Beach Day

Last week we had our first annual Albertine Press beach day. It was fun to do some grilling and chilling outside of the studio, and although the weather wasn't as nice as it should have been (it rained nearly all day) we managed to sneak in a gray walk along the beach and the rocks.


everyone (but me)


Matt and fiance Allison


Daphne


Colleen and Kelly (of May Day Studio)


Beck


Akua

In addition to eating my grilling (my first ever haddock and it was scrumpdiddlyicious if I do say so myself) there was a rowdy game of Pictionary where we learned that good artists do not necessarily make for good quick sketchers.

Thanks guys, for a great day - I couldn't do this without you!

Go Alber-team!

Join the Union!

We'll be in Union Square this Saturday for the Boston Handmade Marketplace. Stop by earlier in the day for the farmer's market (including our neighbors Taza Chocolate and Fiore di Nonna) and come back for a great bunch of handmade artisans.

Happy Independence Day!

And in celebration of the beginning of summer (ha!) here's a shot of some of our latest fun products - holiday hang tags.



It may seem a little early to be cranking up the press for winter goodies, but the blue was on the press and we just couldn't resist trying a few out.

Don't worry, we'll have some everyday giving tags, too! Coming soon to a craft fair near you.

We're off to Maine for an extended holiday weekend - the first days off since the baby was born. More photos of our latest works and other news when we return.

Thar she blows

Some fun new dandelion invitations we've just finished.

Printing Arts Fair

Last weekend's Printing Arts Fair at the Museum of Printing was fabulous. It's always such an inspiring collection of creative folks, and I saw so many drool-worthy projects.

Of course, the highlight of the day was the steamroller printing, which happened despite the riainy day.







My camera ran out of batteries before I got any shots of the collaborative alphabet print, but here's an image of the final product (I carved the M):



More images can be found here.

Our table was nestled inbetween Angela of Carta, Inc., Melissa of Pressbound, Jesse of Marsolais Press and Bull Thistle Press (more images of both Jesse and Bull Thistle's amazing works later). Here are some fun shots of Angela's delicous cotton ribbon.





Love, love, love the new packaging!

I left with many new acquisitions, mostly paper goods begged, bartered and bought, and this little beaut of a hole punch (perfect for the hanging tags on our new journal sets). Pretty and useful!



Closing with my favorite shirt of the day:

Design me pretty

A few last shots of the week before heading off to the Printing Arts Fair on Sunday (come say hi! I promise steamrollers, rain or shine).



I revamped our orchids design for a client recently, with more orchid flowers for a fuller feel. These were printed on duplex ecru lettra by Crane. I love the golden yellow centers paired with the brown stems (which are also more textured than the original line drawing).



Perhaps one of my favorite new designs is this collection, playing with circles and swirls - which just pops off the paper in the bright blue on fluorescent white stock.

Happy weekend and happy father's day to all of you dads out there (especially Jacob on his first father's day) !

Hot shots

Last week when Melissa Coe came in for a press check on her note cards she snapped a couple of great photos of the shop. These are two of my favorites:




(Photos copyright and courtesty of Melissa Coe Photography)

The shop looks great, even in all of its clutter!

For more photos from the day, visit Melissa's blog. Thanks, Melissa!