i carry your heart - pages in progress

i carry your heart - pages in progress
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once again, i am working on a chunky book! some of you knew that! this set of pages is a replacement for a set that never showed up. so i have to do them up as cool as i can as quickly as i can so my other participants don't get too annoyed at the deadline being pushed back! it's always pushed back with chunky books! but i think the quality is such that people wont mind waiting a bit. we're mail artists, after all. we're used to being patient!

what you see here is, on the left, a stack of pages from the back... the back is still in progress. the right side of the image is the front of the page. each is composed of cut up draw elements collaged together with watercolor, prismacolor, pen, and inks.

i am embellishing with 1x1 inch charms, wire, and seed beads.

for information on the project, please see this post over on ye olde LJ.

white angel, red heart - detail

white angel, red heart - detail
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this little card set features an angel with orange wings under a starry sky.

it is from a set of five where each card is individually hand drawn and painted, so no two are exactly alike.

media: ink & watercolor on paper.

http://goodwitchbadwitch.etsy.com

holiday handcrafted show - red tree gallery

holiday handcrafted show - red tree gallery
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i've been working on cards. and paper. and i soon hope to be assembling a couple more journals. glue, glue, glue, paint, paint. all for the show this weekend, and, of course, the gwbw shop.

Handcrafted Holiday Show
friday, november 30th from 6-9pm
saturday, december 1st from 9am-5pm
6 local artists (including me)! come check it out friday &/or sat.

http://www.redtreegallery.net/

mostly hand written 3

mostly hand written 3
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mHw #three is a little zine about mail art. it touches on various types of mail art, including: ATCs, decos, PIFs, RAKs, decos, glamor bombs, chunky books, skinny fat books, postcards, collaborative journals, altered books, faux post, camera scavenger hunts, and inchies.

also discussed are some inspirations, material ideas, some tips on hosting mail art swaps, how to display and store your arts, and a brief tutorial on how to make a small sewn blank book for any number of uses!

mHw is a handbound zine done in the japanese stab binding style. it's photocopied on white text weight paper. it's 1/2 size & 20pp.

available @ etsy.

handcrafted holiday show - red tree

green potion - cards
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i am one of six artists gathering at Red Tree Gallery in Oakley to vend our wares for a handcrafted holiday show.

friday, november 30th from 6-9pm
saturday, december 1st from 9am-5pm

Red Tree serves coffee as well as sandwiches, and has a neat little gift shop as well as art on the walls! check it out.

http://www.redtreegallery.net/

studio - 29 OCT 2007

studio - 29 OCT 2007
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

so. yes. half of the studio is more or less 'less messy'ish. yes, technical term. i know, i know. Theresa and i seem to do out studio cleaning/reorganizations at the same time. i dunno if it's the change in season, the madness that piles up and we just can't take it anymore, or some cosmic urge to do something so we don't feel like we're completely art's bitch.

anywho, yes. studio. as you can see, the walls are the same color of paint they were in Savannah. i really love the color, and despite the year of hellishness that was living in that town, i'm not giving up on the color. ;)

there are some notes on this photo, so click it and go to flickr if you're curious. as you can see, Dickens was actually captured in this image. usually he runs when the camera comes out. he doesn't like the cell phone cam, the digital cam, or the digital video cam. i share my studio with him and Spike. they laze around when i'm making art, like gargoyles--one 8.5 lbs, the other about 67lbs.

the other day when i was making blue paper, Spike decided it would be fun to walk across it. He left little blue paw prints across my desk. ah, kitties.

when he's not doing that, he's either sleeping on my laptop, because it's warm, or taking over chairs. good thing he's small and easily portable. if Dickens wanted my chair, i'd be out of luck.

green & orange - heart closure

green & orange - heart closure
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i found the perfect fiber in my little fiber stash when trying to clean out a bin or two from the studio pile waiting to be unpacked. as it turned out, it matched my handmade paper perfectly! it's kinda spooky how well the colors match...

so i finished off this miniature blank book. $21.

