variations on clean
September 10, 2010 | 1 comment
feedback loop
September 8, 2010 | no comments
If you follow me on Twitter or “like” my Facebook page, you have probably heard (a lot) about the Mohawk Feedback Loop: Notebook Project. Sponsored by Felt & Wire along with its parent company Mohawk Paper, the project involved 25 letterpress printers along with their line of Loop paper. We were each asked to design and create 50 notebooks that would be sold in their shop to benefit Design Ignites Change which (in their own words) “gives youth in underserved communities a real-world experience using design thinking to communicate their ideas, exhibit their potential and take action in their own lives.” Below are a few samples of the work.
And here are a few shots of mine:
Check out the shop and buy them before they’re gone!
outside the flowerbox with brooklyn bride
August 24, 2010 | no comments
Missy of Missy Photography was kind enough to send me a cd of all of the images she took at the Outside the Flowerbox photoshoot done for Brooklyn Bride. Domestic Construction partnered with Poppies and Posies to create a wedding straight out of the hardware store. I made a few menus and place cards that went along with the theme, and wanted to show a few close ups that you may not have seen in the original post.
Stuart & Welch prepared a beautiful menu for the day and Lovely Bride provided the beautiful dress!
Everyone did an amazing job, can’t wait for the next one!
new and improved studio!
August 19, 2010 | no comments
Exciting things are happening around here! Up until now, Cleanwash has operated in a mini 400 square foot space (and an office). Now our square footage is doubling (plus some) and I am looking forward to to be able to walk without tripping.
A wall has been torn down, paint is going up, and I can’t wait to show you the place when its finished!
greetings from cleanwash!
August 13, 2010 | 2 comments
*Original post lost in space during the blog/website changeover.
Here’s to finally getting around to my own printing… I’ve had a stack of drawings sitting around for months and finally made the time to turn them into a little more than pencil on sketch paper:
Letterpress is magic. I couldn’t have a better job.
Available on etsy!
More to come, stay with me.
look who has a website.
August 13, 2010 | no comments
Don’t be alarmed. You are still on my blog. It just looks a little different because I finally got around to getting a website to go along with it. Novel idea, huh?
Say goodbye, the ink splatters are no more. 
Say hello to torn paper and a lot more photos. BIG thanks to Curious & Co. for doing such an amazing job!
Welcome to my website and (new) blog; Cleanwash has finally joined the 21st century!
a little goes a long way
July 23, 2010 | 2 comments
In case you didn’t know, letterpress printing is a lot different than digital or offset. The more colors you use, the more expensive the job will be (each color requires its own plate and a separate run through the press). Here are a few recent 1 color projects that show you don’t need to fork over a fortune to get beautiful letterpress printed pieces.
Wedding invitations designed by the groom, Zac Brooks.
Simple stationery designed for a friend.
Thank you cards designed by Tracy of MadCow Designs.
a family affair: part paper
June 25, 2010 | 3 comments
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of attending (as a bridesmaid) the wedding of this beautiful couple:
Mary (the bride) just happens to be my cousin- and these are the invites we came up with for their special day:
2 color invitation on 110# Lettra:
This double sided rsvp postcard was printed on a coaster stock to give it a bit of extra weight for mailing:
2 color reception card printed on 110# Lettra:
My sister Maureen makes up half of the dynamic duo Domestic Construction, who were responsible for all of the decorations. Here’s a little peak of some of them going up (that ladder was HIGH!):
Every bit of this wedding was thought out and personalized by a family member or friend of the bride and groom. We had the chance to spend a week together getting everything ready; how rare that is in our adult lives, how perfect it made this day.
I’ll spare you my poorly lit shots (or those borrowed from Facebook); stay tuned for a family affair: part decor (and photos from the professionals)!
wedding sneak peak
May 17, 2010 | no comments
Here is a sneak peak of a 2 color wedding suite I recently finished up… I cannot wait to show you the full set and all that is to come for this Cleveland June wedding. Domestic Construction will be doing the decorating for the reception; prepare yourself. And don’t forget to check out their new website!
one postcard to rule them all
May 13, 2010 | 3 comments
I cranked out a few promotional postcards this past week. They were printed 4/1 (four color front, one color back) on medium weight coaster stock and then die cut to 4″x6″ with rounded corners. Really happy with how they turned out!
Let me know if you’d like one!
