THE TIDES WITHIN US

My friend Colette at Raw Art Letterpress has created an original handmade letterpress print of the last line of my book, DEEP BLUE HOME.

Some of you may remember that for the release of that book last year she also made a print called Breathe.

Here are a few other favorites.

Her shop is on Etsy, her prices extremely reasonable, and here are the links:

• Ocean Love
• Walt Whitman: Now Voyager sail thou forth to seek and find
• Isak Dinesen: The cure for anything is saltwater — sweat — tears — or the sea
• Jorge Luis Borges: I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library

Read More

BREATHE IN SILVER

Those amazingly talented sisters at Raw Art Letterpress and Lulu Bug Jewelry have done it again, transforming Colette's gorgeous print into a stunning necklace by Sue:

"This piece is made of fine silver, and measures approximately 5/8" wide by a touch under 7/8" tall. The finish is brushed and oxidized and it comes on a 16" drawn cable chain. If you'd prefer 18" just note it at checkout, no extra charge."

I just ordered mine, only $36. Looking forward to wearing it as my totem and reminder.

 Here a few more of their collaborative pieces:

 

  

There's a Dog is Love, too.

And here are a couple that haven't crossed the sister mind-meld yet, but might some day:

  

Colette's  sweet heart molecular valentine. 

 

Sue's anatomical heart necklace in silver and concrete.

Breathe.

Read More

ATMEN

Now in German! 
Colette's latest inspiration. 

(Latin: in + spirare = to breathe)

Available at Etsy. Only $9.

Read More

BREATHE

My friend Colette at Raw Art Letterpress just finished Breathe. I'm honored that her inspiration for this print was my new blog and new book.

Breathe is one of many striking word prints Colette sells on Etsy. Her process is unique:

"i developed a quirky letterpress process that i call 'raw art letterpress' this print is made from a hand-cut plate, the letters are cut individually and the print is quite literally pressed by hand - this adds up to a few quirks: sometimes the plates are not perfectly square, the borders are (meant to be) rough, the ink coverage is different for every print."

The inky area of this print is 4.25 x 6.25 inches on 5 x 7-inch paper. It's an unframed, signed, limited-edition print. Costs only $9. I'm ordering one now.

Read More