astulabee is dead /// long live astulabee

Yes, I'm unclear myself but what I do know is that I'll be camping out here yomissnicole.tumblr.com sharing my design work and inspirations in the meantime.

A  m i l l i o n  thanks to all who have checked in, cheer-leaded, and commiserated in the years that this space was more active. It has meant the world to me.

Ever fondly,
Nicole

Happy Valentine's Day!

If you're wondering just what I've been up to since my break from astulabee endeavors, here is a peek!

Happy Valentine's Day! XO, Etsy from Etsy on Vimeo.

An awesome endeavor, collaborative effort with the fabulous Tara Young .

moving beauties

Not only do I adore this poster, it is so sweet to see this project come to life:

Best use of balloons ever:

Adoration rules? Perfect:

Source: sugarstore.tumblr.com via Nicole on Pinterest

Iterations

This, or some version of it will be a screen print soon... Our Bar is happening this Wednesday! If you are in the NYC area, check it out! For more info have a peek *here*

Our Bar

With a bit more time than usual on my hands to complete this project for my girl, Jessi, I'm feeling a little rebellious (hence the phone photos - sorry) and I'm handmakin' this design. We'll see where it goes. In the meantime, check out Jessi's amazing ongoing event *here*.

Gone Fishin'

Just bits of summer so far...

a spectacular CSA share, the new East River Ferry, an art show for Karen (she's with her beautiful quilt below), Birthdays (for L, K and me).

Renegade Brooklyn!

Yay and yes to a very Brooklyn ...Renegade, Flea Market(Smorgasburg!) and Turkey's Nest Tavern Sunday! So many wonderful things (and people) to see: Kimm(Kimmchi), Ashley (ugh, really I missed the actual Ashley but her Fern Animals and Secret Holiday works are as wonderful as ever), and the heroic Mimi Kirchner (plus some new faves too like Vanessa Fatton)! (So sorry to leave out so many...after the Turkey's Nest Tavern things got a little blurry.)
Okay, kudos and apologies out of the way, my take home treasures:

a miniature work of art (front and back) from Colpa Press

Metal typeset excellence from The Brother In Elysium

 

"Touching Them" by Justin Durand

 

Spoon from lovedaniella

From the ever wondrous, Miniature Rhino, for Lucia

Neighbors

Sharing some design work for a potential silkscreen project that I completed for this very excellent band, Neighbors. Check them out *here*
This one is a go:

And this one... an no-go and just a sketch, mind you... still makes me laugh anyway because it was inspired by some really crappy next door neighbor stories. Just look at the Jackal, he so doesn't want to be there!

Painted Lady Monday

This is what I'm working on today:

Endlessly rainy here in Brooklyn, NY. Loving, as always, Marcel Dzama imagery.

Beautiful and quirky, this is still so massively creepy.