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Food and Art to Warm Your Kitchen – The Recipe Print Series

12/11/2020

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Thrifted inspiration quiche in an orange frame
This recipe series was inspired by a framed drawing I bought at a thrift store a few years ago. I loved the bright orange frame and the odd size of the drawing. But what most drew me to this was the organic and expressive lines both throughout the illustration and in the hand-written recipe. It felt so personal and caring, the exact thing that should decorate a kitchen.

As I’ve explored and embraced the creative aspects of cooking since purchasing this drawing, I connected more to the idea of sharing both art and something as universal as a meal or snack with loved ones. This led to the start of this illustration series. I chose to start with some simple and colorful recipes: a refrigerator pickle recipe, some lemon poppy seed bread and a sweet potato crust quiche recipe.

I’ve also added on my roommate’s mom’s apple nut bread recipe that has been an apartment favorite. Her and her mom bond over family recipes and put a lot of love into their cooking so it was a perfect gift for her to commission before the holidays.
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Because this series focuses on the joy of cooking and sharing wholesome foods, it only seemed fitting to choose Community Servings as the local organization I direct a portion of sales from this series to. 10% of the profits from this print series are donated to this beloved part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Community Servings envisions a world in which everyone has access to the nutritious food they need for health and wellbeing as a fundamental right. They provide medically tailored meals for the critical ill, off nutrition education, food service job training for people facing barriers to full-time employment, increase access to locally-grown food and more.

To read more about their services and ways you could make an additional donation of money or time, visit: https://www.servings.org/

Refrigerator Pickles Recipe Print

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Lemon Poppy Seed Bread Recipe Print

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Sweet Potato Crust Quiche Recipe Print

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Apple Nut Bread Recipe Print

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Cherry Limeade Recipe Print

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Spiced Cider Recipe Print

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Mom's Chicken Pot Pie Recipe Print

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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipe Print

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Four Ways to Gift a Custom House Portrait

11/7/2020

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I’ve been illustrating House Portraits for almost ten years now and they still remain one of my favorite services. The fall is always a busy time for these portraits because of the countless ways they can be gifted to loved ones. I’ve put together some of the unique ways my clients have gifted their portraits below as well as some of the add-ons I offer to round out these gifts.
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To commemorate a home you love.
Simple but still the most frequent reason a client approaches me for this work. This gift of home could be for yourself, your partner, the people that raised you or as a moving gift for someone in your life. We can also scan and reproduce artist prints of your portrait to gift to multiple people (or for you to keep).

To remember the neighborhood that feels like home.
In urban areas like Boston, our home is just as much the neighborhood and houses bordering our home as it is our building. Before moving to a new town, a recent client commissioned a portrait including their home and their two neighboring homes. Although the portrait was for their family, we also digitally pulled the neighboring homes out for individual prints to be gifted to their neighbors.

To record your journey.
The homes we move throughout in our lives are witness to much of the growth and development that/which makes us who we are today. This can hold true for individuals, partners and families. One way to record this is through an illustration of your previous and current homes in a portrait similar to the layout of the neighboring homes portrait above. 

To thank your clients (For the Realtors)
Realtors are a part of a shift in their client’s lives and have the opportunity to support and honor that transition. For some clients, a house portrait is a meaningful way to remember the excitement of their first home and the hard work that it took to get there. For others, it is a memento of a place that holds a lifetime of warm memories and stories of the people who grew there.
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Another important piece of gifting art is its presentation. I get a lot of questions about how to frame and display the work (which will be a post for another day), so I have add-ons that help your gift feel more complete.

  • Nielsen Bainbridge EcoCare Frames: 8x10” and 11x14” sizes in Bamboo and Black Rubber Tree. These high-quality frames beautifully showcase the work while providing a more environmentally conscious alternative to other store-bought frames.
  • Matting sized at 8x10” for 5x7” portraits and 11x14” for 8x10” and 9x12” portraits.
  • 5x7” or 8x10” Printed Reproductions: These are artist-quality reproductions of your portrait on 100% cotton paper by Moab and are great for sharing your gift with neighbors and family members.

For questions on commissioning a house portrait or to book yours today, please contact me.
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