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My new printer is fabulous!
It doesn’t do the full-bleed greeting cards I’ve made, nor the full-bleed 11x17” prints. It does other sizes, but not those two.
But what it does do is gicleé pigment printing instead of the dye-based ink I was using. And I can now make prints at larger sizes than I was previously.
So I’ll be shifting my future work toward 16x20" limited edition print runs of 10 (with optional frames) instead of the 11x17" runs of 30.
We’ll see how that goes.
The ink is cheaper in the long run, I’m told. And I’ve been stuck in a “must-make-new-stuff-constantly” cycle for a while now, and I hope that perhaps this will help me slow down and concentrate on quality instead of quantity. It’s a huge step forward for me, and I think it will elevate the caliber of the presentation of my work.
The print quality is still amazing, and while it’s subtle there is indeed a different character to the appearance of the prints. Maybe I’m imagining it, but there seems to be less “translucency” to the image? I dunno. It’s just more substantive somehow.
It will be a long slog to “retro-format” cards without the wrap-around over the spine, but I have to wonder if that might make them look more like actual “art cards” instead of mass-produced items. I’m excited about it.
Onward!
#artlife #ArtistLife #Printing #Prints #GreetingCards #Giclee
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Every skill I've cultivated out of passion and joy has been deemed of no value, so then I worked to cultivate the skills to succeed on the terms of my employers, and it turned out those were never going to be considered of value either, because I was only ever going to be considered valuable if I already had money to begin with.
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Gold lichen, or an approximation of.
#Embroidery #TextileArt #EmbroideryArt #MachineEmbroidery #ArtTextile #EmbroideryDesigns #FreehandDrawing #FreehandMachineEmbroidery #TextilesArt #FinArt #TextileArtist #Exhibition #ArtExhibition #SoloExhibition #ArtStudio #StudioLife #Artlife #Lichen #LichenSubscribe #Thread #Artwork #Artist
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A little piece on the hoop.
#Embroidery #Freehand #TextileArt #EmbroideryArt #MachineEmbroidery #ArtTextile #EmbroideryDesigns #FreehandDrawing #FreehandMachineEmbroidery #TextilesArt #FinArt #TextileArtist #Exhibition #ArtExhibition #SoloExhibition #ArtStudio #StudioLife #Artlife #Lichen #LichenSubscribe #Thread #Artwork #Artist
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Making weird shapes with weird embroideries I don't know what to do with....
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#Embroidery #Freehand #TextileArt #EmbroideryArt #MachineEmbroidery #ArtTextile #EmbroideryDesigns #FreehandDrawing #FreehandMachineEmbroidery #TextilesArt #FinArt #Fungi #TextileArtist #Exhibition #ArtExhibition #SoloExhibition #ArtStudio #StudioLife #ArtLife #LichenSubscribe #Lichen #Fungi #fungiverse #LichenLove #ContemporaryEmbroidery -
Working on my biggest embroidery yet for my upcoming exhibition 'Lichenform' in May.
(Overcommitted early on the detail...now I must follow through)
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#Embroidery #Freehand #TextileArt #EmbroideryArt #MachineEmbroidery #ArtTextile #EmbroideryDesigns #FreehandDrawing #FreehandMachineEmbroidery #TextilesArt #FinArt #Fungi #TextileArtist #Exhibition #ArtExhibition #SoloExhibition #ArtStudio #StudioLife #ArtLife
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Today I’m wrapping up all the packaging and printing I can get done for my last holiday market craft fair this weekend in Arcata, CA.
I got my bookmarks tassled & all the greeting cards I could make before running out of ink.
Now it’s time for a haircut.
Woosh, it’s all coming to a close. Oy!
#artlife #artistlife #craftfair #artmarket #holiday #RedwoodCoast #Arcata
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Today was the last outdoor event I’ll be doing for the year. After this, it’s all indoor events until the weather gets better next year.
And wow was this one tough.
I’m not sure I’ll be doing this on in the future. It was weird from the beginning with no online application process, checks-only for application fees, and a lack of communication of acceptance and logistics until literally days before the event…
One vendor left halfway through setting up once she learned there were only two portable toilets for the entire five-block event.
But the day *really* soured around noon when 30+mph wind gusts started knocking over vendor displays. Many left early.
And I didn’t make a single sale for the last 2.5 hours. I was fortunate—my tent weights are massive. But I still had to hold it down most of the afternoon. None of our stuff went flying across the street like other vendors had to deal with.
It was a tough day. My body aches. I think I will sleep very hard tonight.
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Just got back from my second day perusing the North Country Fair in Arcata, which is a huge arts fair with vendors from all over northern California and Oregon.
I got to chat briefly with some artists, and purchased some prints and cards. I’m really happy with what I got, and they’ll all look gorgeous in my home!
I also got to talk with an artist who used mesh walls to suspend her artwork, and I may consider that at some point. Pricey investment, but potentially a solution to my ever-shrinking table-top space. If I ever want to upgrade to selling a lot of framed prints, I’m going to invest in a way to do that. It was nice seeing the walls in action, and I was impressed!
Onward!
#Artist #Artlife #prints #streetfair #LostCoast #NorthCountryFair
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I got approved to continue my Friday Night Markets experience for the rest of August in Eureka, and approved for the smaller new version in Arcata, ten minutes north, which will extend through September. It’ll be focused primarily on serving students coming back to Cal Poly Humboldt.
Having taught college for 23+ years, I’m hoping I can make some things that cater directly to what they might need.
I’m excited to see what happens!
https://www.humboldtmade.com/arcata-friday-night-market
#fair #streetfair #festival #artlife #artistlife #indieartist
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Currently on the hoop.
#LichenSubscribe #Lichen #Embroidery #MachineEmbroidery #Textile #Textileart #Art #FineArt #Moss #Mosstodon #Nature #FibreArt #Thread #Sculpture #Fungi #Artist #ContemporaryEmbroidery #ContemporaryArt #Arte #Artwork #artistsoninstagram #embroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #art #artlife #sewing