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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Letterpress Wins Jobs Act Poster Contest
I don’t often get political, nor do I write about it. But I have found an intersection of letterpress and politics that seems worth mentioning in today’s disastrous economic climate. Recently ‘Obama for America’ held an art contest to find … Continue reading
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Tagged American Jobs Act, Barack Obama, broadside, contest, letterpress, New Deal, Obama for America, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Weekly, politics, poster, Washington D.C., Wikipedia
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Free Shipping Day, Dec. 16!
Porcuprints will be participating in Free Shipping Day on December 16th! For those of you who are unfamiliar with this strange day, it is a day when many online retailers offer free shipping to customers with delivery by Christmas Eve. … Continue reading
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Tagged Etsy, free shipping day, porcuprints
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Crafty Wonderland!
This weekend I attended Crafty Wonderland’s “Colossal Holiday Sale.” Held at the Oregon Convention Center, the show brings together over 200 local artists and craftspeople from the Pacific Northwest. It promotes itself as an opportunity to “BUY LOCAL! BUY HANDMADE!” … Continue reading
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Tagged art, buy handmade, buy local, craft, crafty wonderland, Fortress Letterpress, Framework Design Lab, goodie bag, letterpress, picklethings
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Porcuprints Featured in Blog
Rebecca Tomb, on Etsy as BeckyTDesigns, just featured Porcuprints on her blog! Here’s her feature!: http://beckytdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/featured-etsian.html
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New Etsy Listing
My latest listing on Etsy has just gone live! It is a hand-colored version of “Don’t Play Koi with Me!” I used calligraphy inks and watercolors for the color. Also, I added a calligraphy gold ink in the tail and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, calligraphy ink, cherry blossoms, Etsy, ink, koi fish, porcuprints, printing, printing press, resingrave, tattooed woman, watercolor, woman, wood engraving, woodcut
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Final Press Photographs
Every part of the Kelsey press has finally been put back together! And here are pictures! The only thing missing are the roller hooks. The old ones are bent and I believe we will have to make new ones. Other … Continue reading
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Tagged Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, press, printing press, restoration
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Give the Gift of Art
“Don’t Play Koi with Me” was featured in a wonderful treasury this evening! Kelly Tankersley from 88editions put together a treasury featuring some wonderful artists, including my piece. Thanks Kelly! You made my day!
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Tagged 88editions, art, don't play koi with me, Etsy, gift, Kelly Tankersley, print, tattooed woman, treasury
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December’s First Friday Art Walk
It’s that time of the month again! December’s First Friday Art Walk is upon us! Don’t forget to show support for Etsy sellers on December 2nd. For those of you who don’t know, FFAW is Etsy’s version of going on … Continue reading
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