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  1. 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

  2. These featured products are all in my CozyPixelFluff Etsy shop while supplies last - 12 point woven flower dreamcatchers, $36, cross stitch patterns, $1 each, and colorwheel pinback buttons for $6. I also have handmade pixel art greeting cards for $5.50 each, as well as a variety of hand painted wall art. (Etsy link in bio!)

    #art #etsy #handmade #smallbusiness #artist #cozypixelfluff #dreamcatcher #crossstitch #greetingcards #homedecor
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