watercolor
Watercolor is having a moment — one only has to witness Emily Lex Studio’s 276K followers to see what I mean....
I almost hate to say it, but I was working from home WAY before it was cool. I was fortunate...
I’ve been totally in love with New York City since age 6; I still remember the moment I fell. It was 1976, the bicentennial, a very big deal. My father had taken the entire brood — my step-mother and four collective children, me being the baby — for what then...
Serendipity has always been one of my favorite words. After all, what’s not to like? It is the type of...
Longtime Paper Nerd readers know that I have a special spot in my heart dedicated to British stationery design. Maybe...
There’s nothing like a fresh new brand landing in your in-box to perk you up. And in the case of Haejin Duck, chances are you’ll feel uplifted and inspired as well. Artist Haejin Park describes her watercolors as “full of colors, beautiful textures, and happy characters,” but even those words...
Along with the rest of us, last spring found luxury shoe designer Sarah Flint quarantining at home in Buzzards Bay,...
Almost from the moment that E. Frances Paper made its National Stationery Show (NSS) debut in 2013, it was a...
What better way to kick off 2020 than with a really exquisite collaboration? Hartland Brooklyn is the brainchild of Emily Johnson, while Helen Dealtry has been designing textiles for the worldwide market for over a decade. The two met years ago, by chance. After earning her B.A. in the UK,...
So, today I was planning to kick off this post with a peek at the gorgeous 2020 calendar now available...
Once you’ve seen Shannon Kirsten’s ethereal flora & fauna, you are not likely to forget them. She uses mostly watercolor...
This International Women’s Day, let’s not overlook all those great women-owned businesses out there — and I can’t think of a better one to highlight than Shades of Expression Designs. Run by three generations of women, this enterprise is a face of the American dream come alive. And, its newest...
