These days I feel inclined to write a lot about ways to reuse or recycle things we sometimes think of as waste. Let’s talk trash!
I have always used soy-based inks for letterpress printing, except for the metallics which don’t come in soy. When I mix an ink color for a job, I try to [...]
Archive for January, 2009
A Crow and a Swan
Posted in art, invitations, paper, printing, recycling, tagged Joel Larson, painting, reusing, soy based ink on January 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Raised to Reuse
Posted in art, invitations, paper, printing, recycling, wedding invitations, tagged envelopes, Letterpress, printing, Recycled, reusing, wedding invitations on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a real conservative when it comes to printing. Not conservative in a political or religious way… but in an environmental way. In my family we reused as much as possible. This is a photo of my cousin JC’s drying rack. He washes and reuses the ziplock bags multiple times (I love how he hangs [...]
More homemade envelopes, please
Posted in art, family, paper, postage, tagged Adam Myers, Black Feather, envelopes, mail, stamps, vintage on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One day, a month or so ago, I got this little prize in the mail. It was so sweet and thoughtful to for once receive a piece of paper art from friend Adam Myers, working as a business called Black Feather out of Maine or where ever he happens to be vagabonding around.
He can make [...]
Stop motion paper cut animation does exist!
Posted in art, music, paper, tagged animation, Blitzen Trapper, Jade Harris, Music Video, stop motion on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am no expert on the possibilities of the computer. Let’s get that straight first…
But I do know paper and I have animated paper before as a music video, so when I got a little message from my friend Dan (Into the Green blog) about this fusion of the computer and stop motion as a [...]
Tiny Pine Scones
Posted in baking, printing, tagged baking, Letterpress, scones, tiny pine on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Sunday. Often on Sunday, I like to not work… to reflect and such. Particularly I like to bake. And lately I have been baking scones for the weekday breakfast treat…. just a little something for the belly in the morning that is already prepped and only needs to be heated a dash… you [...]
Vintage Stamps have Vintage Glue
Posted in art, invitations, postage, printing, tagged envelopes, glue, Joanna Bush, stamps, vintage, wedding invitations on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I had a project which called for vintage postage for the envelopes. It’s my favorite time of the design process.
I get all stamp happy and pick out bunches to choose from and agonize over which ones are best suited in color, shape, value and theme. It’s a puzzle and I get to solve it.
I [...]
Lori D is cool.
Posted in art, paper, printing, tagged animation, Lori Damiano, printing, silkscreen on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got back from the holidays in Southwest Virginia and in my mail box was a familiar envelope with familar handwriting. I was really excited cause it was heavy and that meant there was a prize inside…..
Lori D had sent me some silkscreen postcards that she made on the Print Gocco. She is brave for [...]
Epson Stylus Photo R1900 – Steppy
Posted in printing, tagged inkjet, printing on January 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ok. it’s fairly ridiculous that I spent $500 on a photo printer when I NEVER print photos. I never use glossy stock. I rarely print anything as big as 11×17. BUT I got a discount and I got this (not so) little guy. We’ll call him Stepper.
Stepper and I weren’t friends right away. I think [...]
A shout out in the upcoming issue of The New Yorker… What???!!!
Posted in family, music, paper, printing, tagged Bonnie Prince Billy, Funtown, Jennifer Parsons, Letterpress, Oscar Parsons on January 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This summer my little brother Oscar asked me to print tickets letterpress for a small concert he was putting together with his band, Thomas A. Minor and the Picket Line, in Kentucky. Because Bonnie Prince Billy, our good friend and patron, would be the headliner, they were sure to sell out like lightning and he reckoned that if they [...]
