Chloe has just sent me some photos from the Blim Event last July! Sorry, it’s mostly me… I CANNOT HELP IT.

I found the book we bound for Lisa Nakamura!

That was a nice summer rush-delivery project. :) It was a 7×7″ photo album with beautiful black photo pages with a custom spine design. Concept and design is all Rethink.

Here is the rest of the collateral that goes with the book. Very nice, fun stuff!

All photos from Lisa’s Flickr. Thanks, Rethink!

Alright, so I’m assuming you’ve noticed how CL and I have basically just dropped from the face of the earth. Just keeping things brief, but as fall begins, we may see a shift in priorities and opportunities. For me, we started Tea Party as a way to keep busy, nestled by the panic of unemployment and poverty in the coming months.

But as things progressed, we saw things begin to look up, and I’m very happy to say that both Chloe & I seem to be in good situations right now. I can’t exactly vouch for my partner, but I can say for myself that I am indeed very happy with where I am at the moment. And Chloe seems pretty chill the past few times I’ve seen her.

Anyway, here’s a quick gift:

Found via Our Neighbourhood Friends

So long since we’ve written. Sorry about that. Chloe & I have been prancing about and we’ve been lucky enough to get a couple of new projects. Pardon us, as we’re still at the point where the smaller things are exciting. Such as…

…binding a mock-up book for Rethink Communications! Yes! Rethink! The firm!

It’s pretty cool having Lisa Nakamura in the studio talking to us about Neil from Centennial Bookbinding. They probably don’t even think twice about these sorts of things, but it’s quite nice to be able to welcome others into our small studio. It makes the community feel just a little bit smaller, in that despite Rethink’s size and reputation, they basically know the same people we do—and, in a sense, “We’re not so different, Rethink and I…”

Same goes for my quick chat with Jeff Harrison today, who is probably one of the most personable characters I’ve come across so far. I’m excited that Tea Party is starting to get to know other places and people, and that it is much less scary to dive right into the local design pool. I feel much less of a small-fry, trembling at the doors of established design firms, and more like the new guy at the bar that all the bros want to go fishing with. Terrible analogy, but I hope it will suffice.

I look forward to seeing how else perceptions of ourselves can change as we grow out of being students and into young professionals.

We’re now able to show you our first baby!

It was really fun and interesting to have done this project, especially cool to be privy to such personal photos. It certainly was a pleasure putting this together, and by the end, Chloe & I started feeling like part of the family. Of course, in a non-weird non-stalker way.

The embroidery was particulalry nice to do, and despite Chloe’s claims that I’ve gone blind and I looked like a slave doing it, I really did enjoy myself. It brought me back to my Catholic school days where we’d have lessons on dining ettiquete, cross-stitching, and home economics. Ha!

Also, a special thanks to everyone who had stopped by this Sunday for our studio warming! :)

Chloe’s fashion shoot blooper while documenting our first job for David Wotherspoon. She was fixing her inside-out t-shirt’s tag when my finger slipped and took a photo. Look nice, though, no?

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to see us!

Super hot day. Jane tried her best to get us a table under a tree, yet it proved worthless as we both went home with tans the shape of our shirts. :(

The “Profound Thoughts” travel book was quite popular, which I am very glad to have found out. Lots of talented people were out there this weekend, and it was a pleasure to have met some new people and seen a lot of interesting things. As it’s only been our first craft event, there were certainly a lot of things to keep in mind (umbrella/sunscreen/water), but we were excited to have been a part of it. We’ll see you at the next one!

More images after the jump.

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A second update! How special!

This is perhaps my favourite book to date. The travel companion for many of us who bump into epiphanies and moments that make us rethink the world once in a while. Especially for those of us with the opportunity to travel and extend our horizons, you might just be the philosopher or novelist that can define our generation.

I will have about 6 or 7 for sale this weekend. So come early if you want one!

Some nice people have been over at our studio to say hello (and steal internet)!

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Pleasure to announce that I (the “Party” half of Tea Party) will be at the Blim Monthly Community Market, 19 July (Sunday) from 12–5pm at Main Street:

This [month's] market will include over 50 vendors, live music, hot food, beverages, and entertainment. Vendors will include food, fashion, accessories, supplies, fine art, vintage items and records, and not be limited to crafts, and there will be a focus on nurturing and promoting creative production in our community. We want to appeal to young, old, hip, plain, babies, animals, men, women, everyone.

I will be sitting next to Jane Koo’s felt owls: