Last Tuesday, my husband and I had the pleasure of being models for our friend Lara’s photography class (Lara is a co-owner of Studio Nouveau).  It was a little intimidating at first, staring into each others eyes and kissing countless times in front of the entire class, and in downtown Boston no less.  But my husband said later on that it felt like we were dating again, and it honestly was a lot of fun.  The biggest treat of all was seeing Lara’s amazing work from that day; the photos of us are stunning and mean so much to us (especially since a lot of our wedding photos didn’t come out the way I had hoped).  I basically want to frame every single one of these… I don’t know how I’ll choose just a few.  Listen to me, if you’re in the New England area and you need a photographer, you need to look at Studio Nouveau!

{images shown belong to Studio Nouveau}

Saturday was such a fun day!  I had friends call and invite me last minute to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and so I made a change of plans to go with them.  I went a little crazy with my iPhone taking photos, but I’m so glad I did!  I got such inspiration from color, pattern, and composition and most of all, had a wonderful time with friends.

{all artwork shown is property of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston}

It’s been decided!  We’re doing a one night get-away to stay with our friends down Cape this weekend and we both can’t wait (we had such a great time last year!).  It’s going to be a super warm, sunny, summery weekend and the Cape is the best place to be… but especially with best friends.

Hope you get to do something summery and fun this weekend!
-Colleen

Haven’t done too much gardening this summer, but I’m still taking time to enjoy the flowers.  This week I noticed how beautiful everything was just after a thunderstorm, with rain drops glistening on every bloom.

{for more of my in the garden images, check out my Flickr}

Don’t forget!  The first of two Business Card Workshops I’ll be teaching will take place this Monday, July 25th in the AS220 Print Shop in Providence, RI.  Both are single-day business card classes and students will ahead of time either submit their one-color business card design, or choose from the three templates given.  We’ll be covering making your own polymer plates as well as printing your cards on the Vandercook press.  For only $80 you will leave with 250 freshly printed letterpress business (or calling) cards.

*Make sure you sign up by tomorrow, Tuesday the 19th, and send me your file so I can prepare the designs for platemaking.

Hope you can join us for either this Monday’s or August 27th class!

For more classes at the AS220 Printshop, please go here.

We’ve been sneaking away whenever possible and going for a swim at our local pond and it’s been like heaven on earth.  Last night I was going to finish up some printing, but instead made a last minute decision to rush home, jump into my bathing suit, and fly to the pond for an early evening swim.

Probably one of the best decisions of the week.

What have you been doing to enjoy the summertime?

Our 4th of July was very laid back and relaxing, and one of the nice things we did was all walk down to the parade (luckily, it goes by the end of my street).  It was a bit cheesy and silly but sometimes those things are the most fun.  I went a little crazy taking photos and some of the strange things that stood out from the floats and marching bands were: a random man in “swamp gear” (but no one and no float with him… would’ve made more sense if there were more people dressed like him), several people dressed up like Uncle Sam on motorized scooters (going really fast!), a patriotic robot (I actually think it was the same type used by a bomb squad), a whole family on various bicycles (and a unicycle) playing flutes, a pirate marching band, and Shriners in mini 16 wheeler trucks (which everyone really wished they could take around for a spin).

Sometimes I really love suburbia.

Just a quick note that my shop promo (15% of your total purchase) will be ending tomorrow, June 29th.  Simply enter “NEWSHOP15″ when you checkout.  Make sure to get your order in by tomorrow to take advantage of the discount!

{above image is the British Greetings Stationery Set}

We haven’t done nearly as much grilling yet as I would like, but so far grilled vegetables and fish are my favorite.

What have you been cooking or grilling this summer?

{for more of my cooking images, check out my Flickr}

I’m pleased to announce that my online paper goods shop is now open!  Please stop by to peruse letterpress prints, note cards, paper goods and gifts.  Thank you all so much for your support and patience while I finally finished up all the details.  I do hope you like the items I’ve been working so hard on in the past month!

*Don’t forget, for the opening week only type in “NEWSHOP15″ for 15% off your order (ends June 27th).