To celebrate 10,000 orders and Bella Figura launching online ordering, we had a party today! Balloons, festive fruit, tables outside loaded with food and people! What more could we ask for? The weather was perfect, and the cake was delicious. Lovely.
Majestic, glorious towers of Smock. These items are the “contain multiples” that one may use to have a collection of stylish whatevers. Available through fine shops or Etsy.
Flowers are blooming all over in the Smock area! Using the pollen pattern gift wrap (which is 2 sided), Jen has made this amazing, huge, beautiful display piece. So many ideas, only 24 hours in a day!
Tuesday we had a good rainstorm- it was beautiful though. Sure beats the heatwave we just went through! About one minute after this picture was snapped, the sun started coming out again. Crazy central NY weather- next week it will probably be snow!
by Carrie Valenzuela, letterpress printer. 11:29 p.m.
Just in case you thought we only had Heidelberg presses, here is a teeny one that lives on the reception desk. It is a miniature wooden handpress, ancestor to the Heidelbergs.
by Carrie Valenzuela, letterpress printer. 12:29 p.m.
So spacious, so bright, so urban grit! This is where our client coordinators, designers, Harold, Debbie and Adriana work. The high ceilings and brick make it feel like a cave while the vivid colors and paper streamers bring a party vibe. Hence, the office is a party-cave!
by Carrie Valenzuela, letterpress printer. 3:56 p.m.
Here is another one of our presses that does flat printing AKA offset printing. It is a printing method where the inked plate presses against a rubber blanket that then offsets the ink onto the paper.
Tony (an offset printer) has printed 2 different patterned backings in tangerine and aubergine.
by Carrie Valenzuela, letterpress printer. 12:14 p.m.
Since the Boxcar Baby #1 just reached his 2-1/2 year milestone, we thought it was time he started pulling his weight around the office a little more. Luckily, energized by a peanut butter sandwich, he was more than willing to help out with our ink jet printer upstairs and try his hand at answering the phones. We’re looking forward to more contributions from Boxcar Baby #2 (due July 30, 2009)!
We’re just doing the occasional post as this blogger (with the Boxcar Baby in tow) is traveling to warm weather places to visit with family. We realized we hadn’t posted pics of the Boxcar Baby lately….he has been spotted riding a big wheel around the offices, and also eating oranges while standing on top of the Boxcar Dada’s desk. Childhood sure looks fun….