4 signatures, 32pp, cream linen resume paper guts, fiber & button closure. handmade, one of a kind paper on the exterior cover, fine medium on light grey striped interior cover paper. decorative paper & wood spine. hand sewn binding. one of a kind blank book.
4.5 x 4.65 x .5 inches.

blue spell book

blue spell book - front cover, closed
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

finally! i finished this blue book. it took me a while to get the colors together, and to decide how to to the pentacles. mmm. blues. there are about five different shades of blue in there. this book measures about 7.25 x 5.25 x 1 inches. it's a hand sewn 5 signature book, with 80pp.

you can check out the back cover + spine + embellishments, or the guts, or a detail of the cover charm over on my flickr.

i heart autumn

fat girl # 11 - guts
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

pumpkins are one of the coolest things ever. as you can see, we have a few. orange is a great color. the Dutch have good taste.

Fat Girl # 11 is finished and up in ye olde shop.

i'm making yummy soup, and working on a commission. it's warm, it's October, and it's raining. good friends, good times. good day.

orange eyelets make the world go round

olives & heart - 4x4 journal
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i ran out of packing tape again. argh! i also ran out of my little promo bookmarky size thank you notes to go with my zine sales. yargh!

and i misplaced my promo thank you buttons, and my YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL buttons. how is this possible? sigh. studio cleaning time.

and i need to do some promo items for the GOOD WITCH BAD WITCH etsy shop.

i'm going to be a pirate for halloween. how about you?

ARRR avast ye scurvy dogs!

heart art, projects and shows

yellow & pink bubbles
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

while i bat around ideas for the cover of the i carry your heart chunky book, and i have quite a few, i am making these 4x4 inch journals. i applied for a holiday show today, and if i'm juried in, i plan to take these little guys. actually, not this specific one, as seen in the photo. that one's for me. i find myself enamored of dots and spots recently.

i have a few deadlines for show entries on my plate at the moment, including one along my favorite theme--relationships. it's a valentines sort of time frame, too. you know what that means. corazon.

if you're interested in a hearty type call, go to the following link, and flick on the call for entries in the left hand column:
http://www.nku.edu/~art/galleries.html

you can download a PDF of the entry form there!

blank books & journals - shop items

x heart x - 4x4 journal
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i spent a little time this morning updaying my good witch/bad witch shop @ etsy. i added one of a kind journals with hand painting/drawing on the covers, and i also added one of another kind of blank book--the long format japanese stab bound books. these have a lot of hand sewing of embellishments including buttons, and some of those snazzy mini-painted squares i like so much.

i am feeling really inspired by paper and color lately. and buttons. did i mention the buttons? mmmm.

i finally took one of the journals out for myself. i decided i am going to work in it and perhaps provide links to images of it finished from my items in the shop, so people can see how cool one looks in use.

shop good witch/bad witch.

autumn rocks, people.

harvest - scarecrow
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

seriously.

i love autumn. i love the smell, i love the colors, and i sure love an excuse to drink hot chocolate next to a space heater, or breathe in the scent of fallen leaves. i missed it very much when i was in Savannah, land of no seasons.

i drew this little scarecrow as part of a series of cards i am working on. some of them are listed in my good witch/bad witch shop on etsy. you can find various sets including a harvest set featuring that little scarecrow and his pumpkin patch, as well as some skellies, and bottles bubbly potion, including a love potion and a mystery xxx green potion.

don't miss the 4x4 inch journals there, too! mmm.

you might consider picking up a spell book...

or, if you'd like, i am open to doing custom sets of cards or invitations. do ask. xox

mini journal - side view - embellishment

mini journal - side view - embellishment
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at 4x4 inches, these little arty books are pocket size. each is handmade, and each is hand painted, front and back cover. the edges are decoratively treated, and each little journal contains
16 white cover stock pages, suitable for drawing, painting, writing, or collaging.

hand sewn. they are also individually embellished with ribbon, yarn, or a combination of both. the embellishment also serves as a tie closure. the covers are sealed, both inside and out, either with a brushed on or sprayed sealer. the inside covers are collaged with recycled text bits.

love me, love my belly

love me, love my belly
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

zine binding continues. it's a never ending process, really! i bound 20 issues of fg#11, 20 issues of fg#5, and i'm half way through 20 issues of dad zine.

i also had 2 sets of dog tags made, finally. i love these things. each has 2 tags on it. one reads love me, love my belly and the other reads don't hate me because you're hungry.

there's a new gift set of fg up, containing issues 1-10 + a YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL button.

