A Rustic Alphabet

Last week I worked on some illustrations for a rustic wedding at the Brooklyn Winery. The couple wanted to depict their love of exploring music, food and booze in the designs. Here are a few of the alphabet cards that where apart of the escort card display case. They were a blast to create :). This design has also inspired a new line that will be up on Etsy soon! Enjoy

Cheers!
XOX
-R

Brooklyn Betrothed Save the Date

Hello! Happy Friday.
 Earlier this week I designed a Save the Date for Brooklyn Betrothed. We are having our 1 year Anniversary this summer, and the theme is Lemons and lace. Divine.
The Save the Date started as a sketch, was re-drawn as a finished illustration on my light box in pencil, and washed for color swatch ideas. The card is then finalized with watercolors on the drafting board. This one makes me want to get a pitcher of lemonade, a 1950s bathing suit and lie on the roof.

 

 

The finished design with a light mint border.
Cheers!
XOX -R

What is on my Darfting Board Today? Lilies!

Today I am working on a composition of Lilly of the Valley and Purple Statice flowers interlaced with crystal beading. They form an implicit border around the invitations lettering.

Drawing a Lily of the Valley on the light table.

Finishing up some final touches on the Purple Statices.

Cheers!
-R

Steampunk Table Numbers

As promised, here are some views of the Steampunk table numbers for the fall wedding I have been working on in varying degrees of completion. I am so excited to see them next to Rebecca Shepherd’s divine floral arrangements in October! The finished numbers will be cut out in delicate scroll contours and be held by 14 inch tall, hand painted, copper stands.
Also great news, Papertopias created a tumbler account, The Whimsical World, for photo updates on all things art that spill out of me, paper musings, and the like, as well as a Twitter account.
Enjoy!









XXX
R

What is on My Drafting Board Today?

Today I have been working on table numbers for the October Steampunk wedding.

Each one is individually illustrated, here is a #4!

Cheers
XXX
R

What is on my drafting table today: Labels!

Today I am creating custom labels for the backs of the Abigail De Belasco cards. These labels will help explain the paper doll set idea by revealing what is inside the card, they will be apart of the exterior packaging. The end result will show the cover of the card (what ever outfit is on the front) and the doll insert inside each frame with some text on the lower half of the label.





Cheers!
XXX
R