meredith cutler :: arts marketing :: artist

We had some family business "up noath (north)" last night, so we decided to take the scenic drive up 95, to 93, to Storrow Drive, up JFK and down Mass Ave to catch the CitySampler: Boston release party at Spark Craft Studios. (If you are studio-less, Spark is a place to buy your supplies and work on your projects. I hear that on Friday nights, they give you wine to go with your projects. Fancy!)

To celebrate the wicked pissa-ness of Boston, our hometown, Crostini contributed some special, 2-color gocco prints and "Circolo" earrings. Although the initial batch of Boston CitySamplers sold out yesterday, Alison has made a few more available at the Sampler Shop. It's a wicked steal at only $18. Pick yours up today before they are all gone! (If you are lucky, you might get one of 30 limited edition prints of "It Came on a Grey Day" by Egg-a-go-go's Sarah Coyne.)

Considering the snow forecast, I decided to forgo a dangerous battle with Route 128 tomorrow in favor of today. So, I'm here in the studio, enjoying a chilly early evening in front of the huge window.

It's time to replenish Crostini Designs inventory, just in time for Valentine's Day and Saturday's upcoming release of the City Sampler: Boston. Here is a sneak peek at a couple of the tasty new pieces I'll be adding to the store over the next day or so:

Ciao!

Never one to underestimate the motivational power of a good deadline, I've been hard at work planning my upcoming wedding and still managed to cook up some tasty Crostini goodies for the City Sampler: Boston, to be released February 16th!

The good folks over at The Sampler have officially shifted shop from SF over to Boston, my native city. A shout-out to Alison, who is now heading up their operations (and possibly thinking it's about time for some warm weather and a good sail...). Stay tuned...Groundhog's Day approaches.

I've been itching to find a method for exploring surface design that doesn't necessarily involve a computer for some time now. When I did some research into the Print Gocco, I realized it could be a great tool for me. I purchased my Gocco from Liz at Felt Cafe East back in October, and have been getting to know my new tool over tha past few weeks.

First, I designed some holiday cards, as a seasonal project that would enable me to illustrate AND test the gocco on a branded imprint for my Crostini line of goods:

I really liked the way that the screen printing process allowed for me to brand my items, yet still retain this really hand-worked feel.

After my PG-5 and I got more acquainted, I could see so many uses for it's quirky, yet professional replication qualities. I've been printing on high-quality vellum this week, as a way to create the girls that I usually draw painstakingly in permanent marker. This is for a new canvas I'm working on:

I mixed the oil-based ink color myself - a fantastic, flat "off-black" to more closely match the Sharpie permanent marker color that you see throughout my Follow The Leader series. That settled, then, unfortunately, I had to cut them all out. I've named her Darla Sue...