Tag Archives: New York

Brooklyn Sketchbook Project

I’ve just been to visit the first stop of the Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Tour 2012, in the home of the library itself: Williamsburg New York. It was a gloriously sunny day, and I wandered in, got myself a library … Continue reading

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Stephan Said album artwork

In my last NY blog I mentioned that I went to a gig of a friend of a friend (Stephan Said) and did some sketches… well, my friend showed him the sketches, he (Stephan) loved them, and asked me if … Continue reading

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wedding invitations

So, my good friend Ping got married this May, and I designed his wedding invitations, and also created a special map for him of Central Park in NY (where he made his romantic proposal). The style brief for the invitation … Continue reading

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New York visit

Hello again, here are a few items of Mariko news from NY… I went to see my ceramic products on display in Tiffanys on Fifth Avenue. Hurrah! They’d sold out of the mugs, which was great to hear. I painted … Continue reading

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