@etsy.

orange kitty with stars

pink card - orange kitty
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

i have been working on cards. i drew one up on a white card of spike with the moon and some stars. i decided it was pretty cool, so i did a series of them. you can see a detail of the kitty on flickr.

these cards are invitation size, 5.5 x 4.25 inches.

@ etsy.

continuous line

continuous line
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

just a little continuous line drawing (no lifting the pen from the paper!) from last night. it's a little distorted from lying in bed with my head on one arm, drawing with the other hand.

and that's part of what makes it look neat.

chunky book sample doodle

chunky book sample doodle
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

sometimes when i do projects, such as my current chunky fat book with the theme: i carry your heart, inspired by the e.e. cummings poem of same name, i give directions that folks who aren't familiar with them don't understand.

here's a little illu i did to help. 4x4 inch page, 1 inch on the left to be free of hard embellishment, sticky tape, or sewn thread. why? i have to punch some holes there, and my binding system needs an inch of paper to go into the binder to punch the holes in the proper place!

also, i like to avoid real feathers or plant matter (seeds, dirt, leaves) in case one of the participants is in a country that wont allow that sort of thing through customs.

to see more info about this current chunky book project, visit the post in my little livejournal.

green/yellow/red paper

green/yellow/red paper
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

handmade paper! this was made for a swap of hand decorated paper. i just went with handmade paper, since i happened to have this large piece of greenish paper around. when i first made it, i wasn't sure i liked it.

then, of course, i lived with it for a few days, and used a piece to make a small book, which is still in progress. it's very textural... gotta love that! the best part about this paper is that it feels very sturdy in your hands. it'll hold up to a lot of abuse, painting, embellishing, working. i am thinking of making an entire journal with just this stuff!

you can see a detail of the paper on flickr, if you're curious about the texture.

fat girl number 9 - guts

fat girl number 9 - guts
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as you can see, Fat Girl number Nine is hot off the presses (or rather, xerox machine). this issue addresses a few issues, injects a bit of humor, and, as always, features some body positive artwork.

you can see more images of this issue, and learn more about the contents, if you follow this link.

by the way, there are some images up on the edition varies (print club) blog of the workshop i went to the other day. check us out!

artist book - star

artist book - star
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i know i was supposed to post more on the book i made in the workshop yesterday, but i didn't get around to finishing it today. i am still working on a decision as to what to use it for before i get crazy with the embellishments.

the book pictured here, with this entry, is a small book i made today, with the same binding, only much smaller. this closed book measures approximately 7.5 x 4.75 x 1 inches. it is embellished with fiber, handmade 1x1 inch charms, a wooden spine, and buttons.

the paper is another piece (the first, actually) of that handmade paper i made the other day.

if you would like, you can take a peek inside of this book, with little hidden embellishments, or see the cover unfolded all the way over on flickr in my handmade book photo set.

i will post when the orange book is finished, promise.

off to teach my mom how to make this paper, in prep for making a book!

threaded needle

threaded needle
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the workshop today was a blast! Jennifer is great to work with and learn from--meaning she's funny and down to earth, and just plain easy to talk to. we all worked on our books. glueing turned out to take longer than expected, and my paper was pretty thick so i kept having to burnish is down, add more glue, burnish, etc.

as it turned out, i don't think anyone had time to finish their books. i came home and finished sewing mine after some of us went to dinner @ Max & Erma's (the burgers are ok, but not great, if you ever wondered), and now my book awaits embellishment.

