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Tags in super flourished calligraphy about to head to @theideaemporium to be included in the gorgeous little details for the attendees of the next #heartsafluttertour with @fluttermag. Each guests name, written in walnut ink on 220lb cotton lettra stock #calligraphy #copperplatecalligraphy #copperplate #pointedpen #flourish #formalcalligraphy #philadelphiacalligraphers #phillycalligraphy A chipmunk, a skunk and a robin walk into a bar... #watercoloranimals #sunvalleywedding #organicwedding #outdoorwedding #naturalwedding #sunvalleyweddinginvitations #watercolor #winsorandnewton Miss Fox: one of the newest members of the menagerie we have marching around the studio this week. We need to decide which is our favorite to use on the brides table number! Which would you choose? #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #sunvalley #watercoloranimals #watercolor #sunvalleywedding #summerwedding #naturalwedding #woodlandwedding #organicwedding #watercoloranimals #winsorandnewton #missfox All the animals, all lined up!! These will pair with the florals and fish from our Sun Valley suite for her reception pieces #watercolor #watercoloranimals #sunvalleywedding #sunvalleyweddinginvitations #sunvalley #summerwedding #woodland #customweddinginvitation #philadelphiaweddinginvitations Illustration number three: Philadelphia’s City Hall building. The largest municipal building in the country, the tallest masonry tower without a supporting steal structure and quite possibly the most gorgeous building I’ve ever seen. I love living a few blocks from this gorgeous piece of American history and walking by it nearly every day. It’s grand design and sheer scale take my breath away. #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #philadelphiawedding #architecture #cityhall #philadelphiawedding #philadelphiaillustration #blacktie #pen #penandpaper @uniball_pen Three down, a few more to go. The first two drawings finished for our Philadelphia wedding invitation suite includes Boat House Row and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The third piece I finished tonight is Philadelphia’s iconic city hall building which I’ll show tomorrow (check out my story for a sneak peek!). Drawn with a Precise V7 pen by @pilotpenusa #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #philadelphiawedding #illustration #archetectureillustration #inkandpaper #blacktie #formalwedding The first in a series of Philadelphia landmarks - this will be reduced down in size quite a bit on the finished designs, so I didn’t add quite as many details as I would normally. This was a bit more of a quick sketch - the whole thing took me under 40 minutes #quicksketch #philadelphiawedding #philadelphiainvitationstudio #philadelphia #boathouserow #ink #illustration #customweddinginvitation #citythemedwedding Pretty new toys this week!! Two new moblique nib holders by @luis.creations from @paperandinkarts in mint leaf and copper sunshine #calligraphy #pointedpencalligraphy #copperplatecalligraphy #practicemakesprogress #moderncalligraphy #flourish This was such an amazing event with @annaluciaevents - the custom printed linen napkins with the summery artwork pattern were completely gorgeous and these matching menus with each guests name on them were a perfect match. #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #philadelphiawedding #surfacepatterndesign #watercolor #mixedmediapattern #watercolor #watercolorflorals #watercolorflowers #calligraphy #philadelphiacalligraphers #floralweddinginvitation #floralillustration #customstationery Transparent small menus, deckled edges and artwork details #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #philadelphiawedding #watercolor #watercolorflorals #watercolorflowers #calligraphy #floralweddinginvitation #flourish #copperplatecalligraphy ...mostly finished. When working on a new concept or piece, I like to walk away from it for a while. I’ll come back to this new mix media piece next week and see how I feel about it. Created with pencils, pen, watercolor and acrylic. #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #philadelphiawedding #watercolor #mixedmedia #surfacepatterndesign #pattern #mixedmediapattern #floralpattern #modernpattern #summerpattern I have a big project coming up with some mixed media. To get me started, I created a ton of pieces in the first paint I grabbed (Naples yellow from @goldenpaints and a mixed purple from my watercolor palette). This project will have a handful of colorways, so the colors I started with don’t matter. Check out todays stories for some behind the scenes of what these turned into. #colorways #surfacepatterndesign #texture #acrylicpainting #goldenpaints #brandingdesign #process #bts #lifeofanartist The save the dates: floral pattern and calligraphy, printed on gorgeous textured paper with a single deckled edge #flourish #moderncalligraphy #calligraphy #spencerian #philadelphiawedding #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #philadelphiacalligraphers #watercolor #watercolorflowers #watercolorflorals #watercolorpattern #springwedding One of my favorite patterns! I create patterns two ways - the first is to paint an overall pattern, and the second (how this pattern was created) is to paint pieces individually and then assemble and pattern digitally. I really love the balance of the color shown here, all the pales balanced with a few bits of deep purples. #patterning #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #watercolor #watercolorflowers #watercolorflorals #watercolorpattern #springpattern #winsorandnewton #floralillustration #philadelphiawedding One of my favorite suites - I loved the pattern that we created for this project and had printed on tissue paper. We mailed the invitation in a velum envelope, so the tissue paper showed through and was just gorgeous #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #moderncalligraphy #calligraphy #spencerian #flourish #artwork #watercolor #watercolorflowers #watercolorpattern #customtissuepaper #waxseal #arpa Working on titles and illustrations for @fluttermag as we head into issue 17!! We have two styles of calligraphy for two different titles in this issue - a simple modern font and a bit of a dressier one for the titles of the real weddings. Written with @zillerinks and a Nikko G Titanium nib from @johnnealbookseller #fluttermagissue17 #moderncalligraphy #pointedpencalligraphy #philadelphiacalligraphers #philadelphiacalligraphy #flourish #calligraphy #nikkog #collaboration #illustration We have a few packages heading out today! Party details for @annaluciaevents, invitation samples for @toastsantabarbara and heirloom invitations and extras for our bride, Amy. #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #moderncalligraphy #philadelphiawedding #nomoreboringenvelopes #snailmail #waxseal #branding I’d like to think that I never miss an opportunity to add detail into a design - hence my love for envelopes. Not only do I love designing and printing envelopes, I love designing custom postage to accompany the suite. This Design had two different stamps. The first was for the mailing envelope and had the full artwork pattern, the second for the reply card had the line botanicals in pale blush. #philadelphiaweddinginvitations #floralillustration #philadelphiawedding #nomoreboringenvelopes #calligraphy #philadelphiacalligraphers #philadelphiainvitationstudio #custompostage #snailmail #moderncalligraphy #moodyweddinginvitation #moodywedding #oldmillwedding Spent the afternoon celebrating a new baby (No-Name Baby Aragona), the mamma we did these gorgeous invites for. So excited for @hellowrennbird and her hubby!! We printed these invites on Crane’s Lettra stock, which we duplexed. The whole suite was stacked and tied with a velum overlay with palm trees and beaches - kinda wish I had palm trees and beaches right about now, this rain is killing me! #philadelphiainvitations #philadelphiainvitationstudio #babyshower #blueinvitations #hawaiianquilt #watercolor #quiltpattern These edges!!! I love that we’re able to print off the deckled edge. #decklededge #deckledpaper #birthdaypartyinvitations #summerparty #philadelphiainvitations #floralillustration #watercolor #watercolorflowers #watercolorflorals #summercolors