New Valentine Cards

I created two new Valentine cards this year. The first one is letterpress printed from calligraphy I did a few years ago. It's printed on a nice pearlescent paper.

The second card is printed from vintage wood letterpress type. I was trying to get away from having every Valentine's card red and pink so I printed this one in red and aqua. I've always liked this color combination. It's blank inside so could be used for other occasions.

Both cards are available in my Etsy shop.

New Collage

Just finished a new collage. I printed the bottle and feather from my hand cut linoleum block onto a vintage 1911 postcard. That got mounted onto a piece of vintage wallpaper along with a few pieces of lace doily, vintage music, a letterpress scrap and a few more bits of wallpaper. I finished it off with some rubber stamping. I though the doily would be great for collaging but found that when I put glue on it, the whole thing becomes transparent. So, I put a layer of white acrylic paint on the back to keep the glue from seeping in.

New Tote Bags!

A new project I've been working on is...tote bags! I had these silk screened from my illustrations. I did screen printing back in college but, with my letterpress, I don't really have the room for the set up. So, I had a local shop do these for me. I have to go back and modify my art a bit but I think they came out pretty well. They're now available in my Etsy shop, and I will be selling them at Patchwork next week in Santa Ana.

 

 

I've started with 4 designs- Flower Bouquet in Lavender, Birdie in Pink, Flower Garden in Orange, and Owl Buddies in Aqua. The totes are a really heavy weight cotton, made in the USA.