i will take a photograph of it tomorrow, when there's lots of natural light. it turned out pretty neat, and a lot of people loved the papers i made yesterday. i didn't photograph the paper i ended up using before i cut it up and used it for the cover. oh well!

i used a lime green, shiny, faux gator skin embossed paper for my interior. wait until you see it embellished. muah ah ah.

oh, and i also met some new people, which is always good! and... i'm going to do a workshop with the Print Club, at some point, on making the paper. woot!

i was too busy with glue and needle and thread to photograph much at the workshop, but i know Randel did. i'll see if he has some pix i can pirate over here, or link to.

oh, btw, if you want, you can take a sneak peek at the spine of the book over on flickr.

studio - working on paper

studio - working on paper
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since i don't know if i will have time to get out to Suders Art Supply to snag some decorative paper to use as a cover for the book i am to be constructing in a workshop tomorrow, i decided to make some cloth-paper, ie art paper backed in muslin. boy, this stuff is exhausting. it really does take all day to make a few big sheets.

i started out with some yellow and orange bases, but they weren't doing it for me. you can check those out on my flickr. i think they'll be better for details, embellishments, and other pieces.

then i read the workshop sheet (yeah, smart move!) and noticed the decorative sheets for cover and interior cover needed to be considerably bigger. that's when i progressed to the much larger red based paper thing. it nearly covers my entire desk. i needed 11x27 inches. this is larger by several inches either way. i made it with several colors of tissue paper (red, orange, white, pink), some various pigments (liquid, watercolor), and some ripped up 1.25x1.25 inch squares of what used to be a dictionary page (or four), which were also watercolored darker colors. there's some thread layered in, too!

since my large work table in my studio is covered in junk. by junk, i mean 'art junk' which is not to be confused with trash or a Chinese water-craft (even tho those are really cool).

i am going to try to clear that off this weekend so as to preserve my little collection of prints without spatter of watercolor or any other arty stuff. my poor prints, hanging on the edge of disaster!

flaming heart - skullie sketchbook's embellishment

flaming heart - skullie sketchbook's embellishment
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i just completed and listed this sketchbook over on my etsy shop. it's one of those 'piratey' 4x4 inch blank books i was talking about making last week, but i was waiting on my binding materials to do them up right, so i couldn't finish any until now!

this skullie sketchbook is 4x4 inches with approximately 15 pages of cardstock on the interior (acid free, white).

it's embellished with ribbons and a bone bead! these are pocket sized with one of a kind covers. this one was made with collage, painting, and drawing with both water based paint pens, acrylic, and oil.

draw in me - cover

draw in me - cover
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last night, i re-did the cover of draw in me. i took some markers, paint pens, silver pen, and glaze pens to the cover, giving it a face lift from the hello-boring it was before. i ripped off the moleskine bookmark and elastic closure, and replaced it with a braided length of yarn embellished with some hand carved bone beads (tibetan, i think).

this revamp is in preparation to send it off to andrea, since my original partner for this journal dropped out, and andrea was kind enough to step in! i plan to largely redo much of the journal. gesso is in its future...

this reminds me of an exercise Judy Tuwaletstiwa suggested. start a painting, any size, any subject. paint and paint until you get something you react strongly to (hate or love). photograph it. live with it for a day or a few days. then paint over it. paint until you find something you react to. photograph it. live with it. paint over it. etc, for as long as is necessary.

materials: random paper bit, pen, marker, ink, yarn, & bone beads on the cover of a moleskine.

http://drawinme.livejournal.com/

heart charms

heart charms
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today i made some 1x1 inch charms ready to be sewn or wired on as embellishment or as decorative elements in art. these are made of three kinds of paper, watercolor, and marker, and marker edging. unsealed.

i also made some blank versions, just in case the urge to make more strikes.

i would start using these, but i can't find my twisted beading wire. it's around here somewhere, hiding from me!

