Author Archives: phillipscreative

About phillipscreative

Graphic Designer, Artist, Letterpress Printer.

Proliferation of Cute

It seems there has been a recent frenzy of reproduction among my friends – those babies sure are cute! That must be what inspired me to pull out some of my little animal doodles that have been waiting in the … Continue reading

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I’m a sucker for a pretty package…

A couple of my recent print projects wrapped up and ready for delivery…

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Business Card Fun

I just finished printing these cards for Laurie… We wanted the design to capture the whimsy found in her paintings and drawings so we included some of the hand-drawn elements from her work. I really love her paintings – she … Continue reading

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March in October?

I’m excited to be a part of the upcoming calendar project for the Museum of Printing History Printers Guild. I designed and printed the month of March – kind of a flower-snowflake hybrid to get you in the mood for Spring.

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Venturing into Flatland

My amazing and inspiring friend Laurie (check her out!) asked me to be part of a group show at Studio 3. Woo! Luckily I got to hang my favorite painting right by the front door…

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Bisque

Is it weird that I don’t even want to glaze these? Something about seeing the matte white clay unfinished makes me happy…

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More from the kiln…

Some of my functional pottery…a big mug! This is me in the morning before I’ve had enough coffee…

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Mildly obsessed with Giorgio Morandi.

    I’ve always loved Morandi’s still life paintings and they have heavily influenced my ceramic work. Here’s a new batch fresh out of the kiln. These are some of my smaller ones…the biggest bottle is a little over 5 … Continue reading

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Stationery for Mice

I’m loving this teeny-tiny stationery set that one of my daughters made for me. The notes are about 1 inch tall. She probably made it because I don’t have enough stationery. Or because she plans to bring home a rodent … Continue reading

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Scraps

I have a box in my studio full of test prints, scraps, trimmings and imperfections. I can’t resist digging through it because some of the most visually compelling stuff is hanging out in there. I especially love to repurpose these … Continue reading

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