Thursday, March 17, 2011

an obsession continued

So since I began with the printmaking obsession It has just gotten worse and worse. I searched out and found an entire cabinet full of letterpress type and equipment (no press ) for sale in L.I. and made the hubby drive out there with me and pick it up (this was bout a month ago).
What a find! Now all I need is the press and I'm good to go.

I've been picking these little vintage plates up since the summer, building a nice little collection, I think.












I just set up my first plate in the chase that came with the letterpress set. I don't have the proper tools really and the press I'm using is far from ideal but we'll see how it all works out.

Friday, March 11, 2011

the beginning of an obsession

While in college I did some silkscreen print work and fell in love with the idea of being able to make multiples. I've since been dreaming of going back into a silkscreen studio but can't find the time or one that is close enough to home. So I've been working on different types of printing. I even decided to hand print all of my wedding invites from a linocut I carved and a stamp I ordered. WoW what an undertaking that was but they turned out fine.















And I've become a little obsessed with printmaking............
more about that later.................

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Even Though the Snow is Gone.......






...and I am grateful that spring is on its way, its nice to remember sometimes how beautiful it was....
I (heart) Winter









Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Posting!

so I am really going to try to keep up with posting on this blog this time. It has been so long and I feel like it will take me ages to catch up but I'm going to try!

Just created this treasury on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d76bc28e6418eefbb209785/surfs-up-a-little-blue

and these two a while ago
for Tom
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d3b0eaf71926d91867a729a/things-my-heart-my-tom-would-love?index=1
for x-mas
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d124f06d59a8eef39965dba/christmas-time-in-the-city?index=2

Creating treasuries is great, it makes me feel like my dream of curating a show at my very own gallery has come true!