we’re a fine art printmaking shop specializing in custom letterpress invitations and business cards, as well as fine stationery and other printed goods. see gallery and more about us at blackbirdletterpress.com (click on header above)Tumblr (3.0; @blackbirdletterpress)http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/<p>yeah, i’m a sucker for these birds….</p> <p><img src="http://www.stjudesgallery.co.uk/artists/emily_sutton/birds/woodpecker.jpg" height="300" width="450"/></p> <p><img src="http://www.stjudesgallery.co.uk/artists/emily_sutton/birds/longtailedtit.jpg" height="300" width="450"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.stjudesgallery.co.uk/artists/emily_sutton/index.htm">Emily Sutton</a>, UK artist</p> <p>found on Monkey Puzzle Press <a href="http://mymonkeypuzzle.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. Beautiful work there too!</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/293510620http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/293510620Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:12:00 -0500birdsart<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuut0tgZ6z1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some of the best ilustration and collage around. <a href="http://juliapott.com">Julia Pott</a> in London. Her <a href="http://juliapott.etsy.com">shop</a> is full of wonderful prints.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/288994233http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/288994233Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:14:53 -0500artjulia pottillustration<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kui7aplmDj1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Holiday Sale at Ephemeral Gallery- Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 12-4. 521 N 19th st at the corner of Main st, baton rouge. 11+ artists, great gifts, affordable art! Come visit!</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/279257177http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/279257177Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:54:25 -0500holidaysale<p>holiday gift guide for the eco-conscious over at <a href="http://www.goinghometoroost.com/2009/12/holiday-gift-guide-for-the-eco-conscious/">goinghometoroost.com</a>. going home to roost is a design and inspiration blog- featuring handmade artists and supporting the simpler way of life. <img src="http://www.goinghometoroost.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/working11.jpeg" height="650" width="477"/></p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/277608058http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/277608058Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:15:24 -0500holidayecorecycledcypress<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuaixj3Zxt1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>2 days left in the Etsy SALE. Check it out at <a href="http://blackbirdletterpress.etsy.com">blackbirdletterpress.etsy.com</a>.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/273330447http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/273330447Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:24:55 -0500salebearetsyholiday<p>Lady with scissors was featured in a scissor montage over at <a href="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/">idreamedisaw.com</a> today, they put together a fantastic collection of scissors! even more on their site.</p> <p><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/1317-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/4311-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/477-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/467-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/3619-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/825-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/487-110x110.jpg" height="110" width="110"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/459-110x110.jpg"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/6110-110x110.jpg"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/577-110x110.jpg"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/919-110x110.jpg"/><img src="http://www.idreamedisaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/3216-110x110.jpg"/></p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/263803814http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/263803814Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:09:57 -0500scissorsnotebookblog<p>Etsy SALE starts today! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/blackbirdletterpress">blackbirdletterpress.etsy.com</a></p> <p><img alt="lovebirds" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.96572951.jpg" align="middle" height="282" width="424"/></p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/259545382http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/259545382Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:18:04 -0500etsysalebirdsholiday<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kto6jfRuGd1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Always good to see national “design” coverage of places like Hale County, Alabama. Found on <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/11/rural-studio-hale-county-alabama.html">design*sponge</a>.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/256973047http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/256973047Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:50:03 -0500designdesign sponge<p>check out our blog post over at <a href="http://poppytalkhandmadeartists.blogspot.com/">poppytalk handmade</a>.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/247475895http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/247475895Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:14:20 -0500<p>I just heard the 2010 Yellowstone Wolf Calendar is ready! I have the 2009, and it’s fantastic. Great way to know what day it is, as well as organization. I will always have a soft spot for Yellowstone and especially for the wolves. The descriptions by Doug Smith are especially good and you can’t beat the photos. Nobody gets photos like this!!</p> <p>Check it out at <a href="http://hawksaw.net/">hawksaw.net</a>.</p> <p><img src="http://hawksaw.net/images/products/Calendar-home-big.jpg" height="412" width="502"/></p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/241737073http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/241737073Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:40 -0500yellowstone<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksigzcPi201qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>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 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32877957">shop</a>.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/231367507http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/231367507Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:16:24 -0500flagspowerlinesart<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfzz8QEy51qzflmzo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>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.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/229917093http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/229917093Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:13:56 -0500<p>2010 Burrowing Owl letterpress calendar GIVEAWAY at <a href="http://papernstitchblog.com/">papernstitch</a>, starts today!</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/212066337http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/212066337Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:22:03 -0400giveawayowlcalendarletterpress<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kreyc1wq191qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>breathe 3</i>. papercut, vintage postcard, flocking, letterpress deboss, braille. (khunter 2009)</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/211212455http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/211212455Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:07:13 -0400Papercutpaper cutpaperpaper cutoutletterpresspostcardheart<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krb53zlCbE1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krb53zlCbE1qzflmzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>i am motivating myself to print more flags…………. this is what they look like while drying on type drawers in the studio.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/209354298http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/209354298Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:43:11 -0400blackbird flagsprocess<p>i was talking to a friend the other day about blogging. she has a great one and i am glad to have found it. <a href="http://fiveoclockcrows.blogspot.com/">5 o’clock crows</a>, 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.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/209352835http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/209352835Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:41:11 -0400<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr9i0fpeHG1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>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 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32261698">here</a>. :)</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/208621315http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/208621315Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:26:39 -0400calendarowlbirdrecycled<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr424o9q9P1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32102851">flock of birds letterpress gift tags</a>.  I can’t get enough of this woodgrain <a href="http://www.frenchpaper.com/results.asp?txtkeys1=gift+wrap">gift wrap</a> from French Paper…………so nice. “Distinguished Panel”</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/206110369http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/206110369Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:55:36 -0400letterpressgift tagsbird<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr1v93CPsM1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The paper cuts of Elsa Mora (Elsita) are incredible. You can check them out <a href="http://elsita.typepad.com/allaboutpapercutting/">here.</a> She also has an<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5118597&section_id=5930081"> etsy</a> shop, of course. I especially like El Corazon.</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/205155086http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/205155086Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:31:00 -0400paper cutoutpaper cutheart<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqqnm6Xr2w1qzflmzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NEW flags, sneak peek……….</p>http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/200148022http://blackbirdletterpress.tumblr.com/post/200148022Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:13:17 -0400flags