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Quite a lot has happened since I last posted, and (most notably) I've moved out of NYC after almost a decade of being a New Yorker. I moved to the city for school in 2010 and I remember immediately feeling in my element—I had wanted to live in New York City for ages and finally being there was a huge high. However, my wanderlust eventually kicked in and I started wanting the experience of living somewhere new. Because I'm freelance and work from home, I figured it was a good time to start planning a big move out of the country, and about 6 weeks ago, I finally made the jump! I haven't 100% decided where I'll settle (🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸🇳🇱🇩🇰🇦🇹🇧🇪🇵🇹???), but I'm super excited about the times ahead and filled with gratitude for all the amazing experiences and friendships New York City gave me! OH, and I'm super open to recommendations, so I'd LOVE to know what your favorite European city is and why. #nyc #artonlink

Hey friends! I hope you're all having, had, or are about to have a great holiday!! I'm staying put this years and will be spending at least a couple days writing out cards to friends (props to you if you are able to actually send cards out on time, it's a skill that has always eluded me). This year, though, I'm excited to be using these cards I designed for Mohawk! Like most designers, I've had a love affair with @mohawkpaper since I was in school, so it was an absolute treat to be asked to design their yearly holiday card!
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When we kicked off the project a couple months ago, I went over to Mohawk's headquarters in Albany NY and took a look at their amazing collection of historical material. At first, we thought we might go with something Deco, but the process eventually led me to a look inspired by wood type.
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When it was time to print, I was invited to @craneandco's printing facility where I got the opportunity to witness the amazing craftsmanship of their employees first hand—I particularly enjoyed hanging out in the gilding and edge painting room, because... who wouldn't!? We ended up printing it in 3 color letterpress (grey and two hits of red) on super-thick ecru Lettra paper with red painted edges 😍.
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I'm super grateful to Mohawk and Crane for their trust and craftsmanship and hope those who receive these cards will enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them. @Mohawkpaper is sharing some more of the process on their stories, if you're interested in getting a peek behind the scenes.

Happy thanksgiving, friends! “Grazie” to all of you for being so inspiring—I hope you’re having a fantastic, cozy day!! It’s a fairly quiet one for me, and I’m missing my family back in Italy today. Even though Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated over there, my mom is American, so she would always throw these huge dinner parties when I was little. She had to special-order the turkey days (maybe longer?) in advance and even so, to have enough for all her guests (despite the smaller, Italian ovens—and birds) she would add extra legs along the side of the turkey… confusing her guests and wildly amusing me with what looked like an enormous mutant bird. Anyway, I was talking to her yesterday and she mentioned how it was going to be very quiet this year (as it has increasingly been since we’ve grown up), which was making her sad. However, after that she mentioned how much these traditions matter to her and that she’s realized that it’s up to her to keep them up. So next year, she said she’ll “have a big party again, with all the trimmings.” I’ll for sure be there too, replacing those extra turkey legs with the vegan roast Teddy and I are trying out this year! ❤️

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