Something blue... ribbon

Woohoo for the Texas State Fair and an enormous congratulations to Anna for her First Place photography ribbon today.

Now if she could only photograph some fried butter so I could REALLY be impressed...

From million dollar campaigns to million dollar smiles

I don't know how this blog title could better describe the changes that Anna and I have gone through since our big bad NYC ad days, but I was excited for the opportunity to collaborate as art director / copywriter for the Waco Fourth of July Parade, and this time I KNOW the client was happy with the result.

Interestingly, the art director hat (literally and figuratively) went to Anna this time and I wore the copywriting one.

Christmas in July!

My very own scoring machine.... let the card-making begin!

Until next year, Javits Center

What a way to ruin a baby shower

I mean: hormones coupled with a sea of gifts and women's eyes on you and you're going to CUT into a cake publicly to find out the sex of your baby?! Just as long as it never becomes the baby shower invitation designer's responsibility to reveal the sex, I guess I'm off the hook. But still... way to potentially ruin a good slice of cake.

F as in Friday! D as in Donut!

What a better way to teach your children to read than with the happiest fod on earth? Thank you, Jen and Finn for making my morning just that much better.

Obviously, a man created this cake topper

Because (just a GUESS) I think my mom (and mom-to be) friends might disown me if I dared put this cake topper on a baby shower cake.

(if the photo isn't clear from this angle, she's standing on a scale)

Well this eliminates the whole "stork" possibility

Perhaps one of the creepier antique store finds (even for me). I'd love to pick Darwin's or Jesus' brain and see what they would say about this.

For the love of Onesies, An Update

It seems as though all the creative pre-baby-fashion-planning has paid off, as Call makes his first editorial photo debut in one of our signature looks.

Letterpress makes the heart grow fonder

One of my latest announcement designs and an opportunity to work with my dear friend Brian again.

Brian understands both the art of letterpress AND my love of the color pink--and hence, I declare him a genius at his craft.

More onesie love (and t-shirts too!)

Since a lot of my friends have moved into the mother category (with children too small to buy proper Mother's Day gifts) I thought it would be fun to contribute to the holiday. Thanks to my wonderful male models Sigge + Max, Jack, and Finn.

Onesies read:
This drool's for you. Happy Mother's Day.
Whatever happened to happy baby's day? Happy Mother's Day.

T-shirt reads:
Without me involved, there'd be no holiday. Happy Mother's Day.

For the Love of Onesies

My best friend in Texas and former advertising partner (she wrote, I art directed) and I decided to ring in her newest creative project with with one of our own.

Aren't they cute?

Don't you want one for yourself?

(or well, not yourself because that might be creepy looking... but maybe for your own baby?)