Category: Kindred Spirits
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The miracle worker
This is my friend Carl. He’s a wood engraver extraordinaire— —and his West Seattle letterpress studio is a thing of beauty. He does lovely, painstaking work (those are his engravings on the wall there), and he runs a tight ship at that studio of his. Which is why my friend Mary-Alice called on Carl when…
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Nearsighted Narwhal
This week I added a new stockist to my list when I dropped off a pile of cards at Tacoma’s newest shop, The Nearsighted Narwhal. The shop fills a specific niche that book artists will love: the art of self-publishing. The store is chock-a-block with zines, comics, self-published and small-press publications, and artwork by a…
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This American Sketchbook
I cross-posted this (in a slightly different form) over at Drawn the Road Again, but I’m too excited not to share it here, too. After I illustrated two iconic Tacoma theaters, the kind folks at the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts offered me a media sponsorship of one of their upcoming shows. I was…
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Water off a goose’s back
Don’t be distracted by Ric’s smile—see the puddles everywhere? See the winter gear people are wearing? Sunday was the craziest Wayzgoose yet, hands down. That’s because we had both the biggest crowd ever and the worst weather imaginable. So that smile is one of triumph: getting a decent steamroller print that day required beating some…
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Done and dusted
The carving is done, and we can’t wait to show you the finished product. See you at the Wayzgoose on Sunday!
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Version 10.0
Here we are: year ten. Since the time Jessica Spring founded the Tacoma Wayzgoose all those years ago, it’s become one heckuva beast—and a veritable Tacoma institution. So here are a few sneak peeks of the giant linoleum block Jessica and I are carving—and we’ll reveal all on Sunday: 10th Annual Tacoma Wayzgoose Sunday, April…
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On the same wavelength
I just picked up a sheet of the new Shirley Chisholm postage stamps—not just because Shirley is awesome, but also because the color scheme matches our Shirley broadside perfectly! (Great minds think alike?)
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They clean up nice, don’t they?
Well, I only just realized that my only photo of last night’s opening (stupid phone!) was so out of focus, but oh well. It still gives you an idea of how nicely the Wayzgoose steamroller prints look on a gallery wall! Thanks to everybody who made the trek down to Parkland last night for the…
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Tandem printing
Jessica’s studio is hopping lately. She and I are working on the next Dead Feminist broadside, and our friend R.J. joined us on the adjacent press. There’s just something so satisfying about a room filled with the sound of Vandercook motors humming…
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Kindred sketchers
Photo by Candace Rardon If you know me at all, you know this is how you’re likely to find me. But I’m not the only one known to be seen with a sketchbook and paintbox. My friend and fellow travel sketcher Candace has been in town visiting lately, and we’ve spent most of our time…