there are reasons people who could otherwise have a studio in their home do not. i am beginning to see the wisdom of having an off-site studio. when you have a studio in your home, people assume you're ok to chat anytime they get bored and just walk in and blah blah blah. especially on their days off. *twitch*

you can see some charms (similar to these), in action, if you go check out some of my vinyl postcards:

you are beautiful - vinyl postcard
xox - vinyl postcard

wandering mole's broken binding

wandering mole's broken binding
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i have been working on wandering mole, a collaborative journal between me and my art friend, marieke.

the binding broke on this little moleskine, so i pasted in some words. yum.

if you'd like to see more of the guts of this book, check out: wandering mole, where you can see the pages as they progress.

and don't forget to check out roaming blotch, another collaborative journal we're working on together. xox.

cloth paper scissors - sept/oct 2007

cps_recipecard_sept2007issu
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and so it begins. the initiative to get my artwork into magazines. hey, it worked! how cool is that?! i had a lot of fun doing this swap, as you may recall. my card was published, but i had no idea until today. i received a card from another swapper, and figured that was that.

i went out to check the mail, on my way to the grocery, and found an stuffed envie. i was puzzled, not recognizing the address, as i was expecting some buttons from kateblack (www.badbuttons.com), but that's not what i got! inside was a comp copy of CPS! i kinda went... huh? why am i... oh! right. i love surprises like these.

Weston Gallery - blogged

Cincy folks, check out this blog post: Art: Next Weston season: provocative and varied with just about something for everyone

there are lots of interesting links there, with a glorious amount of beautiful work hiding under those hyper text clickables.

in particular, you might wanna visit Nate Larson & Ana England.

fat girl # eight

fat girl # eight - guts
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fat girl # eight is here! this little photocopied beauty is packed full of doodle art, all done in ink and then photocopied! (who needs pre-drawing?) mmm zine goodness.

fat girl # eight is a 1/4 size, 20pp zine. this zine is photocopied in black and white on text weight paper. it is hand sewn with heavy thread and a japanese stab binding.

available @ etsy.

red tree gallery - interior

red tree gallery - interior
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i took a break from binding today to head over to the red tree gallery. this is an interior shot i took whilst photographing for corinne, since she has some cute buttons here!

i met the owner, who is very nice, and we talked briefly about the space. i love the way they have panels hanging from the wall, which breaks up the space while leaving it feeling open and airy. i didn't take a picture, but the back wall behind the coffee bar is a beautiful deep red, and there are gorgeous pale turquoise dishes on the shelves. the colors are really fun.

the best part is that this gallery is located very close to two of my favorite people in town. which means we can all hang out on final fridays and check out the after hours thing they have going on.

red tree gallery, 4409 brazee street, cincinnati. 513.321.8733.

escape

escape
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i made a goofy little set of heart prints using a couple of stamps i carved this week. i wasn't sure what i was going to do with them until i started titling them, and then it turned into a narrative.

you can check it out over on my flickr. just click the picture, an page through the photostream. hee hee.

paper size: 4x4 inches.
inks: all night media & color box.
hand carved stamps.
one of a kind print.

fat girl collection : 1 through 7

fat girl collection : 1 through 7
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Fat Girl is now available in a big fat stack of issues #1-7, so people can just snag 'em all instead of having to purchase individual issues. Fat Art ideas are percolating as i spent some time binding FG zines today...

anongrrl.etsy.com

zine stash

zine stash
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zines! these are all of my zines, from Eve Art on through Fat Girl. you may also notice my postcards and some bumper stickers i am still trying to unload for the print club.

they normally all live nestled together in a pink plastic tub, but i wanted to really take a stock count on them, so i had to pull them out and lay them out!

i am half tempted to open my own distro, but i think that is best left to the experts for the moment, until i get this employment thing figured out!

all of these zines are available in ye olde etsy shop.

http://anongrrl.etsy.com/

spotted heart edition - fav 2008

spotted heart edition - fav 2008
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i completed these prints for my fine art valentine 2008. i do this swap in February, and 2008 is year five for this exchange. to learn more about it, visit my call to artists.

