artist statement

Our illustrations begin with a careful reworking of vintage ephemera. The lines are cleaned up and polished, and we add my own artistic flair and interpretation. We often take bits and pieces from multiple sources and combine them to create a new composition. We then meticulously and carefully render the reimagined illustrations, tiny click by tiny click. This style adds a more realistic and human touch to our digital prints. Follow along as we revive and renew long-forgotten images.
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Our favorite styles and subjects to work with are Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Vintage Fashion, Mid-Century Modern, Retro and Mod, Damask, Vintage Florals, and a little invention of our own called Faded Splendor.
our many projects

The projects that we
currently spend the most time on are our digital artwork and pattern cards.
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Our digital artwork is available as art prints, posters and dozens upon dozens of other products.
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The Pattern Cards are a line of postcard size patterns for easy sewing projects. I am soon going to be adding some of my original crochet patterns as Pattern Cards.
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Husband Eric is a photographer and artist. His work is also available on art prints, posters and products. His digital artwork is also used in conjunction with many of my designs. Other examples of Eric's digital art are being offered at Artful Graphics for use by other digital artists.
about the artists

Artist Eric Aitken and graphic designer Nancy Lorene Aitken give us a fresh take on vintage illustration.
With a passion for often forgotten bits of ephemera, they rework and reimagine
these little gems of everyday beauty from another time. The result is often bold, sometimes whimsical, and always captures the original flair of the figures, florals and ornamentation. Eric and
Nancy offer us simplicity without severity.
Their crossover style makes a graphic yet traditional statement, allowing you to add a touch of vintage charm to a modern room or a contemporary splash to your Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Traditional decor.
where to find us

​Tutorials for use with our line of Pattern Cards, distributed by Villa Rosa Designs, and soon to be offered on our site as well.
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Villa Rosa Designs carries our postcard size pattern cards. These are easy-to-make sewing projects with instructions and illustrations on the card.
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Artful Graphics is a huge collection of downloadable graphics for use by other digital artists. You'll find most vintage and retro styles here. We have vintage color illustrations, vintage black and white photographs, beautifully cut photos and illustrations with transparent backgrounds that are especially handy for digital artists. We also have many black and white drawings, borders and frames with transparent backgrounds for use in your digital work.
Memory Lane Patterns has loads of instantly downloadable vintage patterns to for knit and crochet projects, plus our complete line of doll knit and crochet patterns.