NYC nostalgia

I'm getting nostalgic for NYC. My Uncle bill and his wife Nadine just got back from there with a host of amazing photos. Looking through some sketches I found this one from 2005. 8 views of the city. This is an exercise I often do with my students and is often one of the favorite assignments of the semester. 

hand drawn polaroids, I suppose.

9th street espresso post cards - gift set

A good friend gave us our favorite NYC coffee, 9th Street Espresso, as a gift. After finishing the first of two bags off, it was subsequently turned into a "re-gift" with a sketchy twist...

Coffee sketch again...

Out of Postcards, baker paper was all that was at hand. Loved the response to the water...Gift to Katy and Chris at the Bakery.

PETRIE dESIGN goes Live!!!

I have been absent for a bit from the blog as I have been gearing up to go live with this new site/venture: petriedesign.com . Give it a look and see the broad range of architecturally centric explorations that are occurring! Meanwhile I hope to be uploading more sketches, coffee and others...as the days of summer unfold.