Here are a few examples:
Les & Tommy met and fell in love at a restaurant in Boston, and decided to have their engagement party there as well. From the engagement party’s invitation (which was designed by another company), I scanned the images of the silverware, and the Roman date of the party, and applied them to a set of gourd bowls. A keepsake to use daily, and remember the first time the couple met.
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For this set of two gourd bowls the client wanted the date to match the way it was written on the wedding invitation:
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On this serving set, the couple’s names and the date of the wedding are inscribed on a small organic bowl, a large organic bowl, and a serving platter:
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The couple’s initials are inscribed on the two larger gourd bowls, and their daughter’s initials on the smallest:
Another option has the couple’s names on the largest bowl, the date of their wedding on the medium one, and the word "love" on the smallest bowl.
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My friends Ben and Susan commissioned a set of eight wee tea cups for a wedding gift. The cups are stamped with the couple's initials, C and J, and the words all relate either to the wedding day: Celebrations and Joyful, or to the couple's characteristics: Creative and Jaunty. Through the words Ben and Susan selected, I feel like I got to know a little about the couple:
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A set of three gourd bowls commissioned for a new baby in the family, with the full name, date, and time of birth. I can see this set being used for every birthday the child will have:
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A commission of wee tea cups for a family in Calgary, with beautiful names like Antoinette and Ruby and Owen:
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Laura Kaufman’s marriage ceremony took place under a white oak tree. I asked Laura to take photographs of the leaves from the tree and send me a black and white image. The image was then applied to two serving platters:
