The Rabbits by Jenny Craig. A terrific book about a few fine furry friends is our featured letterpress art of the day from 23 Sandy's INKED exhibition. Better hop to it you want to see this show.
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Specimen by Erin Mickelson, our co-curator for INKED. This piece is by far one of the most popular pieces in the show. Everyone loves it! The artist can't remember how many colors of ink she used in this one-of-a-kind piece.
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Alpenglow by Chandler O'Leary. Accompanied by another hand-colored letterpress print (Goldendale Wheat) from the same series titled, Local Conditions. Chandler traveled a huge loop around Mt.
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On Style , by Larissa Hammond. Conceptual artwork and letterpress printing aren't often paired. But, this interesting work by Portland artist Larissa Hammond shows that such an old-fashioned medium as letterpress can be deployed for thought provoking, modern work.
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Our Flag by Sandy Tilcock. I'm a huge fan of Sandy Tilcock's work. Not only is she a stellar letterpress printer and binder, but her design sensibilities for the broadsides and books she publishes under her lone goose press imprint are top notch.
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Mining My Ántonia by Barbara Tetenbaum. Today's INKED featured art of the day. This book is an incredibly complex, multi-layered and multi-year project that started as an installation at Reed College in 2010 and continues with this piece and a new exhibition currently on display at the Hoffman Gallery at OCAC (Oregon College of Art & Craft).
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Kantha: Julia by Mare Blocker. Today's INKED! featured art of the day. Mare Blocker has two works in the show, both different takes on a similar creative exercise: harvesting images and re-purposing to create new art.
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Rags to Riches: A Capitalist Flexagon by Jessica Spring. Perfect INKED art to highlight today given the current political campaign madness. This unique "tri-hexaflexagon" is very fun to manipulate.
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Printer's Blocks by Jessica Spring
I love this abecedarian block set by Jessica Spring. It comes is a very cool aluminum box and is one of my favorite pieces in INKED, our current letterpress show. We have the boxed set available online or individual letters can be had in the gallery.
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