I’m working on a series of signs and matchbooks that celebrate some of my favorite spots from coast to coast. While some of the locales are still very much in business, others have closed their doors – and a few others are fictional (hello, Hotel Cortez).

What started out as a series I wanted to develop for a larger show has become a request magnet. I’ve been hearing from collectors around the country interested in having favorite destinations memorialized in my black-and-white illustration style, each of which is drawn by hand on acid-free paper, matted and framed. Sizes and prices vary.

I’m actually creating a file of images. If you have any images of signs and matchbooks you think I should see, please drop me a line at nataliehmcdonald at gmail dot com.