The NEW powerline flags, 6 screenprinted cotton flags (by hand of course, and in a way too old school set up), trimmed in chartreuse ribbon in carnivalesque colors, about 60” long, each flag 8” x 7”, good for the porch, or the den, or the yard, or the kid’s room. long enough sentence? :) check them out at the shop.
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted. And it’s been a busy two weeks. These are pics of a sunset on the evening that David and I got married (Oct.24.2009). Pointe Aux Chenes, Louisiana, 6 miles out in the marsh from the closest marina, at the camp.
2010 Burrowing Owl letterpress calendar GIVEAWAY at papernstitch, starts today!
i am motivating myself to print more flags…………. this is what they look like while drying on type drawers in the studio.
i was talking to a friend the other day about blogging. she has a great one and i am glad to have found it. 5 o’clock crows, it’s a mixture of fiber art, process, and a conversation about art. check it out. i read blogs but have very little call to write about what i think is good or the next best design. of course i have opinions on the matter but really can’t see why i need to be another voice in the ether. i appreciate what the others are writing……mostly. and so this is the place where i post new projects, inspirations, and other ephemera that i think should be seen or read about.
Burrowing Owl 2010 letterpress Calendar, limited edition of 42. Letterpress printed with multiple linocuts and handset type on recycled “chipboard”. Calendar pages were custom designed and printed on 100% recycled paper. Each is signed and numbered. Get yours here. :)
flock of birds letterpress gift tags. I can’t get enough of this woodgrain gift wrap from French Paper…………so nice. “Distinguished Panel”
The paper cuts of Elsa Mora (Elsita) are incredible. You can check them out here. She also has an etsy shop, of course. I especially like El Corazon.
2nd exhibit for the Enterprising Maiden/Old Maid deck! BookOpolis 2009, Asheville, NC. See the post about it at Ladies of Letterpress. Thanks Jessica (Heroes and Criminals Press) for hand delivering the deck and making a great display!
The Old Maid Deck exhibited! and a silly picture of me talking about it at Looking @ Art, Culture Candy’s cool little program. Thanks Elise Toups for the pic! (she’s also an artist, see her nice nice paintings here.) And to see a preview of the Baton Rouge Gallery exhibit check out this video type thing accompanied by some upbeat surf music. If you don’t know my work, it’s the stuff that looks either printmaking or papercut.
The title card….Old Maid cards- Enterprising Maidens. So, yeah we changed the name of Old Maid, because we could. This is the title/colophon card for the deck. It is hand set type (all of it…. thanks for Rebecca for setting a bunch of the name list) Caslon OS (ran out of p’s and e’s so the name list took 2 runs-oh the beauty and patience of letterpress), lino cut, Lettra. Short explanation. There are a couple of cards still out there, but this is it it for the most part. This has been an amazing project. All participants made fantastic cards. It is truly a special deck. 32 characters + the Enterprising Maiden card. More photos of the deck in it’s first public exhibition coming soon. (you may be able to see a quick shot of it at this link later today). But I will post good pics soon.
