mrr design

ooh la la   

check out the new illustration for my blog

I am so excited.  I just love it.

The illustration was done by pve design

I read about Patricia last September 1oth, to be exact.

Check out the interview on All The Best.

I knew that I recognized the artistic style,

but I could not place it.

I immediately checked out her website and was intrigued by the Vermeer-like photograph.

As I read, I had my ah ha moment:

all those cards that I saved over the years from J McLaughlin

were painted by Patricia.

Soon I contacted Patricia and told her how much I liked her work 

and that I had a collection of her J McLaughlin artwork. 

I especially liked the Christmas card with the big, red, puffy couch.  

I wanted to commission her to design a mailer for my business, 

but I had a busy show season ahead and would wait until the new year.

Not many days later I participated in a boutique show at the Hackley School and noticed another boutique vender had PVE artwork as the logo for her shoe store, The Perfect Pair

what a strange coincidence - it was meant to be 

Patricia and I met at a lovely cafe in her town in January 

and talked and talked -

then I put together a folder of information that Patricia used to create 

this wonderful illustration & VOILA

My next project for the weekend is to figure out how to set the illustration

 into the blog header

I have already consulted All Things Bright and Beautiful - 

Felicity has wonderful tips for the novice blogger

but it is late and I must wait for another day