4 color FAV (fine art valentine) suicide reduction print. this means that one block was used for all the color runs, and slowly carved down until the only thing remaining is the carve from the last layer. it also means these exact prints can never be duplicated past the original edition of 22.

this was made with three ink impressions. the first impression was orange and yellow-orange applied at the same time to a square block then pressed, then i carved it down a little, added some lines, and did a light brown striped thingie, then i carved it down to a heart, carved out some dots, and printed the red heart.

materials: all night media inks and color box inks, as well as speedball carving block (the yucky white kind i don't like, but happened to have around--i couldn't find my pink speedycut.) they are printed on white cardstock. i will next be signing and numbering them!

you can see a detail of this print on my flickr photostream.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicciwashere/1108178714

when printmaking attacks

when printmaking attacks
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one section of the wall, next to my closet of storage, is covered in (mostly) prints. that is to say that printmaking has attacked my wall. these are prints from my portfolio, or (the smaller ones, 6x6 and 4x4 inches) are from various trades i have been in.

the small ones, the4x4 inchers, are my FAV swaps. this is only 2 sets of FAVs. i'm not sure where the other 2 are hiding. i have my suspicions! (ie, in a box awaiting transport from Georgia.

tonight i'm going to hit a couple openings, and soak up some creative vibes. more of my portfolio will be hittin' the walls just as soon as i dig out some things!

xox

studio closet @ philloret

studio closet @ philloret
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today Danielle helped me hang up my postcards, show announcements, and mini art of mine and from friends. i have a bunch of other stuff to go up, but i ran out of mini binder clips. (ohnoes!)

my studio is just beginning to look like it's mine. i have to wait on the rest of my furniture before getting too crazy with the hanging. plus i have to save room for all the framed work which is packed in a bin back in Savannah.

if you'd like, you can check out a close up of the art wall in progress.

promo items

promo items
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here's how i resolved my little 'write a note to people with their order and include a button' dilemma. i am just testing these out until i figure out a better way. i like these, but doing a lot of them would suck the ink out of my printer. i get 8 to a standard sheet. i think they're cute.

i'm trying to work out a look and theme to my packaging, but keep it simple so as not to be wasteful.

yoni tiles

yoni tiles
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these little ceramic tiles are made of a warm red clay, and have been bisqued and glaze fired with majolica glazes whose characteristic effect is watercolor-esque. they are 1x1 inches each.

they are made by first bisquing the tiles, then doing a white glaze fire. next, the color glazes are applied and the tiles are fired again.

note: at least one hole is blocked by glaze on each of these tiles. you can glue them down, and hide the holes with a glued in seed bead, if you like or epoxy in short lengths of wire to emulate sewing.

@ etsy.

portfolio 8pointoh

portfolio 8pointoh
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a tentative re-design of my portfolio. i'm not sure i'll keep all thes sub-headings. designing that many galleries doesn't sound like a lot of fun!

i want to keep my website current, so i think it's best to just list the newest works and thinks in progress.

this is the only remaining section of the website to finish--also the biggest. this accounts for almost all of the content. zoiks!

i may remove the 'work in series' section, and just upload the older work to my flickr, leaving evematrix as an illustration/mail art/journal site. one day, if i feel the yen for photo again, i will design an entire section for my photography.

eve 8 point oh

eve 8 point oh
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and thus it begins. version eight point oh. slow going. i'm going to do my level best not to upload this until it's finished. srsly.

so kick me if i u/l it too soon and there are broken links. ;)

xox

you do doodle too

you do doodle too
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BIO | PORTFOLIO | BLOG | LINKS | SHOP

i am working on a site re-design. i'm going hand illustration all the way. here's a sample of the nav bar and what it's going to look like. (you know, i should really just hire someone to do my layout with my own graphics. but i'm going to do it myself. it's tedious, but i will get it to where i like it eventually. as everyone knows, i do this about once a year. the idea is to get something fun so i can stop re-designing, and just concentrate on adding content.

too cute? just right? please leave me your thoughts. you can also look at the first edition of the bar and see the difference, and also check out what one page looked like straight out of my sketchbook.

