Author: Peter

Say it with us: wee-CHEE-kuh

There’s rarely a moment around the Home Offices when music is not playing. Sure, it may range from our youngest team member banging out a primary-colored glock riff to the Jackson Five to a full on dance party to the latest jam—but it all boils down to one fact: music is a huge inspiration around here.

For this reason, we’ve been beyond excited to work with Gundlach Bundschu on creating a public relations campaign, including this poster, for their first annual Huichica (wee-CHEE-kuh) Music Festival—especially as the event will feature some real favorites around here.

For instance, Citay’s album has maintained regular rotation for quite some time now (see song above.) We were able to see the Fruit Bats play at Gundlach Bundschu last summer (see video below) and they blew us away with their billowy ‘bootgaze’ sound, and Vetiver—whose musical cadre often includes Devendra Banhart—conjures the voice of Donovan on a languid afternoon in Golden Gate Park.

[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/6411215]

This is sure to be a fantastic music fest, growing right here in the soils of Sonoma Valley. Tickets are already for sale here.

2010.04.09
Girlfriends Getaway // Sonoma Valley

Pop culture stereotypes dictate certain prerequisites for being girly, and by all accounts, I’ve failed most of them. I’ve only ever watched two episodes of Sex and the City. I don’t go gaga over Jimmy Choos or Manilo Blahniks. I’ve polished my fingernails perhaps once in the last three years, and I don’t sit around in spa robes eating Yoplait with my girlfriends and complaining about my thighs.

But Sonoma Valley’s definition of girly is something entirely refreshing. Do you like sunshine and budding vineyards? Do you like cocktails and yummy things to eat? Do you like to lounge in the lap of luxury? Or when you’re not lounging, do you like go on hikes, ride bikes, or shop, or eat more yummy things? And do lots of wine tasting?

Basically, Sonoma Valley asks you a lot of things that are impossible to say no to.

So you say yes. And you bring a friend or two. And it’s called a Girlfriends Getaway . . .

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2010.03.31
Introducing The Penny Ice Creamery

We’ve been working with our friends Zach and Kendra in Santa Cruz who are starting a sustainable, artisinal, community-oriented ice creamery. The Penny Ice Creamery—as it is named, after the mid-19th-century “penny ice” phenomenon of affordable, frozen treats—will be doing some pretty exciting things with gourmet frozen confections. Creating all their offerings from scratch right in the shop and serving them fresh daily, Chef Kendra will be using locally-sourced organic ingredients in unusual and delightful ways.

Zach, Kendra and their team of hammer-wielding friends and colleagues have begun work on shaping up their brick and mortar space. A web site is forthcoming, but in the meantime you can become a fan of this exciting, new ice creamery on facebook to keep up-to-date on progress (and also watch them smashing a few walls . . . )

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2010.03.26
Foundfuture: fashion showroom

We’ve had the pleasure of working with our good friend Shannon Lorraine on her new, cutting-edge fashion showroom: Foundfuture.

Foundfuture is based in Brooklyn, N.Y. and brings you the best kept secrets in fashion. It also just happens to focus on sustainable practices. We dare you to check it out and not want to buy everything! We’re looking forward to the Necklush we ordered!

Click through for more . . .

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2010.02.10
a lot of good beer in Sonoma!

Camel love. Beer love. What else is there, really? The winter issue of SONOMA magazine hits the newstands this week—featuring our art direction and page layouts and a some tasty features on local beer by Sarah, who enjoyed every moment of her research.

Stay tuned for Sarah’s Sonoma Valley guide to beer tastings . . .

2009.12.11
Bryant Park West : a Sonoma Valley fashion show

Lights, camera, cab! Sonoma’s own Sarah Haggberg will be producing her 2nd annual Bryant Park West benefit fashion show in Sonoma this Janaury 30. Last year, we helped her market and advertise an event that brought Project Runway’s Rami Kashou and his fashion-forward frocks to the catwalks of Sonoma’s Jacuzzi Family Winery. San Francisco Chronicle fashion editor Sylvia Rubin even declared Bryant Park West “the number one fashion event of the year.”

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2009.12.09
poster art: Indian Valley Line + Goldfinch in Sonoma

We can’t wait to for to the waves of live dream-folk and pop Americana to wash over us . . .

Indian Valley Line
Goldfinch
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack

2009.11.18
brand new bag(s) : TEICH’s fall/winter collection

Just helped our friends at TEICH display their new collection on their web site. Some rad handbags!

click here to browse

2009.11.03
Cult Sonoma : video // Dia de los Muertos

Another video produced for Cult Sonoma . . . enjoy!

2009.11.02
by your own two feet: Hike + Bike Sonoma

There are some days when Belle Creative does not set foot in a car. We are lucky to live in a flat, friendly, temperate, sunny valley. And we are lucky to have clients, friends and shops in walking and biking distance. We love being outdoors, riding our bikes together. The Hike + Bike Sonoma brochure we created for the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau has opened our eyes to some great new trails and parks. We’ve hiked a trail we weren’t aware of before, at Jack London State Park, and we took our bikes to Annadel State Park for the first time. We’re inspired by these maps to explore more . . . !

You can download a pdf version here or stop in one of the Visitor Centers to pick one up.

2009.10.31