for the love of art

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I've been thinking a lot lately about my personal influences that got me where I am today: that made me who I am today. I've made the decision to find time to start oil painting again and breathe in life a little, and take it back to the basics. The love of art and being right-brained, I believe, I was wired with at birth, but the encouragement and education are such important factors to who we are today. It's crucial that children who are interested in the arts have the avenues they need to explore their interest, and the encouragement to grow. Therefore, Silverbox has decided to run a kids-only contest. So sharpen those crayons and colored pencils and look for details really soon!

Below is a college assignment designed by my daughter, via the University of Delaware. I thought it was so worthy of a blog post. Nice work Emma! You continue to amaze me.

Today's post I dedicate to my grandfather that sat with me for hours upon end, drawing, encouraging and just plain sitting still while I took the entire afternoon to draw his portrait. To him, I will forever be grateful.

lovely little parties

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Yet another "lovely" business to business client. While we're at the beginning stages of identity, we couldn't wait to show off this new logo. Future projects bring business cards, notecards, blog and website design. This company will be one to watch in the near future. We'll keep you posted with wonderful events they create. Event design by lovely little parties. Photography by melaniemauer.com. Identity design by silverboxcreative.com. That's what we call teamwork :)

lovelylittleparties

lovelylittleparties

While the above logo was the design the client chose, we thought it would be a nice idea to showcase a few or our initial concepts before getting to the final. Silverbox keeps your best interest in mind and works together with you throughout the entire design process, as you are our true inspiration in creating something that is uniquely yours.

lovelylittleparties2

lovelylittleparties2

give them quality ~ free printable

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I dedicate today's post to our small business clients that work so diligently at building their businesses. Silverbox has been blessed with a growing family of small business clientele. We've grown in leaps and bounds in this area over the past year and cannot thank you enough for passing on a good word. While we work hard on making sure your brand stands out from the rest, make no mistake about it, the best form of advertising is the quality of your work and/or product. I came across this Milton Hershey quote and of course had to create a design and wrap it around a large Hershey bar. It's now sitting on a silver easel in the studio as a small reminder of what's important.

When looking a little deeper into some additional quotes from Hershey, I found there weren't too many. A previous Hershey employee mentioned, “Milton was not a philosopher, but a doer.” I'm not sure if it's from my upbringing, but those are words I live by. Yes, while we are in the business to make you look good on the outside, rest-assured it's the quality inside that matters even more.

So, here's a little chocolate Valentine treat for all those small businesses giving 110% every day. Go get yourself a large Hershey bar and wrap this printable label around it, so it can be placed where you can see it everyday to remind you where a good business starts.

Thank you once again for all that you are to Silverbox everyday.