Julia Re-branded

 

Class assignment allowed me to create a branding campaign for...well..me!

Which is quite wonderful since I never took the time to develop a brand for myself.

 

spring sprang

color crept it's way around my yard. waves of yellows, purples, pinks, and creams crashed their way through winter's remains. the symphony of birds echos throughout the neighborhood while the sun begins to rise earlier and earlier. this means morning runs. and evening runs, as the sun ducks down low later and later. this means summer is so close. but I don't want to rush. I want to slowly creep through this rhode island spring.

I found out very rad news today - the kickstarter project I helped back has successfully been funded!

I like to roam around kickstarter and see if there are any interesting creative project I'd like to help be a teenie part of. since I have fallen ill with a case of the letterpress bug I discovered russell maret's totally awesome project to cast an entire new type and use it to press books. my fascination began with the crazy hard work that goes into designing a new typeface..

>this is something that appears on my life bucket list<

and then I felt giddy realizing that a typeface one has created has the potential to be cast into separate letters and used to press beautiful works of art. there was not a question in my mind that this project was something I had to be a part of, even if it was a measly $10 pledge. this pledge promises me - 

A letterpress printed postcard specimen of the completed typeface. Mailed in an envelope to protect it.

and the peace of mind that creativity and hard work still kick butt all around the world.

visiting mystic, ct today, not a cloud in the sky and a forcasted 66 degrees. this calls for seafood & a dress!

A bientot!

spring rolls & sea breeze

Cheers to a late post! I have clearly proven very incapable of keeping up with a blog. And blogs need nurturing. My blog is a stunted kindergartener. I wanted to eventually share with you photos from Mother's Day - I guess today is the day! The three of us (my mother, my sister Katharine, and I) are very fond of food. We are fond of eating it, cooking it, preparing it, watching others enjoy it, and then suffering from severe cases of food (and wine) coma because of it. We are also fond of the time that it allows us to spend together.

(ginger, mango, carrots, basil & cilantro, tofu, avocado, bean sprouts, and rice noodles)

For Mother's Day, my awesome mother Amy's one request was that we try to make Cambodian nime chow rolls with a peanut dipping sauce. We have devoured them at numerous restaurants and always thought the idea of recreating them to be daunting. The three of us packed up and took a trip to Whole Foods to make sure we had all the correct ingredients.

It took a couple tries to fully understand the strength and rolling technique of the rice paper. We had a ton of laughs trying to keep the contents of the roll from falling out. We also ate the poorly rolled ones while we prepared. We were full before the meal was finished being plated. 

So, in true family fashion, we embarked on a post-meal walk to the water...

It was a beautiful day to celebrate a beautiful mother. Everyday she reminds me how proud I am to have been (and continue to be) raised by her. I cannot gush enough about how lucky and grateful I am to have her in my life. I love my momma a helluva lot. How did you spend Mother's Day?

Until next time......