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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

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

So a lot has happened this weekend thus far.

Friday was the first #FridayNightMarkets in Arcata, a shift from Eureka to a town 15-minutes north with a large returning college population.

It was awesome.

The first #BlockPartyOnFStreet happened, sponsored by the Redwood Art Association.

Which was awesome.

I won an Honorable Mention in the current Redwood Art Association show for my limited edition signed and numbered framed piece, "Sandpiper Spotlight".

Which was awesome.

I sold the same piece.

I. Am. Floored.

I’ve never sold a piece of my art in a gallery. This is the *third* time I’ve been granted recognition by a guest judge at a show at the member-run Redwood Art Association.

I can’t tell you how much that boosts my confidence and makes me feel like I’m on the correct life path.

I’m… in a spot now where I’m feeling very very much like i’m being guided by the universe toward the right spot. I dunno whether it’s simply my ego or something else, but I’m feeling valued.

I’m strong enough internally to say I desperately needed that.

And I’m also strong enough to know that it’s illusory, and outside validation means nothing if I’m not paying it forward.

So I’m going to pay it forward. Come heck or high water. I’m not so naive to think that this isn’t the universe telling me I have a responsibility to make sure I’m giving back.

Good fortune swings both ways. I’d be stupid if I didn’t “pay it forward.”

So.

’nuff said.

#ArtLife #ArtisLife #IndieArtist

I helped someone learn the joys of RSS feeds today.

I am so thankful the tool exists that helps me curate my own internet experience… I can stay up to date in ways I couldn’t before, and I’m seeing updates to things that I would have lost without it.

I am following so many lovely artist bloggers, and when folks make new posts I don’t have to worry about missing the notification they have a new one that they shared on some social media walled garden whose algorithm hides it from me because it has an external link.

My reader isn’t fancy (It’s called ReadKit and it’s for Apple) but it keeps me informed.

Now to encourage people to stop using platforms to share their stuff and start using their own websites. I shouldn’t need to join some company’s silo container to see your latest news.

Here’s my blog. Type in the web address into your reader. It’ll set you up.

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings

#blog #blogging #RSS #artist #artlife #artistlife #artblog #writing #Readkit

I helped someone learn the joys of RSS feeds today.

I am so thankful the tool exists that helps me curate my own internet experience… I can stay up to date in ways I couldn’t before, and I’m seeing updates to things that I would have lost without it.

I am following so many lovely artist bloggers, and when folks make new posts I don’t have to worry about missing the notification they have a new one that they shared on some social media walled garden whose algorithm hides it from me because it has an external link.

My reader isn’t fancy (It’s called ReadKit and it’s for Apple) but it keeps me informed.

Now to encourage people to stop using platforms to share their stuff and start using their own websites. I shouldn’t need to join some company’s silo container to see your latest news.

Here’s my blog. Type in the web address into your reader. It’ll set you up.

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings

#blog #blogging #RSS #artist #artlife #artistlife #artblog #writing #Readkit

I helped someone learn the joys of RSS feeds today.

I am so thankful the tool exists that helps me curate my own internet experience… I can stay up to date in ways I couldn’t before, and I’m seeing updates to things that I would have lost without it.

I am following so many lovely artist bloggers, and when folks make new posts I don’t have to worry about missing the notification they have a new one that they shared on some social media walled garden whose algorithm hides it from me because it has an external link.

My reader isn’t fancy (It’s called ReadKit and it’s for Apple) but it keeps me informed.

Now to encourage people to stop using platforms to share their stuff and start using their own websites. I shouldn’t need to join some company’s silo container to see your latest news.

Here’s my blog. Type in the web address into your reader. It’ll set you up.

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings

#blog #blogging #RSS #artist #artlife #artistlife #artblog #writing #Readkit

I helped someone learn the joys of RSS feeds today.

I am so thankful the tool exists that helps me curate my own internet experience… I can stay up to date in ways I couldn’t before, and I’m seeing updates to things that I would have lost without it.

I am following so many lovely artist bloggers, and when folks make new posts I don’t have to worry about missing the notification they have a new one that they shared on some social media walled garden whose algorithm hides it from me because it has an external link.

My reader isn’t fancy (It’s called ReadKit and it’s for Apple) but it keeps me informed.

Now to encourage people to stop using platforms to share their stuff and start using their own websites. I shouldn’t need to join some company’s silo container to see your latest news.

Here’s my blog. Type in the web address into your reader. It’ll set you up.

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings

#blog #blogging #RSS #artist #artlife #artistlife #artblog #writing #Readkit

I helped someone learn the joys of RSS feeds today.

I am so thankful the tool exists that helps me curate my own internet experience… I can stay up to date in ways I couldn’t before, and I’m seeing updates to things that I would have lost without it.

I am following so many lovely artist bloggers, and when folks make new posts I don’t have to worry about missing the notification they have a new one that they shared on some social media walled garden whose algorithm hides it from me because it has an external link.

My reader isn’t fancy (It’s called ReadKit and it’s for Apple) but it keeps me informed.

Now to encourage people to stop using platforms to share their stuff and start using their own websites. I shouldn’t need to join some company’s silo container to see your latest news.

Here’s my blog. Type in the web address into your reader. It’ll set you up.

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings

#blog #blogging #RSS #artist #artlife #artistlife #artblog #writing #Readkit

Feathered Majesty - A Celebration of Birds Feathered Fusion! https://fineartamerica.com/featured/feathered-majesty-a-celebration-of-birds-olena-art.html?newartwork=true This piece was inspired by the intricate beauty of birds #FeatheredFusion #NewArtwork #newartwork #featheredcomplexity #artlife #birdillustration #realism #abstractart #lineart #texture #blackandwhite #shadesofgrey #redhues #arttechnique #artisticexpression #artisticvision #artcommunity #BirdArtwork