Articipe / Erin Adams
What is your favorite thing about spring?
What isn't there
to love about spring? Ok, April showers are kind of a pain, but
necessary. I love being outdoors as much as I can be, so spring is the
beginning of a truly wonderful three seasons for me. I've already
started my garden, will go on MANY walks with my dog, support my
boyfriend at his mountain bike races, hiking, yard-saling, kayaking,
biking, etc... You get the picture.
What's your newest crafty creation? Is there specific item you'd like to feature for the show?
My newest
creation is debuted at the Spring Bada-Bing! Happy Birthday Cake recipe
greeting cards. What birthday is complete without a little cake?
Is there a story behind your shop name?
My boyfriend and
I were just being silly with one night while I was trying to thinking
of a name for my online shop. He starting making 'word sandwiches.' I
blurted out 'Articipe' putting together 'Art' and 'Recipe' thinking it
sounded stupid. Then my boyfriend says "EUREKA! That's it!" I still
thought it was dumb for a few more days but it slowly grew on me. Now
I'm really glad I stuck with it because I have a memorable name, my shop
is very easy to search, and I always show up close to the top in
alphabetical lists :D
What's your soundtrack while you're working?
Lately it's been Torches by Foster the People. Upbeat and something I can sing along to while hand-lettering.
What are your influences?
Typography I
have to say is the main one. I'm a designer by trade and a type geek.
When I get a new recipe to work on I never know what it's going to look
like in the end. I start putting some fonts on a page and see how
everything fits together and fiddle with the spacing and location of the
different fonts.
And why recipes –
because I love to cook! Sometimes it's a curse that I chose to do
custom recipe designs. I've found that I get really hungry while I'm
designing!
Trend spotting: foxes, hedgehogs, mustaches, oh my! - What do you think will be next hottest craft trend?
Oh gosh! I don't know.... maybe snow cones? Or maybe paper airplanes....? Yeah! Paper airplanes!
I'm just pulling stuff out of the air here. I mean seriously, mustaches! Who would've guessed that?!!?
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