February 13, 2013
I was considering using this (undated) photo to illustrate an article in the upcoming issue of The Carriage Journal. I don’t think it will actually work (or it might, you’ll just have to check out the March issue to see whether it made the cut!), but I find it rather delightful and thought I would share it here with you regardless.
The lady sitting next to the driver of this Spider Phaeton has the most enormous pile of feathers on her hat …
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February 8, 2013
One of the ads I’m designing for the March issue of The Carriage Journal is a full-page advertisement our 2014 International Carriage Symposium (next February at Colonial Williamsburg). The focus of this fourth biennial symposium is carriage and wagon accessories, which includes lamps, livery, whips, etc.
In searching for an image to illustrate this particular ad, we went through Jill’s collection of Vanity Fair’s prints of famous coaching men. And we found this lovely print of Alfred G. Vanderbilt. You may remember him as the American coaching enthusiast who took his coach, the Venture, and eighty horses to England, in order to drive them on the London-to-Brighton road for several weeks during the summer of 1908. (You either already knew this or picked it up from yesterday’s tweets, right?).
He was a little too tall for my scanner, but I managed to scan him in two parts and stitch him back together quite nicely.
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January 8, 2013
Even though the January issue of The Carriage Journal may still be on its way to some CAA members’ mailboxes, I’ve already started working on the March issue.
Today, Mindy (who’s in charge of the CMA’s Library & Archives, here in our office) found an 1898 print of a beautiful and colorful vehicle, which we’ll be featuring on the cover. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but here’s a snippet:
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January 3, 2013
The latest issue of The Carriage Journal is in the mail now to all current Carriage Association members / subscribers!
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This issue includes features on harness makers, the history of sleighing in North America, and the (former) secrets of the Old Rocket coach, which were uncovered during its restoration. Plus all the usual departments (the news section, “In the Carriage House,” “In the Stable,” “Nuts and Bolts,” and more).
If you’re a current member or subscriber, look for your copy in your mailbox. If you’re not a current member / subscriber but would like to learn more, head on over to the About Us page on the CAA’s website.
December 18, 2012
The big day is just week away, and now that the January issue of the magazine is at the printer (yaaaayyy!!) I feel like I can, um, start to get ready for Christmas!
In honor of the season, and because I don’t have anything else to post here at the moment … here are the Muppets with a couple of classic songs for the season. Enjoy! 🙂
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If the embedded videos won’t work on your computer, follow these links to go straight to YouTube to see the Swedish Chef, Beaker, and Animal performing the Carol of the Bells and to see the chickens performing Joy to the World.
(And as a bonus, even though it’s not Christmasy, have you ever seen Beaker performing Ode to Joy??)
The Slower Road 