Father's Day

As a greeting card designer, every time I give someone a card they ask, "Did you make it?" They always seem disappointed if I didn't so I have to make sure I have a card that I designed on hand for every occasion.

This is a card I illustrated and engineered for Up With Paper and the card I gave my Dad for Father's Day.

The fridge door opens to reveal "man" food.

Press

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My local paper, the Woonsocket Call, picked up on my story about winning a Louie Award for the card I licensed to the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art NY). It's a really nice article!

Read all about it!!

American Greetings & Target

American Greetings just released a set of three pop-up/pull-tab gift bags that I illustrated and engineered for them. They are in Targets all over the country!

I'm really happy with how they turned out. The quality of the bag is gorgeous. And Target is selling them for only $3.00 a bag. Talk about value!!

Here are two of the three designs. The third is a robot.

Take a class!

Looking for something fun to do this summer? How about taking an art class?!?!

I am teaching a lot of classes this summer in a few different art disciplines.

Check out my schedule! I hope you can join me!!

6/8/09 - 6/29/09 Wilton Method Cake Decorating Course 2
Location: Michael's Smithfield, RI
4 sessions, Mondays 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Call for sign up info (401) 233-0539

6/18/09 - 7/23/09 Vibrant Vector Design (Intermediate Adobe Illustrator)
Location: Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Ed. Providence, RI
6 sessions, Thurs. 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Sign up here

7/6/09 - 7/27/09 Wilton Method Cake Decorating Course 3
Location: Michael's Smithfield, RI
4 sessions, Mondays 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Call for sign up info (401) 233-0539

8/19/09 - 8/26/09 Cheap and Easy Pop-Up Cards
Location: Learning Connection Providence, RI
2 sessions, Wed. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Sign up here

9/14/09 - 12/1/09 (no class 9/28) Intro to Adobe Illustrator
Location: Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Ed. Providence, RI
12 sessions, Mon. 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Louie Award Winner

I am absolutely thrilled to share that I won a Louie Award for the "Urban New Year Card" that I conceptualized, illustrated and engineered for the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art NYC)!

For those of you not familiar with the Louies. The award is equivalent to the "Grammy" of the Greeting Card Industry. It recognizes the most outstanding cards marketed in the previous calendar year.

Two of my cards were nominated by the MoMA and both cards were finalists in their categories. My "Bumper Sticker" card was a finalist in the category "Christmas/Holiday/Seasonal Boxed/Catalogue - Humorous above $1.25". My "Urban New Year" Card won the Louie in the category "Christmas/Holiday/Seasonal Counter - General $3.00 and Below".

I traveled to New York City last week to attend the award ceremony (and the National Stationery Show/Surtex show). It was an exciting night.

I am so thankful to the MoMA for giving me the opportunity to compete in this arena and obtain this career goal.

Up With Paper Birdhouses

I was checking out the Up With Paper website today and I found a card that I illustrated and engineered that has been released that I had actually forgotten about. I'm surprised that I forgot about it because I really, really like it. I started a list of all the cards that I've designed so I don't forget about another one of my babies! Here's the card:

New Piece for Up With Paper

Lately I have been very busy with exciting new pop-up projects. But unfortunately they are all TOP SECRET until they are released in the stores.
In the meantime, here is a fun new pop-up that I illustrated and engineered for Up With Paper. They have released it on their website and it will be sold in stores starting 5/1!