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05.14.2012

Nat’l Stationery Show News


I’m not sure I’ve ever looked forward to a Stationery Show this much. It’s been so much fun (and hard work) to develop my new designs, which will launch very soon, and I am really looking forward to sharing them.

2012 hasn’t been a very easy year for me, in many ways…so far. But, in a funny way, it’s also been very rewarding. I’ve learned things, and I feel like I’ve really grown.

Perhaps that’s what is driving some of the new designs I’ve been doing…I’ve really enjoyed returning to some of my handmade roots…getting into details and textures. I’m really looking forward to showing the entire suite of new items, both at the show and here, online. So, if you’re heading to NSS, I hope you’ll swing by my booth (1674) and say hi. If not…just add your name to the mailing list over there, and I’ll be back in touch when the items are up here for all to see. xo S

03.6.2012

New Wedding Designs! Susy Jack & Hello! Lucky

I have always been smitten with Hello!Lucky’s beautiful paper and fun letterpress greetings, even since before I started my own line. So, it is with great pleasure that I announce today that my wedding collection has launched at HelloLucky.com!

There are six design suites, which we developed together. While I’ve never designed for the wedding category before, I must say that *now* I understand what all the excitement is about. Each suite is like it’s own capsule collection – with all the trimmings. We created separate designs for all of the different aspects – from save the dates, to bellybands and envelope liners.

The motifs were inspired by my love of the decorative arts…lacemaking, flower pressing, hand-stitching, and textile dying among them. There is a lovely feature which talks more about my process as a designer, and the inspirations behind this collection right here.

All of the designs are available in letterpress and/or digital printing. The colors are totally customizable, to coordinate with the couple’s selected wedding colors. Several of the designs can be printed in two and even three colors.

I hope you’ll enjoy the Susy Jack Wedding Collection for Hello! Lucky as much as I’ve enjoyed creating it. My favorite? Well, it’s hard to pick, they’re all my babies! So… feel free to tell me yours! ; )

View the whole collection here
Photography by the very talented Edyta Szyszlo

02.21.2012

Mon.tage: Three If By Sea

What colors come to mind when you think of the ocean? Try it…right now. Take a minute to think of the ocean. Your ocean. Think of the colors and what it’s like for you to be standing there. It’s different than the first instinct of color, isn’t it? It’s richer…it’s your own. And it’s different than anything you see on the web, or in print, or in a photo. It is the real thing.

People often ask me “what inspires you?” Sometimes, it’s difficult to say, exactly. Looking closely at things. When I go out into the world, and remember to slow down and look, (as I just have…on a little trip to Florida) I always have new and original things to draw on in my mind’s eye. For example, who would have known I’d come away from the beach with burgundy, dark greys, browns, and the palest blue in combination.

So, what do you see when you think of the ocean? I’d love to know.

Photos: Via my instagram feed… (if you’d like to follow along, or share your photos with me…my handle there is @susyjack -same as on twitter

 

01.23.2012

Mon.tage: Art Deco

Actually, I have never really liked Art Deco. Something about it always seemed very forced to me. But lately, I can’t get enough of it. Over the weekend, I went looking for a few selections to post this Monday Mon.tage, and here they are. I suppose most of the Art Deco I’ve seen in the past has been so strictly in the style that I hadn’t noticed some of the more subtle pieces, such as this vase at the lower left, which I saw in an antique shop up on 2nd Ave a couple of weekends ago, and managed to find online. (Incidentally, this tumblr is probably the best collection of Deco I have found online.)

I’ve also been keeping an eye out for contemporary designers working with a deco style – and am particularly into the latest from Oscar de la Renta and Sass and Bide.

Additional Links: Parasol from the Met’s collection, and Pattern from E A Seguy (Someone I think we’ll be seeing tons of, trendwise, very soon) Prismes series.

11.30.2011

Hello & Welcome

Welcome to my new blog, and to the susyjack.com website relaunch!

Those familliar with my longtime blog Hey Susy will know that for a while now, I’ve wanted to move my blog into my shop and site. Now that the transition is complete, I’ll be using this space to share my inspiration, design, news and style work alongside my collection.

I’ll post a few times each week, and I hope you’ll join me as I share my work, launch new products, and of course… search for the finer things in life– one of my favorite things to do.

Thanks so much for visiting. See you soon!