It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like …

… something something in the studio!

I’ve created a new greeting card for the 2021 holiday season. I recently revisited screenprinting as an option for hand printing cards. Probably not wise to relearn a techniques right before needing to put it into production. But it was a small edition and I had a lot of fun figuring out the two color approach.

I plan to tweak the design a bit further and reprint when this first edition sells out.

Make it Merry, Screenprinted holiday greeting cards (first edition). © 2021 Jen Sheckles

Wishing everyone a safe and festive holiday season, and all the very best for 2022!

Work with What You've Got

Truly a working-from-home adventure today. I’m in the final stages of a small print for a Print Exchange with the good folks at Pyramid Atlantic. But when your studio space is too small for most things, particularly ANYTHING in multiples, every available flat surface becomes your drying rack. Even the pantry!

And now … the final print! A bit salty with ink drying too fast on the plate, but I still dig it.

Linocut print with decorative background in yellow. Top print in cyan says, "Now is the time to start something new."

"Now (Is the Time to Start Something New)", two color linocut. @2020 Jen Sheckels