this was a promotional piece which i thought would be at least useful to the recipient. the idea was even if you don’t like my art, there are some tasty recipes in here. and of course it was homage to my babette who inspires me everyday. recipe boil water and follow package instructions for your […]
i was very fortunate to work with a fellow designer julia ionov and collaborate for over eight years to take fashion forms from all photography to line illustration. neiman marcus and bloomingdale’s each had their own “look”. before our girly-girl patterns galore approach appeared all packaging in this category “booby accessories” looked a bit pharmaceutical […]
i was working and living in rhinebeck ny at the time of the clinton wedding. a friend suggested i do a painting to honor the event. so in two days i painted this folkloric portrait and the wedding planner came in and purchased it as a gift for the couple. i have no idea where […]
i started painting stories on vintage wooden furniture and objects in california in the 80’s and sold them in a store whose clients were in the film industry. i have continued this and still do it for private clients. the multi-patterned table is homage to my two beloved cats isabella and babette. the japanese dolly […]
i had a delightful time with lauren slayton ms, rd (founder of foodtrainers, a nutritional practice nyc) and her agent lauren galit. we each contributed something different to this project. the goal was to get the key points of proper diet, exercise and weight loss with encouragement and humor.
the wooden purse itself is a 1950’s painted and embellished with stones, all of which i removed, the hardware and handle are original to the bag. these rare finds are getting harder and harder to find but luckily i still have some in reserve. i have done quite a few “bespoke” pieces for clients. what […]
this is such a great idea – a place where you can bring your pets and do yoga
two greeting card entrepreneurs wombi rose and john wise contracted me to design cards for them. to be perfectly clear i could no more do the exquisite engineering than pass physics. they have a very talented group of designers and engineers such as jozef karpiel who did this work which is why my cards turned […]
great arrow graphics is a lovely buffalo new york silk screen card company probably one, if not the only card company doing this fine art process on cards. there is depth in color and texture to these cards that is incomparable, it’s more like a gift in the mail than a card.
a box is a box until it turns into a facebox… these are 1930’s file boxes from an office in los angeles, california which still function but no longer for files. they are now painted ladies with chess-piece hats and sit nicely on a shelf and never say a word. as you already know i […]