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And here are the first samples posted by Impronte d'Autore! Do you want to read more about this line of stamps? Check my previous post! #AliceinWonderland #stamps #timbri #fustelle #art #ImprontedAutore

The Alice stamp set has finally been released and I am excited to be able to talk a little bit about it. As many are aware, I have been working with Bernasconi F.lli s.a.s. – with Stefano and Umberto –, the stamp makers here in Milan, for a number of years now. We work together and come up with new images every season, and although it’s not my main line of work, I really enjoy the opportunity to create fun and simple images that can then inspire other people’s creations. In f

Yes, I know it's been a while since the last post, but there was a lot of normal work to do and as they say, "duty calls". So this time I thought I would talk about the work done on another of the Alice illustrations. Alice and the Caterpillar has always been one of those iconic images from the story, so... it had to be done, right? I actually started with this image as the beginning of the Alice series and even painted it just to see if I could. I am not a painter, by trade

Hey Everyone! As we get ready for "quaresima" or lent, I thought I would go back a bit and share the white rabbit again in preparation for Easter. I already posted him on the Denishima Designs page on FB. But now I thought of just showing the images. As mentioned in that post, the drawing of the white rabbit started what became the Alice Line. This version of the classic bunny just kind of popped up in my head and I had to try it out. I always think how interesting it is

Wow, it's been a long time, right? Thought this blog was dead? Well, me too! But as they say, "life finds a way", so there may be a faint pulse in the ol' blog yet. Decided that I might talk about some of the things I'm working on for Denishima Designs. Yes, that's how I called my new e-store on Zazzle – by the way, here's the address right away, go take a look! http://www.zazzle.com/denishima_designs/gifts. It's kind of a fun project to do, and I think it may inspire me to r