Palmer Midsummer Garden and Art Faire

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2023 is my ninth year as volunteer designer for the Palmer Museum Garden and Art Faire.

2023

Concept: inspired by many beautiful lunar new year illustrations for the Year of the Rabbit, as well as Peter Rabbit (garden scourge!), this drawing includes a simple color palette of vibrant red poppies and a snowshoe hare.

2022

Winner of The Big One Gold award for Poster Design

For this local gardening, food, art and music festival, I illustrated a raven with bright patterns inspired by linocuts and the hot colors of flowers and the midnight sun of July in Alaska.

Concept: a throwback to the first year of the event with a raven and colorful flower shapes partnered with the original typography.

Visit the archived 2022 website here.

2021

For my seventh year designing a poster, website and graphic identity for a local gardening, food, art and music festival, I designed a Scandinavian-inspired mandala of garden tools, food, music notes, art supplies and more. For the round version of the design, I was inspired by the many elements and perspectives that make community events possible: farmers and chefs preparing local food, gardeners sharing their knowledge and plants, community groups getting the word out about their programs, and fellow artists selling their work. An original cool colorway was updated with warm greens and reds to better reflect the long July days and warm (for Alaska at least) temperatures. I also implemented an updated mobile-first, responsive website look and feel.

2020

Concept: cheerful chickadees and geometric patterns in fresh colors. Supplementary illustrations and backgrounds rounded out the website update using Divi’s easy page building tools. Since I designed this poster deep in January’s cold, short days, the chickadees outside are great symbols of year-round cameraderie and good cheer, chirping even on the chilliest days as they zoom around searching for food. A recent trip to fabric shops in San Francisco and Tokyo also inspired the color choices on this graphic.

2019

Concept: vintage illustration and updated website design for ease of use.

2018

Concept: moose in the garden. Fun in an illustration but devastating in practice!

2017

Concept: rebranding to represent the Palmer Museum’s primary role in the festival. Print and online materials, merchandise, and outdoor signage:

2016

Concept: art deco in the garden. Print materials, merchandise mockups, and additional print and web materials for the Rhubarb Rumble and Topihairy Challenge:

2015

Inspiration gallery

My inspiration for this event always comes from Art Nouveau’s beautiful curving lines and harmonious color schemes. Here’s my inspiration gallery for 2017.

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