Cristina Montejo

i made this hat last november for a “silly hat” contest at work. i sketched and sketched but couldn’t come up w/ any ideas. silly? i just couldn’t get inspired. i put it off until the last minute and with only a few hours left i knew i had to do something. so, instead of [...]

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Last August, only a couple of weeks after moving to Ft. Bragg, CA, I was fortunate enough to begin a short volunteer stint with Studio Z, an amazing letterpress studio created by Zida Borcich over twenty-five years ago. Check out their assortment of classy, sophisticated, and uber hip business cards, calling cards, and wedding invites. [...]

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My friend John came up with a great little project for us to work on.
He gave me three 4″x6″ cardboard rectangles and asked me to do a portrait on each. I love assignments (I’m such a nerd!!!) He’ll ultimately be passing these out to lots of other artists and maybe one day he’ll be able to [...]

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I’m still having lots of fun with my new camera! Above is a pic of another one of my favorite Christmas presents – a Spark Dino wind-up toy. Isn’t he the greatest?!! He came from locally owned Seattle toy shop Archie McPhee and is quickly becoming my new favorite photo subject. You can find a few [...]

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Christmas always sneaks up on me somehow, especially when I’ve got a million things to get done. This year, I’m happy to say that most of the presents I sent out to friends and family were handmade by yours truly while reveling in Christmas films and jazzy takes on traditional Christmas tunes. 
Above, are a few [...]

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Look at this beautiful card my mom made me for Thanksgiving using japanese maple leaves and dried flowers!
She’s been making cards like this over the past few years, using flowers and foliage from her own expansive garden, and is now officially on the craft circuit selling the cards at church craft fairs in South Florida. [...]

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Check out these amazing old postcards sent to my boyfriend’s great-grandfather between the years of 1908 and 1915.
As a huge fan of vintage postcards and mail art in general you can imagine how excited I was to stumble upon a pile of these interesting and unique small works on paper! Above are [...]

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