carving + printing

Hello there! I think I may be close to finishing this painting today. I fiddled around with some new glittery acrylic paints and just love the shiny look. Now if I could just decide how to complete it…sometimes I leave things around for ages before going back to it. As I looked at my painting [...]

Posted on April 29, 2010 at 11:49 am

Happy Wednesday to everyone! Today I decided to get hands-on and carve some rubber stamps. It can seem like an intimidating process, but it’s not too difficult to create your own little designs for printing and there is always great satisfaction in creating something personal by hand. You can carve into everyday items like rubber [...]

Posted on March 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

I’ve always been a big fan of rubber stamping, fascinated by the designs and creations that can come from them. I thought it would be to cool to create my own, especially as I am going through Lena Corwin’s book, Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens.  [...]

Posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:01 am

I’ve always been a bit in love with hand-printed designs.  Each piece has unique qualities and differences because of the hand-printing process.  Some call it flaws but I like to think they are touched by human hands and with it comes that transfer of human-like qualities.  The unique differences are attractive to me and special [...]

Posted on August 3, 2009 at 12:36 am