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Hi!

 

I’m Emily.

Handletterer, art director, graphic designer, maker of things. The more of those passions I can fit into one project, the better.

I live in Chicago with my husband and our cat, Laszlo.

Check out my instagram for my latest updates.

 
 
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Not super sure about the white in there. Uggg. But guys! For my first time doing legit satin stitch I’m kind of impressing myself. But I reiterate: it. takes. so. dang. long.
That awkward moment when you make eye contact with someone who just ran full tilt for a bus for like 3 blocks and the bus driver closed the door in their face. And now they’re panting and their clothes and bags are askew and they look like they wanna die. Do you commiserate? Pretend you saw nothing? 🥵😳😬 @miseryforchicago #miseryforchicago #cta #chicagotransitauthority
I figured out a way to make my slow hobby even slower! Why did no tell me that satin stitch is a b*tch? 😆 But it’s so prettyyyyy. 😍
I am so proud of these images and the dream team that pulled them together! 💥 This shoot is out in @volition.mag today. I made some weird paper things and @janelcarrington rocked their awkwardness - you can’t move in these things like regular clothes and she killed it. @melissamorley lit and photographed and edited them expertly, @miaczynski and @symabrol rocked the hair and makeup to perfectly complement our vision. 💥 Sometimes I do things that aren’t lettering, I hope that’s ok. 😉 Art direction is a different kind of rewarding and I love the collaboration that comes along with it.
I’ve been coming back to this guy for a while. Is it too fussy? Is that ok? It’s growing on me. I think. 💥💥💥 Dang! Dang. Daaaaang.
2018 top nine!! Lots of hands on letters, my favorite too. 2018 was all about getting back into the rhythm of making and posting, after a slow 2017. Putting in the work and being willing to experiment is what leads to 🔮&🔥. Never in a million years did I think my little mending experiment would to my most liked post of all time. ☺️ Thank you all for following along with me.
If you guys missed out on elbow patches last time, I have this set of black stitching on light gray 100% merino wool! 4”x5.5” $30 for one stitched, one blank, $50 for a set of 2 stitched. DM me to claim! They jazz up all the outfits. I want to make one for every sweater/jacket/sweatshirt I own. 💪 (see a few posts back for detail shots of a similar pair)
True story. 🙈🤷🏼‍♀️😂 One bonus of the spatula is that it takes up less space in the car. @miseryforchicago
Elbow elbow patches for sale! 🖤 You guys loved my elbow mending SO MUCH that I thought I’d figure out a way to get it to you. Since I don’t have your elbows to mend, patches are the next best thing. Give new life to a sweater/jacket/bathrobe/thing with sleeves! These are stitched in off white on a light gray 100% Merino wool patch. 4”x5.5”. $50 for the pair, or $30 for one embroidered patch and one blank patch. Includes shipping, U.S. only. Shoot me a DM if you’re interested! I do have more of this wool so if you want a different color thread or size/shape of patch, lemme know. I’m super interested to hear if this something you guys are into, or if it’s just my weird self that’s pumped about it! 😅
What does your shirt say? Never mind. I don’t love wearing shirts with words on them, but I DO love drawing words and embroidering words. I picked “never mind” to keep it meaningless and stitched it half in my armpit (and in subtle tone on tone) to keep it illegible. 😅 I love that it’s the gesture of typography without the clarity of message. Just some beautiful lines and curves. ➿〰️➿ Plus I revived an old sweatshirt! Win, win, win.