students were taking them home as souvenirs)!

Destination: Florence, Italy

With eight family and friend weddings this summer I was bound to be asked to do at least one invitation design. And here it is! Alyssa and Dan met on a study abroad trip to Florence, Italy, so it was only appropriate that their big day have some Italian flair.

 

The invitation typography mimics a ticket or boarding pass with a romantic edge while the customized "Alyssa and Dan" passport stamp and fleur de lis drive home the Florence theme.

Thank You Reader

So, I have at least one reader (or someone who stumbled across my site) out there that I don't personally know! I got a message from someone wanting more info about the Toy Story baby shower! Here are the additional photos that I promised.  They aren't great because the room was uber-sunny, but it's what I have to remember the day by.

 

The shower was a success and both mommy- and daddy-to-be had a great time!  I still find myself looking for Toy Story stuff while shopping and have to remind myself to move on.

It's a Boy!

Today I am co-hosting a baby shower for my friend, Megan.  It's a co-ed party, and because the daddy-to-be is a HUGE fan of Pixar we went with a Toy Story theme.

The invites were fun to make because I love Toy story too.  I also happen to like doing digital illustrations, and Baby Buzz turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself!  I will post photos from the event later so that you can see the diaper cake, favors, and decor that match.

Happy Birthday Dad

This is the invitation that I designed for Dad's last birthday (the BIG 5-0). It was fun to take my mom to Paper Depot to pick out paper, and isn't the picture of little Kenny so cute?

 

Happy Birthday Dad, love you!

Read more about how to do your own invites here.

Auggiesaurus

In 2007, I was asked to design a dinosaur for the Diggin' Dinos Citywide Summer Celebration to Honor 100 Years of the Science Museum of Minnesota. My dino was sponsored by Augsburg and lived in Murphy Square located in the center of campus for the summer. Murphy Square, the oldest park in Minneapolis, was also turning 100 that year, and the park and surrounding community became my theme. You can read more about the Auggiesaurus here.

 

 

Creating this dino was the most unique experience I have ever had! It was also a TON of work.  I even made a small model of the dino where I drew out where everything would go before I went to the "paint-off" at the River Center in St. Paul. I spent a few days working on him, and it was rewarding to work side by side with other local artists and their dinos. We all started from the same mold, but it was surprising to see how different they all looked in the end.

That fall, Auggiesaurus was auctioned off with the other dinos and taken away from Augsburg and Murphy Square.  A year or two later my dad saw a green dino on the banks of the Mississippi during a kayaking trip near our home. He couldn't quite tell if it was Auggiesaurus, but I like to believe he has a new home overlooking the great Mississippi.