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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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Just completed my 21st event of the year as an art vendor, having moved here to Humboldt County in northern California eight months ago.
i’m deep tired.
But I’m proud that I did it. From shifting my career away from academia toward freelance art, I found a home that would encourage me and events where I could find my people. I started making work that was of interest to the people of my region, and learned a whole lot about what they wanted and needed.
These events have been exhausting and validating at the same time. I couldn’t have asked for a softer landing after choosing to relocate to a new home with no safety cushion, no acquaintances, and no orientation to the area. It was the most terrifying leap of faith I’d ever done. And it is slowly paying off—maybe not in money but in community networking and encouragement.
So I’m tired now. I’m going to pick up the pieces this next week and assess what comes next. Tonight, however, I am indulging in an adult beverage and a warm yummy comfort-food dinner or cheesy hamburger rice. And a good audiobook I’m enjoying.
Whew. Big time exhale.
#art #artlife #artistlife #RedwoodCoast #EurekaCA #IndieArtist #artvendor #Craftfair
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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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So. Much. Preparation. To. Complete!
Tonight after my livestream and then my weekly family Zoom-meetup with my younger sisters, I'll hop on my overlock machine.
I’m making little scrunchy tubes I’ll be putting on exposed tent pipes for an upcoming indoor craft fair. I wouldn’t normally need to do this, but I’ve been assigned an 8x10 space instead of the normal 10x10, and we aren’t allowed to use canopies. So that means a lot of exposed ugly pipes… <sigh>
Ah, the artist life. 😜
if any of you are in Humboldt County in northern California this weekend, come check us out! I’ll be booth number 89 in the Vickers Building!!!