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Print of the Week – Lithograph by David Hockney

August 10, 2012

David Hockney - Pool print

David Hockney is one of my favorite artists, and his series of prints and paintings of Los Angeles, especially the ones featuring pools, are particularly delightful. I love his use of line in the lithograph above, which has the long title, “Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes Without Green Wash.” I found this print while browsing the Tate Museum archive, which is full of great works that I’ll be featuring in the future.

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: printmaking

Hand stamped gift wrap

August 9, 2012

Hand stamped wrapping paper - Cotton & Flax

Today is my boyfriend’s birthday, and I spent a few minutes earlier this week hand stamping some plain brown wrapping paper with this triangle design (which some of you may recognize as the Zelda triforce symbol). I used a small stamp I hand carved from a piece of printing linoleum, and a regular old stamp pad from the office supply store. It’s not a very complicated project, but I hope to do a DIY post here on the blog sometime soon. (UPDATE – I posted a DIY for this project here!)

Cotton and Flax - hand stamped gift wrap

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes Tagged With: diy, holiday, pattern, printmaking

Print of the Week* – Silkscreen by Leah Goren

August 3, 2012

Fungi print - Leah Goren

Love the strange forms in this “Fungi” silkscreen by Leah Goren. All her work is great, and you can see more in her shop. She makes some really fantastic clothing, as well, with some of the most interesting patterns I’ve seen lately.

*Print of the Week is becoming a regular feature on Cotton & Flax, showcasing artists working in traditional printmaking (eg: silkscreen, linocut or woodcut, lithography, etching, etc.). I’ve decided to start posting these features each Friday, as an end of the week treat. If you have a suggestion for another artist to feature, I’d love to hear them!

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: printmaking

Print of the Week – Etchings by Elvia Perrin

July 26, 2012

Elvia Perrin

Re-discovered the work of Elvia Perrin this week, and I can’t stop swooning over her beautiful etchings. So much texture! I just can’t get enough.

Etching by Elvia Perrin

Elvia Perrin art print

Elvia Perrin

Find more of Elvia Perrin’s work in her shop, or check out her website to see more of her portfolio.

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: printmaking

Print of the Week – Woodcut by Tugboat Printshop

July 17, 2012

Tugboat Printshop - Tree House Print

This little print (“House Tree,” hand printed by Tugboat Printshop) is one of my personal favorites. In fact, it’s hanging in our living room right now! I bought this print as a gift for my boyfriend last year, as a little consolation prize after we decided to move into a real apartment instead of a treehouse. He would have preferred the latter.

View more awesomely elaborate woodcuts by Tugboat Printshop, and learn more about the artists on their website.

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: printmaking

Print of the Week – Linocuts by Hugo Guinness

July 5, 2012

Hugo Guinness

Currently enamored of the simple floral linocut prints of Hugo Guinness. More here.

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: printmaking

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