mother mary
brand identity
Brand identity for a cocktail and wine bar located inside an abandoned Catholic church. Pulling inspiration from Catholic art through the Renaissance, Baroque, Gothic, and the Dutch Golden Age periods, Mother Mary is an irreverent nod to the culture that raised me.
my role: concept, branding messaging, art direction, design, illustration, photography (vintage images sourced royalty-free)
Nestled in a historic district of Los Angeles, an abandoned Catholic Church is born anew – resurrected if you will. Mother Mary is a cocktail and wine bar where ritual meets revelry and communion meets community.
We believe, as good Catholics do, that good food, good wine, and good art is a salvation for the soul.
We also believe in a little irreverence and debauchery.
Just like in the Catholic Church, tokens and symbols have power.
Mother Mary’s branding is meant to extend beyond visual identity to physical touchpoints that customers can carry with them.
I chose a combination of vintage and produced imagery as a nod to the long history of the church and its traditions. Mother Mary’s brand story is both grounded in and a push-back to those traditions.
