Country Picnic: Dutch Door Press & Clare Rojas

Dutch Door Press: stationery & print designs

Thanks to Etsy's current voting contest for Americana decor, we were re-acquainted with San Francisco based Dutch Door Press. Dutch Door Press specializes in wedding invitations, birth announcements, personal stationery, greeting cards, and limited edition prints that blend modern design with patterns and icons inspired by the traditional folk art of Northern Europe. Suckers for all things Pennsylvania Dutch, especially the hex sign, we naturally flagged this shop as a favorite when we first stumbled across their Etsy shop.

Dutch Door Press also makes a great segue into the gouache artwork of artist Clare Rojas, also from San Francisco and currently on exhibit at Kavi Gupta Gallery here in Chicago. I recently saw her exhibition and was completely blown away by her intimate, framed gouache works. Here are a few pics, courtesty of Kavi Gupta Gallery:

Believe Me installation view: Clare Rojas

Untitled (Brother and Sister Quilt): Clare Rojas

Untitled (Woman in Brown Dress): Clare Rojas