
Advent 2013: Day Twenty Four: The Gift Giver,
Q. Cassetti, 2013
Trumansburg, NY
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Advent 2013: Day Twenty Four: The Gift Giver,
Q. Cassetti, 2013
Trumansburg, NY
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Waiting for the Day
Q. Cassetti, 2013
Adobe Illustrator CC
Adirondack Inspiration,
Q. Cassetti 2013
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Ornamental, 2013
Q. Cassetti, Trumansburg, NY
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One winner and one runner up in Creative Quarterly 34. How exciting!
My America: Big Boy, Fat Boy
Q. Cassetti 2013
Trumansburg, NY, Adobe Illustrator CC
Advent 2013: Day Twenty: Light It Up
Q. Cassetti, 2013
Adobe Illustrator
Advent 2013: Day Nineteen: Bells All Around
Q. Cassetti, 2013
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Advent 2013: Day Eighteen:Red and Green Wreath,
Q. Cassetti 2013
Trumansburg, NY
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Advent 2013: Day Seventeen: Holiday Pinwheel
Q. Cassetti, 2013, Trumansburg, NY
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Advent 2013: Day Sixteen: Santa Step and Repeat, Q. CAssetti 2013
Advent 2013: Day Fifteen: Holiday Jumble
Q. Cassetti, 2013. Adpbe Illustrator
Advent 2013: Day Fourteen: Ring Around
Q. Casseti, 2013. Adobe Illustrator
Advent 2013: Day Thirteen: Red Edelweiss
Q. Cassetti, 2013, Adobe Illustrator
Amaryllis Twist, Q. Cassetti 2013
Trumansburg, NY
Adobe Illustrator CC
Advent Quilt
Q. Cassetti, 2013
Adobe Illustrator
The Cut Paper Heart stamp adds another romantic entry to the beautiful Love stamp series.
This fanciful stamp takes its inspiration from the folk traditions of papercutting. Its digital illustration depicts a large white heart enclosing a smaller pink heart with a saw-toothed edge along its left-hand side. Surrounding the central hearts are pink swirls, with smaller hearts imbedded in the design and a ragged-edge motif that echoes the edging on the small pink heart. The hearts and swirls are contained within a red square that has “pinked” edges, as if cut with pinking shears. A white border frames the entire design.
The stamp art is reminiscent of liebesbriefe — ornately cut and painted love letters that are a form of scherenschnitte, the papercutting tradition brought to America in the 18th and 19th centuries by German immigrants. Not intended only for February 14, these early precursors to valentines carried declarations of love and sometimes proposals of marriage. The stamp art is a stunning digital interpretation of these traditional love-letter decorations.
Like the liebesbriefe, the Cut Paper Heart stamps are not just for use on Valentine’s Day, but say “love” all year round.
Designed by art director Antonio Alcalá, the stamp features an illustration by Q. Cassetti.
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Also: Here is another really nice article on the stamp>>
Holly Fantasy, Q. Cassetti, 2013 Adobe Illustrator
Adirondack Star, Q. Cassetti 2013
Trumansburg, NY, Adobe Illustrator CC
Reily Inspired Holiday, Q. Cassetti, 2013, Trumansburg, NY, Adobe Illustrator CC
Peppermint Swirl, Q. Cassetti, 2013 Trumansburg, NY. Adobe Illustrataor