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NOTECARDS AND PRINTS
It's a great thrill to have something
printed, and I love to create block prints. The notecards below
are available as both as packs of note cards including all the
same or mixed images, or as a 5" x 7" matted and framed
print. I am also a professional picture framer, since I'm touchy
about anyone else handling my pastel drawings, so I do all of
my own framing. All framing includes a quality wood or metal
frame with real glass and acid-free mat and backing. I have represented
the images here as best as I can, although the papers on which
they are printed didn't scan too well, so I've included a description.
Eventually, I will have prints of some of the other images on
this site available. Click on the logo or link to find out more
information about the three lines of cards I have listed below.
If you have any questions
while I revise this page, please
e-mail! Thanks for your patience.
And
for the holidays...
...these links will take you to
another page...
Awakening
Quote reads: "'Until
one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.'--Anatole
France. Dedicated to my prince and princess and all those since
who've awakened their part of my soul."
"Awakening" is inspired
by my close companions Kublai and Sally who ran the household
together for about 12 years and who actually slept curled like
this. Aside from the fact that they were both loving, friendly
and social, they were complete opposites in the way they expressed
this love and were as different in temperament as they were in
color and texture as the loose reference to yin and yang illustrates.
In their own ways they nurtured about 30 foster cats of widely
differing ages and social abilities, just as they nurtured me
in the years they shared my life. ("Kublai" is somehow
derived from the word for "prince" in Sanskrit, and
"Sally" is derived from the word for "princess"--Sarah--in
Hebrew.)
PRINT ONLY (18x18),
$50
MATTED PRINT (24x24), $75
MATTED AND FRAMED, $100
Hand-colored prints are available, add $25
(shipping is not included on this productplease request
quote)
Tortie
Cats
TORTIE CATS
HAND-PRINTED AND HAND-PAINTED T-SHIRTS
I am unendingly inspired
by my houseful of felines, especially those two tortoiseshell
calicos. The framable prints, T-shirts and textiles are printed
by hand by the artist from hand-cut linoleum block, then each
individually is hand-painted in bright colors with colorfast
fabric dyes.
Because of the nature of
the medium, each print is unique and ink coverage is not always
perfect. Most artists consider this random activity to be part
of the process of creating an individualized print, and along
with the hand-painting makes a unique wearable work of art. All
shirts are printed on heavyweight white 100% cotton, fabric and
shirt Made in the USA. All textiles are various cottons, all
Made in the USA.
"The
Goddess"
Well, everyone knows
a fat cat who knows shes beautiful, and Cookie would tell
you that a woman with a round shape was once most desirable and
an object of worship.
Click
here or on the image to see an enlarged version.
"The
Roundest Eyes"
Sometimes when I look
at Kelly the only feature I can distinguish in all those tortie
markings is her extremely round eyes.
Click
here or on the image to see an enlarged version.
Bright sun on anything will inspire
me, especially when it's shining on one of my cats. Card size
is 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" with four-color art faithfully reproduced
on cream cover, envelopes are provided to match. Click
here or on the logo above for details and ordering information.
After Dinner Nap, A Warm Bath,
A Rosy Glow, The Little Sunflower
These pen and ink drawings are printed
in black on natural recyclable cotton 80 lb. cover and are blank
inside. Card size is 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" and envelopes
are provided to match. Click here or on
the logo above for details and ordering information.
Pansy, The Big Game Hunter,
"I Like Your Spots" and They Miss You When You're Gone
These are block prints and are printed
in different colors on different papers. They are entirely hand-made,
from the printing to the trimming and packaging, but I haven't
yet come up with a hand-made paper that was rigid enough to hold
up as a card. Click here or on the logo
above for details and ordering information.
Fawnball, Wrinkled
Pajamas, "Let Me Clean You Up" and Sunshine and Flowers
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