Skin blank cards

skincards
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These invitation size cards are printed with hi rez digital artwork. Each card contains an envelope with it, and they are blank inside. Hand assembled, with some stamped on the back.

Inside this pack are 10 cards total:
5 cards of the back musculature.
5 cards of the hand on the back of the neck.

All ten cards are made with acid free materials. The images are printed on epson matte paper.

@ etsy.

Girls blank cards

girls
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These invitation size cards are printed with hi rez digital artwork. Each card contains an envelope with it, and they are blank inside. Hand assembled, with some stamped on the back.

These photos of my niece and her best friend were taken as a series about girls and their friendships with each other. The other 2 cards are toy camera photos of my niece, the distortions in the lens add a little mystery to the images.

Images vary. More photos @ etsy.

All eight cards are made with acid free materials. The images are printed on epson matte paper.

vibrant doodle cards

vibrant doodle cards
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These invitation size cards are printed with hi rez digital artwork. Each card contains an envelope with it, and they are blank inside. Hand assembled, with some stamped on the back.

Inside this pack are 11 cards total:
4 of the little bedroom cards
5 of the sleepy kitty cards
1 of the queen bee cards
1 of the ladybug card

All eleven cards are made with acid free materials. The images are printed on epson matte paper.

@ etsy.

portfolio of stuff

portfolio of stuff
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

in one of my portfolios, i found this stack of prints from my first year of printmaking. the top is a print on tracing paper i did so i could test colors. i never did use color on this block, but saved the proof for some reason.

it's all about process, isn't it? it was interesting to look through this portfolio and see work from 9 years ago (or so). i remember loving this print soley because of the hair. it's all about the hair.

there was also some stuff in there i found to be really crappy. and then there was a piece i hated when i made it, but love it now. it's titled lethargy and is very zombie-esque.

lethargy (monotype)

lethargy (monotype)
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

this is the only surviving monotype print from my days of undergrad. i just found it in a portfolio i was cleaning out. it's a 3 color monotype, which means it was run through the press three times with ink on mylar to offset it onto paper. it's about 9x12 inches (image area) or so.

it's very zombilicious.

orange crush cards

orange crush cards
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

this is a pack of seven cards with 4 separate photographic images. if you have been checking out my art for a while, you might recognize the photos from the orange crush series i did of piece portraits. they're a little sexy without showing much of what is traditionally considered naughty.

suggestive, we shall say. i decided to offer them in a pack on etsy for $10 per set of 7 cards. there are 2 sets of these. they're available in my shop.

more images are also available at the object page on etsy.

zine sampler

zine sampler
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

this is a little sample pack of zines. the MHW issue (green) talks about how to make your own zine. DNB and Cook This! are 24 Hour Zines, and EA:Self Portraits (red) is a 1/8 size zine that shows staple binding. it's an alternative zine size that isn't really used much. the other zines are hand bound with a japanese stab binding.

this little set seems like a pretty good starter for anyone who is looking to make their own zine, with instructions in MHW#2, and a showcase of three sizes, and two different bindings.

zine stash

zine stash
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

this is the zine stash i have been working on binding. these are mostly copies of Fat Girl (1-7), Toy Camera, & Do Not Bend.

these zines are 1/4 size (meaning they are the size of a quarter of a sheet of US standard paper). they are all hand bound with a japanese stab binding. i store this size zine in a wire crate.

mmm black metal.

mandala chunky book - orange pages

mandala chunky book - orange pages
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

a stack of grey, orange, red and black pages for Pat's mandala chunky book. these are all hand stamped and embellished with awesome polka dotty ribbon, as well as shrinky dink signature tags and thread.

one of these days i'll get around to posting galleries of all the chunky books i have participated in! no, really.