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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Restoration Update: Watching Paint Dry
Nothing much is happening with the Kelsey press lately, and I wanted to explain why. The paint that we chose dries from the Outside In. So I am literally watching paint dry and I have no clue how long it … Continue reading
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Porcuprints made it into another Treasury!
The wonderful Jan Flenner from fibremom just created a great treasury that included my Flamingos print! The treasury, called orange cocoa in the rain, features Oregon etsy sellers with low sales. As Jan puts it: 16 great Oregon shops that are … Continue reading
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Porcupine Art by Calvin Nicholls
As you might have gathered from my company name, I love porcupines. Any artist featuring a porcupine must be mentioned here. Therefore today I need to rave about Canadian paper artist Calvin Nicholls. Nicholls creates amazing 3-dimensional sculptures with ONLY … Continue reading
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Missing Blue Skies
Everyone who lives in the Pacific Northwest knows that around this time of year the blue sky disappears for the next few months. My latest treasury on Etsy is an homage to the Missing Blue Sky. Hopefully it will tide … Continue reading
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Flamingos Featured in a new Etsy Treasury!
Kelly Tankersley of 88editions just featured my “Flamingos” print in a wonderful Etsy Treasury, Prints from Portland and Austin. The treasury features printmaking artists from both Portland, OR and Austin, TX (two of my favorite cities!). Thanks Kelly, you made … Continue reading
Tire Art by Wim Delvoye
Tires have been on my mind recently. On his commute yesterday, the tread on one of Doug’s tires separated from the steel belts (or something like that). In my google searches for tires, I can across an amazing artist, Wim … Continue reading
Restoration Update: Sandblasting, priming, painting
This past weekend was a big one for my little Kelsey press. After taking the whole thing apart, each piece of the casting needed to be cleaned of all the old paint, and re-painted to prevent rust and protect it … Continue reading
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Another Treasury! Lucky Me!
Thanks to DESIGNbyHELEN for adding my Mac & Cheese print to yet another Steve Jobs tribute treasury on Etsy! She called this treasury Thanks Steve. Yay for more Mac & Cheese print exposure! Thanks again to Helen for including me!
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Steve Jobs Etsy Treasury- Mac Print Featured
Last week saw the sad death of a great man, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. By a strange, and sadly well timed, coincidence I recently finished my Mac & Cheese print, featuring an Apple computer. A few days ago Margo … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Etsy, Mac & Cheese, porcuprints, printing, steve jobs
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Restoration Update: The Press in Pieces
The first step in figuring out what needs to be done to the press is to take it all apart. So that’s what we did this weekend. The mark of a good tool is simplicity. The fewer parts, the better … Continue reading
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