Fresh Ink :: Antlers

Last night I printed quite a few of the next print to be apart of my White Ink Limited Collection! I am really happy with the finished print as well as the color of the handmade paper. The exact hue of the paper is so tricky to capture, so, in a word...bordeaux. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend! 

I'm looking forward to printing and carving a couple new designs, as well as having a dear friend of mine from college and her husband stay with us while they're in the Twin Cities for a wedding. :) 

+ + + This is the same friend that I created this special print for her little babe's nursery.

Antler

I've been busily creating some new designs - here's one of my latest! I'm pretty excited about this one. I picked up a bordeaux colored paper that I will use to print these antlers on using white ink. Come back soon to see how it turns out!

Reflections of Fall :: A Treasury

I curated this treasury on Etsy a little bit ago, but thought I would share it with you now. I hope you can get out this weekend and enjoy!

Fresh Ink :: Birch

I just finished printing the birch trees :: FINALLY!  
They were tricky to print since so much of the block had been carved away - leaving not much left for the paper to "grab onto." To be honest, I'm glad these trees are finally done...they took way longer to complete and were a bit finicky with all the fine lines and details. 
Hope you have an enjoyable weekend!

finished print 8 x 10"

close-up of inked block

Birthday Weekend!

When I was little I used to say that the "trees are getting all dressed-up for my birthday." Well, this year they've made sure not to disappoint! Everywhere you look the leaves are changing to beautiful shades of red, gold, and orange :: I ♥ this time of year!! Tomorrow I celebrate my birthday with those I love - they're being very secretive about what they're planning...should be fun! :) 
Have a great weekend!

photos by yours truly

mnartist.org

My leaf print is on the homepage of mnartists today! :) 

I ♥ Nice People

I love nice people and Ruth over at hello7seven is certainly one of them! She created the sweetest little treasury called A Walk in the Woods on Etsy built around my Twig & Leaf print. Made my day! :) You can read the post she wrote about Wooden Spoon Editions here. Thanks again Ruth!!

Fresh Ink :: Twig & Leaf

The last few days have been a bit cooler here and have me thinking of fall. The fall is my favorite time of year for a couple reasons :: the biggies are our wedding anniversary, and my birthday. I also LOVE the fall for it's crisp evenings, cozy layers, and seeing all the fall colors everywhere you turn. 

I was hoping the ink I mixed would of been a little more orange...I was going for more of a warm bittersweet color. On the palette it was perfect, but then printed on the paper it came out a touch more red than I had hoped. Ah well, I still am happy with how it turned out!

:: Don't forget to check out my Etsy shop for more prints ::