Working New York

When David and I first decided to come out to New York I wondered what I would do with my time while we were here. Turns out we came at the perfect time and I had so much to do! First off, my friend Sarah of Honey of a Thousand Flowers was doing a wedding in New York. It was the biggest wedding she has done to date, so it was perfect that I was there (with nothing to do) so I could help her! It was so fun to see her in action. Let me tell you it was no picnic. I literally think blood, sweat and tears went into this wedding. If any of you think being a florist would be so fun, easy and glamorous, think again. After all the hard work, the flowers really were so lovely and made the wedding a success. Also, I have never been so tired after that day.

 Then it also happened to be the National Stationary Show this last week. Sycamore Street Press, who I used to work for, was at the show. David and I were both able to help them set up their booth and help with the show a bit. Again, I am so glad that I was able to help them! I was so glad to see the show and all the wonderful booths there. I feel really lucky to see the behind the scenes of the show. Hopefully one day I will be at the show and will have learned from this time! 

*photos from the stationary show are from Oh So Beautiful Paper

Both of these experiences were so fun. It was such a great way to get immersed into the New York way of life. I was forced to jump in, live and work right away and I am so glad it happened that way! By the time we were doing sight seeing and fun things, we felt like real New Yorkers.

jobs.

I was recently hired for two jobs. 

One very small, the other very big.

First, Insure pro hired me again to make them a quick flier.

Second, American Preparatory Schools hired me

to make bulletin boards for their schools.

A bulletin board for every lesson of every grade. 

It's a doozy. This is the first one.

I don't have a lot of freedom with this job,

but I am still able to give it a certain look. 

Wish me luck!

Intern

Have you heard?

I am interning for the amazing Sycamore Street Press!

(Isn't their stuff the best?)

And I love it!

I love driving through the beautiful Heber mountains. 

Especially with how green it has been lately.

I really love working with Eva and Kirk. (and Ingrid too!)

They have come so far and are an inspiration to me. 

and I love letter press. 

in love. 

There is no doubt in my mind that I want to own a letter press of my own one day!

hair stylist business card

This was an idea that I drew up for a hair stylist. I sketched the different flowers and scissors with colored pencil and then arranged the rest in InDesign. The client sent me a few different pictures of floral pieces but also some that had to do with hair and styling. I also really like the look of Katie Vernon's work. So that was the inspiration for this piece and this is what I came up with.  I am still trying to figure out my style and where my niche is. I haven't quite found it yet, but I still like the way this turned out.

Martha Stewart

Another assignment that I forgot about. We had to replicate a magazine spread from scratch. I of course chose a spread from Martha Stewart Living. I absolutely loved this assignment. It was a blast. The fonts that Martha uses are hard to come by, so those are a little different. Done in Photoshop and InDesign.

izze ad

I forgot about this assignment that I did. I can't even remember what the assignment was. I chose to make an advertisement for Izze's flavor sparkling pear. I love Izze. I drink them all the time.

grades

Well after taking 17 credits or 6 classes I am happy to announce that I got ALL 'A's'! It was a very stressful, busy, time consuming semester, but all the hard work paid off!

I made the above poster for an insurance company, InsurePro. They are putting on a charity BBQ event for the Children's Miracle Network. I was very happy to make this invite!

St. George

David and I are moving to St. George this fall! David accepted an internship position with Soltis, an investment company. We are really excited to hike, climb and run even through the fall! In fact, I think I may actually register for and run the St. George marathon while I am down there... we will see.