Studio Notes: Mermaids & Mailers

rlg448
4 days ago
2 min read

Hi friends 💌

It’s been a busy little art week over here. I just finished designing new business cards, fresh, bright, and reimagined, and there is something wildly satisfying about seeing them printed at last.

From sketchbook to shipping box ✨

One of my favorite drawings has officially taken on a new life. It has been transformed into a digital illustration and is now used for custom shipping boxes. This piece is especially dear to me, inspired by life in Venice and starring two very important muses: my mom and her dog Violet, lovingly reimagined as mermaids.

What started as a mural concept for my mom’s gate has now become something playful and unexpected, whimsical illustrated mailers that will soon hold gift bundles she curated for her friends.

There is something beautifully full-circle about helping my parents bring their creative visions to life, especially since they are the same people who once funded my childhood sketchbooks, paintbrushes, and endless art store wanderings.

Venice, my forever muse 🎨

Venice feels like a living canvas. Creativity here does not stay neatly within frames. It spills across gates, fences, garage doors, and flower pots. Every corner feels like a soft declaration of individuality, with mosaics, ocean waves, hand-tiled sunsets, and countless reinterpretations of the iconic Venice sign.

What I adore most is how this creativity becomes community. You can almost sense people’s personalities through their color choices, coral doors, painted surfboards leaning casually against fences, and tiny artworks tucked between succulents. It feels as if the entire neighborhood is co-creating one ever-evolving masterpiece.

That sense of playfulness, of art feeling both intentional and alive, continues to fuel my own experiments and reminds me why I create.