Photo of Carolyn Sewell
Award-winning designer and blogger, Carolyn Sewell, exhibited her yearlong project, Postcards To My Parents (PTMP) at Fathom Gallery. Every day from July 23, 2009 to July 23, 2010 Sewell sent hand-drawn postcards to her parents with messages of love and adoration, snarky quotes from friends, family and television, and the occasional drawing of a gnome. Jim Darling was there to document the opening night reception for FullBleed.
Bill and Trudy Horne (aka The Parents)
About the Artist
It was during 8th grade study hall that Carolyn Sewell knew she wanted to be a graphic designer. While other students were doing homework, Carolyn was hand-drawing her friends’ book covers for $1 ($2 if you wanted paisley). Book covers became pep rally signs and college projects became paying clients. After graduating from Mississippi State University she moved to DC and did the agency thing for several years, started the award-winning blog Pedestrian Typography, and founded Carolyn Sewell Design. Her work has been published in HOW, GDUSA, CMYK, The Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine and been awarded at the ADDYs, ADCMW Annual Show, LMA Awards and MAME Awards. When Carolyn isn’t designing, she’s photographing typography, teaching design at American University, or drawing unicorns in her sketchbook.
Carolyn lives in Arlington, VA with her husband Richard and their cat Diva. In addition to her parents, she has 4 seriously awesome brothers.
Now I *almost* feel like I was there… :) Great pics Jim!
I was there and it was awesome! Amazing job Carolyn, seriously!
Thanks for covering this event Jim. By any chance, did you photograph someone stealing umbrellas at the front door?
Great coverage for a great event that I’m completely bummed to have missed because of a #PepcoFail.
Looking forward to seeing what Carolyn’s next project is!
So happy to see this as Mother Nature kept we away that night, with tears in my eyes! So pumped for Carolyn, a true force of nature & happiness herself!!! Love it!
EB
Look -out for this young woman.
Her talent is right-on! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !