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Many, many postcards

2008-04-11T17:48:00.002-04:00

That stack of postcards you see there have been addressed and stamped and are ready to go out into the world, with the purpose of hopefully bringing the recipients back to our booth at the NSS this year. 400 postcards - it took me all day, and my hand is now a quivering mess. But I like to think of them traveling from our house and around the US. Only five more weeks (!)!

Engagement Party Invites

2008-04-02T14:03:00.004-04:00

We did an invite for the engagement party of a friend of a friend. CT & Charles are a Southern couple living in the city, so our invite drew on the NYC theme. I'm very happy with the way the invites turned out. The paint color is actually a much deeper blue/green than the photo shows.

Hinge Series

2008-03-28T10:32:00.003-04:00

Here's a sneak preview of one of the new products we'll be debuting at the NSS this May. These are from the Hinge series, and hopefully there will be six different designs in total. I'm pretty excited about them - I love the wraparound design of the hinge on the backside. They were screen-printed on 100 lb. recycled cardstock paper with metallic gold ink.

We'll be posting more previews here as we get closer to the NSS, so stay posted!

Weekend Walking

2008-03-19T22:07:00.003-04:00

We spent a nice chunk of last Saturday strolling around Brooklyn before meeting up with some friends for a tour of the Brooklyn Brewery. Ironically, most of BB's beer production happens upstate. I guess that's what happens when real estate is so expensive!

Some action shots from the weekend. Sean likes to jump off of things and I like to record it. These photos make me giggle, especially Sean's expression in the one on the right. Yes, I married a doofus, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

NSS Prep

2008-03-14T12:06:00.004-04:00

Here are a few images from last weekend's walk about town...

Sean and I are working on a series of new products for the NSS. We're excited to be sharing a booth with three lovely ladies: JHill Design, Ink & Wit, and RSVP Press. We are busy designing a series of journals, new cards and some new prints. Can't wait to show you the new work!

Brevity at Vitamin D(esign)

2008-02-26T10:27:00.003-05:00

I'm very excited to announce that my Brevity line is being sold at Vitamin D(esign). My honeycomb necklace has sold out already, so I'm going to be sending Jaime a new batch of necklaces at the end of the week.

I really need to get a proper Brevity store up and running. I've been holding off making business cards because I don't have a home for my work yet. Time to add a website to my list of tasks...

Supermarket

2007-12-17T14:59:00.001-05:00

Sean and I were approached by Supermarket (essentially a curated Etsy) to sell our Sub-Studio wares through them. We set up shop, and I also set up a shop for my jewelry line, Brevity, and have been so pleased with the response. I've sold more than I imagined I would (thanks to all you boys buying Christmas gifts for your ladies!) and am now out or almost out of a few designs (like Cellular, above). Which is good, because I have a few new designs in mind and if I have to make another laser cutting run, I might as well have new work to show for it!

City Hall

2007-12-09T20:25:00.000-05:00

Some friends joined us downtown for dim sum on Saturday morning. Walked through city hall and saw some characters. At right is the first pigeon with a mohawk I have ever seen.

When life gives you pickle juice...

2007-11-21T21:33:00.000-05:00

...make pickles!

drugs & cosmetics in black

2007-11-20T17:42:00.000-05:00

drugs & cosmetics in black, originally uploaded by substudio.

machines

2007-11-16T13:44:00.001-05:00

machines, originally uploaded by substudio.

Seen on our way to go and get pizza from Grimaldi's. Happy friday, everyone!

security gate

2007-11-14T14:16:00.001-05:00

security gate, originally uploaded by substudio.

Some unexpected color. Happy wednesday! Why isn't it friday, yet?!

fire escape translation

2007-11-13T12:43:00.001-05:00

fire escape translation, originally uploaded by substudio.

It's a dreary day in new york today (though it looks like it's clearing up!)...I like the colors that are brought out by the rain.

drugs & cosmetics

2007-11-12T21:39:00.001-05:00

drugs & cosmetics, originally uploaded by substudio.

construction fence

2007-11-09T14:13:00.001-05:00

construction fence, originally uploaded by substudio.

Some artist's installation on a construction fence in Brooklyn. So pretty!

saw horse

2007-11-08T20:14:00.001-05:00

saw horse, originally uploaded by substudio.

pipes on a cement block wall

2007-11-07T14:34:00.001-05:00

pipes on a cement block wall, originally uploaded by substudio.

mmm... I love a good pipe.

green chair at superfine

2007-11-06T22:47:00.001-05:00

green chair at superfine, originally uploaded by substudio.

I got a new pocket sized digital camera and so have decided to challenge myself to take and post a photo a day. I find I don't take nearly enough pictures, so this is an effort to change that and try to exercise my "eye". we'll see how it goes!

Mapping the Way, Part 3

2007-11-01T08:47:00.000-04:00

Finally, a few more images of the prints we're exhibiting at Artstream: A Casual Theory of Time, and two of three Celestial Extinction prints.

Mapping the Way, Part 2

2007-11-01T08:45:00.001-04:00

Two pieces for the Mapping the Way exhibit: From Here and Back Again, and our popular Abyssal print.

Mapping the Way, Part 1

2007-11-01T08:34:00.000-04:00

This piece is called "A Catalog". It will be exhibited in Artstream's Mapping the Way exhibit. We're heading up to NH tomorrow for the opening! If you're there, say hi!

Ithaca

2007-10-28T23:40:00.000-04:00

Last weekend we went up to Ithaca to visit an old architecture friend who is getting her MBA at Cornell. It was a gorgeous weekend weatherwise, and the fall foliage was beautiful. I feel like we don't get to experience fall properly in New York City. The trees stay green and then all of a sudden you wake up one day and all of the leaves are on the ground. Pretty much the only thing we did was eat - Ithaca Bakery, Louie's Lunch (YES! tully burger!), the Nines, Wegmans (greatest supermarket ever), Cafe Dewitt, the farmers' market, Gimme! coffee...it was a great break from the bustle of new york city. Sean and I are headed to Rochester, NH, this Friday for the opening of our group show at Artstream Gallery. We are excited to meet the lovely Susan, and for the chance to once again bust out of the city for a little natural inspiration.

Seeking Light

2007-10-26T16:47:00.000-04:00

Oh man...Thank goodness it's friday! It's been a long week. Sean and I sent off our work for the Mapping the Way exhibition at Artstream. We've got 14 pieces in the show...We'll post them here over the next week. The pen and ink drawings above are six different drawings from the Seeking Light series. Each drawing is 9" x 9" and is being sold for $150 each. We'll be selling digital prints of the original pen and ink drawings through Artstream for $25, as well.

The thing I am most excited about for this weekend - Betty's back for two weeks! It's been almost three years since we saw her last and we've missed her tons! Whoo!

Octo-cyclops

2007-10-19T17:39:00.000-04:00

Some inspiration from my lunch break.

new work

2007-10-05T10:32:00.000-04:00

We've got some new work out - limited edition cards and prints over at the Shiny Squirrel. The Kingdom Spirits Series (above) draw from ancient mythologies of supernatural animal-beings that roam the land, sea, and air. I really like how they turned out (we used metallic gold ink for the first time). The cards below are from our Bloom Series. Thanks to Design*Sponge, Paper Shop Ink, and Design This Design That for posting about our new work.

Now we're hard at work on some new pieces for our upcoming show at the Artstream gallery in Rochester, NH. We're taking part in a group exhibition that opens November 2 and runs until January 1, 2008. The theme is mapping, something we can always get excited about.