A new crib quilt!
Hand printed bicycles, cotton fabric, and an organic cotton/bamboo batting.
Hand quilted by Brett, lovingly hand bound by Crystal.
Testing…
I’m in the studio working on making candles tonight, testing out some new wax and scents. (Crystal’s making a fantastic quilt!)
The candle in the picture is in one of my very favorite screenprinting test glasses.
The plan is to pour soy candles into containers that I screenprint. Soy wax washes out with soap and water, so the container will be reusable as a drinking glass!
Look for them soon…
Little screen, big paper.
At last!
A little while back, I decided to print wallpaper for our new handmade store in Denver, “Tomte. Modern Craft.”
After telling everyone I possibly could that I was going to print wallpaper for the store, I realized that I was not at all sure how to attack it.
Paper research and a fairly simple registration system later, I set to work with my lovely assistant, Crystal. (who designed the images and the pattern repeat)
I printed 8 foot sheets, 8 prints to a sheet. The print area was 24″ wide and 18″ tall. (you can see why 8 18″ prints was only 8 feet in the middle picture)
We used a waterbased ink, and it was a pretty fast paced run to keep the screen from drying and making sure we didn’t ruin any of the paper.
It’s finally all up on the wall, and I’m super happy with how it turned out. I learned a lot as I went, and the next project will be even better.
Brett
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- Litte Screen, Big paper.
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- Me. And my screen. And my wallpaper.
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- A detail of the finished paper.
P.S. I’ll update with a picture of the store once it’s all put back together.
Vital’s new jewelry!
These may not be the greatest images, and I’m just getting started out… but here you go! We’ll see where it goes from here. Right now they are just available at Tomte. (http://www.TomteCraft.com) Come check them out at Tomte’s Jewelry showcase and opening reception on January 28th! More info can be found here.
furry wallets revisited
One of our greatest wallets ever is back in production.
It’s fantastically soft and furry.
