Oh So Beautiful Paper

I’ve been a long-time fan of the gorgeous calligraphy from Mara at Neither Snow – and I’m thrilled to finally be featuring her work today!  As you’ll see below, Mara’s calligraphy combines haunting romanticism with a modern sensibility for an absolutely beautiful result:

{this bookplate was commissioned by a brother as a gift for his sister!  Lettering by Mara, with printing by Woodside Press}

{Mara collaborated with Colleen from Cleanwash Letterpress on this black and white wedding invitation}

Mara has been a teensy bit busy lately, having just recently graduated from grad school, packed up her house, and has spent the last couple of months traveling around India and England!  In addition to the commissioned pieces above, Mara’s work has been featured in the most recent issue of Martha Stewart Weddings and she’s currently in the process of revamping her already-beautiful website.  But in the meantime, you can check out Mara’s blog for other recent projects, and hopefully we’ll see more of her work back here again soon!

{image credits: neither snow}

1. elaine says:

   08/19/2010 at 7:37 PM

   Mara’s style is so beautiful! by far my favorite calligrapher!
2. Michael and Anna Costa says:

   07/19/2010 at 7:14 PM

   Dreamy and amazing!
3. Diana says:

   07/17/2010 at 7:01 PM

   words can be so beautiful when writen in the right way…. such awesome shapes!
   I’m glad I discovered your blog!
4. Britton Felber says:

   07/15/2010 at 12:13 AM

   I love this. It’s really beautiful. I will be telling the brides I work for about this.
5. jen@greenweddingshoes says:

   07/14/2010 at 5:53 PM

   Love Love Love!!
6. PAWLING | print studio
   Twitter: pawlingprint
   says:

   07/14/2010 at 2:44 PM

   absolutely gorgeous!
7. Sarah Danaher says:

   07/14/2010 at 2:32 PM

   That is, by FAR, the most beautiful calligraphy I have ever seen.
8. rachel says:

   07/14/2010 at 2:17 PM

   Yay! Thanks Colleen and Mara for helping make our invites awesome, we are getting very excited for the big day!!!!
9. terry
   Twitter: tipspb
   says:

   07/14/2010 at 1:08 PM

   love neither snow AND cleanwash letterpress… beautiful stuff!
10. colleen { cleanwash letterpress }
    Twitter: cleanwash
    says:

    07/14/2010 at 12:49 PM

    Her calligraphy is beautiful and looks even more amazing letterpress printed! Just wanted to chime in and let you know that the invitations in the last two photos were designed by the bride Rachel Polizzi- I only did the printing!
11. Jane Flanagan
    Twitter: seenandsaid
    says:

    07/14/2010 at 12:16 PM

    Utterly, utterly gorgeous!
12. jen wheat says:

    07/14/2010 at 12:10 PM

    Love the mix of cursive and print on these! It really makes it POP.
13. haley@breadofmany says:

    07/14/2010 at 11:12 AM

    i love neither snow. really really stunning!