Introducing The Art & Lace Studio Collection: Original Art Prints Now Available
Twenty years of creating between everything else. Eighty pieces cataloged. Twenty-nine prints available now.
For years, I created art in the margins.
Between bartending shifts and building Art & Lace. Between being a mom and running a bridal studio. Between appointments and late nights when the house was finally quiet.
I’d sketch bridal gowns in charcoal. Paint ballet dancers mid-movement. Layer pastels onto paper until florals emerged — soft, textured, romantic.
And then I’d tuck them away.
Some pieces went into portfolio boxes. Others stayed pinned to studio walls. A few made it into frames, gifts for people I loved. But most just… existed. Quiet reminders of the artist I was becoming while building everything else.
Until this year, when I finally sat down and cataloged every single piece.
The Cataloging Process
Eighty-plus works spanning two decades. Seven different mediums. Charcoal sketches on aged paper. Colored pencil fashion studies. Mixed media florals with visible brushstrokes.
Ballet figures in pastel. Abstract pieces I couldn’t name but felt compelled to create anyway.
I photographed each one. Named them. Wrote descriptions. Organized them into collections.
And I realized: this isn’t just art I made between everything else.
This is everything else.
Every bridal illustration reflects a gown I couldn’t stop thinking about. Every ballet study captures movement I witnessed and wanted to preserve. Every floral piece holds a mood, a season, a quiet moment I tried to hold onto.
The Studio Collection: First Drop
Today, I’m releasing the first prints from the Art & Lace archive.
Twenty-nine pieces across five collections. Each one professionally printed on archival matte paper. Each one a fragment of the creative journey that led to Art & Lace.
The Collections
Bridal Illustrations
Charcoal sketches of gowns and silhouettes. Delicate studies of lace, drape, and form.
These pieces capture bridal moments with the same attention I bring to styling appointments — refined, intentional, quietly powerful.
Featured prints:
First Stitch of a Dream — A charcoal study of a gown mid-creation
The Siren’s Gown — Dramatic draping captured in shadow and light
The Bridal Diptych — Two views of the same gown, different perspectives
Fashion Sketches
Colored pencil and pastel studies of fashion, form, and movement. These aren’t rushed illustrations — they’re considered works that explore silhouette, color, and the way fabric interacts with the body.
Featured prints:
Petal & Form — A fashion sketch where florals and fabric merge
Crimson Muse — Bold red figure study
Soft Study in Blue — Delicate pastel rendering
Ballet Series
Movement, grace, and strength captured in pastel. I’ve always been drawn to ballet — not just the performance, but the quiet moments between. The rest. The preparation. The collapse after perfection.
Featured prints:
Rest Between Rehearsals — A dancer at rest, vulnerable and strong
Ascend — Ballerina mid-movement, charcoal and motion
Collapse of Form — The moment strength gives way
Florals
Soft, romantic, and textured. These aren’t generic flower paintings — they’re moody botanical studies in pastel, charcoal, and mixed media. Some feel delicate. Some feel haunted. All of them hold emotion.
Featured prints:
Requiem for Lilies — Pastel florals with depth and melancholy
Bramble Bloom — Soft, romantic, perfect for bedrooms
Whispering Fields — Movement in stems, as if wind is blowing through
Blueprint Bloom — Charcoal botanical with architectural precision
Figurative & Symbolic
Abstract pieces, symbolic works, and studies that don’t fit neatly into categories. These are the pieces I created when I needed to process something I couldn’t articulate. They’re introspective, moody, and quietly powerful.
Featured prints:
Fragments of Her — A figure both present and absent
The Emerald Gown — Fashion meets symbolism
Marionette — Delicate, controlled, graceful
How the Prints Work
Each print is made to order on premium archival matte paper. Museum-quality printing that captures the texture and depth of the original work.
Available sizes:
5x7 (perfect for desks, small spaces, or gallery walls)
8x10 (ideal for shelves, mantels, bedside tables)
11x14 (statement pieces for walls)
Pricing by collection:
Bridal Illustrations: $35-85 (most exclusive, limited collection)
Fashion Sketches & Ballet: $32-75 (refined, elegant, premium)
Florals & Figurative: $28-68 (accessible, versatile, beautiful)
All prints ship within 3-7 days via print-on-demand fulfillment. Professional packaging. Archival quality that won’t fade.
This is a First Drop
Not everything is available yet.
I have eighty-plus pieces in the archive. Twenty-nine are available now. More collections will release throughout the year — abstract acrylics, larger charcoal botanicals, limited edition signed prints.
This is the first release. A curated selection across all five collections. The pieces I’m most proud of. The ones I kept coming back to while deciding what to share first.
Who These Prints Are For
If you’re reading this, you probably fall into one of these categories:
You’re a bride looking for art that reflects your wedding aesthetic. Something more personal than mass-market prints. Something that feels like it belongs in your story.
You’re a ballet mom or dancer who wants art that captures the grace, strength, and quiet moments of dance.
You’re decorating a home and you care about the story behind the art on your walls. You want pieces with depth, emotion, and meaning.
You’re an art collector drawn to independent artists, original work, and prints that feel curated rather than mass-produced.
You followed the journey on TikTok and watched me catalog all of this with Claude. You’ve been waiting to see the art. To own a piece of it. Here it is.
What Happens Next
If you’re ready, you can browse the collection now. The shop is live. The prints are ready.
If you’re not sure yet, that’s okay too. Sign up for the Studio Collection email list and I’ll send updates when new drops release, when pieces sell out, and when limited editions become available.
This is just the beginning.
Twenty years of creating in the margins. Eighty pieces cataloged. Twenty-nine available now.
More to come.
About the Artist
Samantha Almeida is a bridal stylist, creative director, and the founder of Art & Lace — a luxury bridal styling studio in Somerset, Massachusetts. Her work explores silhouette, emotion, and the intersection of fashion and art. She creates in the spaces between appointments, late at night when the studio is quiet, and in stolen moments when inspiration strikes.
The Studio Collection represents twenty years of work created alongside building a business, raising a family, and learning to call herself an artist.Follow along on Instagram and TikTok for behind-the-scenes of new collections, studio life, and the messy middle of building something from scratch.
