I drew a line contour of the Seattle skyline.

SHE DRAWS BUILDINGS TOO

New dishes, old memories. 

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THIS GUY

KITCHEN COUNTER MORNINGS

Chats over coffee that last all morning, the dishes napping by the sink.

My mom and sister in our family kitchen.

Me, sketching at the table.

It might have something to do with this. 

PEOPLE FOR BIKES

My feelings on narrowing down my senior design thesis ideas. 

TYPOSTRUCTION

Writing

My mother scolded us kids when we played on her typewriter. Sometimes the letters would glob up at the top, a big mess of spindly metal, type, and ink and I'd reach up there and one by one pull down the s, k, p, m, and so on to their respective spots. It was fun to watch the arm swing up to the paper with a press of a button, then to twirl the knob on the side, moving the paper along. Not much has changed since then, besides that little thing called technology, but there's still a marveling amusement at putting one's own words on paper. For me, success in design is as much imagery as it is type and writing. Writing is quite powerful, and when paired with the right typeface - it's a beautiful thing.

TYPOGRAPHY SERVED

Papers and Press

A bright, crisp Wednesday morning in October had us meandering through the Pearl District. Our destination was Oblation - papers and press boutique shop. Here we saw large wet dripping sheets of paper being pulled from murky tubs of - get this - shredded underwear. Well...not quite, but the mix to make paper involves finely shredded cotton. Ron Rich, owner of the store/wearer of funky spectacles graciously gave us a tour of the paper making and letterpress process. Great tour and lovely shop - from humble beginnings of making paper in their kitchen blender to this wonderful, exquisite, and charming place they have today.

"...we bought a little book made in 1919...learned the hard way."

-Ron Rich [Oblation owner]

PHOTOS © OBLATION