snail lover

A sweet little snail lover to accompany our slug buddy.

Awwwe! Both slug + snail are linoleum block prints inspired by drawings I had made previously for my sweetie. This is the first time that I've used the carved negative space on the block for a textural effect and I really like it! I was also much more casual with the way I carved these two, I didn't over think the drawing-to-carving transition and just worked the block intuitively. I'm really happy with the result!

Both are available in my shop and so far have been a hit! Thanks guys!

PIN PALS.

I just signed up for this Pin Pals art exchange.

This is what'll happen: I'll make five little pin-sized pieces of art, send them off to become buttons and receive a set of button-sized arts in return. Rad! The deadline is August 1st but I better get on it, just so I don't forget. How fun!

Just a few watercolor doodles to pass the time. On paper bags, naturally. The first is a little light pattern I saw in my minds eye whilst waking from a nap and the second is a hologram, sort of. (It uses lasers fired from a ray gun to create a hologram of one's heart, which I don't think is completely realistic - but hey, a girl can dream right?) 

(Also, this is my 100th post! Seems strange and rather uneventful. Perhaps my 101st post will be more grand?) 

Many thanks to Itzhak Bentov for explaining holograms in a way that i FINALLY! understand.

this is cool:

Scale from Brad Goodspeed on Vimeo.


NEATO!!

slug buddy

He loves you.

And is for sale in my shop!

The End is the Beginning

Another treasury! These are fun. Inspired by winter as the season of death - not dying - but death, the actual state of being dead. Being still and waiting for renewal. This is a set of art works that explore that cusp between one state and the next. Is it the end or the beginning? Clearly it's both!
 


There are so many interesting artists on Etsy. Well done peeps!

Oh! Also, I used Craft Cult's new Treasury widget in this post. Is it working for you?

You Made It!

Safe and sound I presume. I'm so glad you did! Well here it is - same but new blog. I sold my letterpress this summer so the name "forelockpress" wasn't really appropriate anymore, "horsebangs" however... solid gold. Don't forget to follow here as I'll cease posting at the old address. Thanks!