tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63988334355082629282024-03-13T08:19:05.110-07:00shoulder to crayonclairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-71191580928025869632010-01-13T10:00:00.000-08:002010-01-13T10:06:21.131-08:00samurai iamuraii have spent christmas and new year being especially unproductive and instead have dedicated my time to watching series one, two and three of 30 rock all over again, because it's that good.<br /><br />however this is a highlight from series four, liz lemon (or lesbian yellow-sour-fruit) doing her christopher walken impression. amazing! <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i9k4rZZXwSQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i9k4rZZXwSQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-40384319966061466962009-09-13T10:39:00.000-07:002009-09-13T11:17:41.400-07:00wonderland.on friday i went to the opening of the new <a href="http://inkygoodness.com/">inky goodness</a> exhibition 'wonderland' at the custard factory. there is a lot of lovely work on display, including prints and paintings by several of the love to print girls; <a href="http://www.yeeillustration.co.uk/">yee ting kuit</a>, <a href="http://www.nursepussy.co.uk/">karoline rerrie</a>, <a href="http://www.gemmacorrell.com/">gemma correll</a> and <a href="http://www.sarahray.co.uk/">sarah ray</a>.<br /><br />all four are also involved in another collective: <a href="http://girlswhodraw.wordpress.com/">girls who draw</a>, along with the very talented illustrator <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.katehindley.co.uk">kate hindley</a> (amongst others), whose whimsical work is also on display at 'wonderland' and available at the <a href="http://www.inkygoodness.com/archives/1200">inky goodness shop</a>, where i snapped up these badges:<br /></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sq00uo7VbFI/AAAAAAAAAGY/r-oWzxcJfxI/s1600-h/katehindley-inkygoodness.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381015105642523730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sq00uo7VbFI/AAAAAAAAAGY/r-oWzxcJfxI/s320/katehindley-inkygoodness.jpg" /></a></p><p>you can buy <a href="http://lovetoprint.blogspot.com/">love to print</a> and <a href="http://girlswhodraw.wordpress.com/">girls who draw</a> products at the inky goodness shop, including the new girls who draw postcard book: <a href="http://menageriebook.blogspot.com/">menagerie</a>.clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-53735319604095921652009-09-13T10:23:00.000-07:002009-09-13T10:38:52.196-07:00cherry cherry.<a href="http://lovetoprint.blogspot.com/2009/08/ltp-exhibition-at-cherry-cherry-in.html">love to print</a> currently have an exhibition at <a href="http://ilovecherrycherry.blogspot.com/">cherry cherry</a> in norwich, the theme is 'obsession' (like the zine out now! check the <a href="http://lovetoprint.blogspot.com/">love to print blog</a> for stockists). here is a snap of the camera prints i did:<br /><p></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sq0s688oenI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/FI3wXrrGbtY/s1600-h/cherrycherrycameras.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381006521082083954" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sq0s688oenI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/FI3wXrrGbtY/s320/cherrycherrycameras.jpg" /></a></p><p>if you're in the area go check it out! prints are available to buy, amongst lots of other lovely stock at cherry cherry! (thanks to <a href="http://www.ilkepens.co.uk">kate seaward</a> for organising the exhibition and to <a href="http://www.nursepussy.co.uk">karoline rerrie</a> for transporting the prints safely to their destination).</p>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-75685061498015480432009-08-03T13:58:00.000-07:002009-08-03T14:24:08.753-07:00bird girl.printing bird girl prints.<br /> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndTDeu5VCI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Oyh54TOvoG0/s1600-h/biscuits1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndTDeu5VCI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Oyh54TOvoG0/s320/biscuits1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365848800289707042" /></a><br />cards galore!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS-geemdI/AAAAAAAAAFc/4UDwGGTemxo/s1600-h/biscuits2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS-geemdI/AAAAAAAAAFc/4UDwGGTemxo/s320/biscuits2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365848714858371538" /></a><br />oh no! ink on the bed! cleaned up and left ship shape because we are good girls and live in fear of the snooty boots brigade!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS9KVmyJI/AAAAAAAAAFU/r9PHQiDdT78/s1600-h/muffins1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS9KVmyJI/AAAAAAAAAFU/r9PHQiDdT78/s320/muffins1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365848691735709842" /></a><br />muffins.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS8yyLwOI/AAAAAAAAAFM/5Q8gCLHpXp4/s1600-h/muffins2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS8yyLwOI/AAAAAAAAAFM/5Q8gCLHpXp4/s320/muffins2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365848685413122274" /></a><br />more muffins.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS8XAaWuI/AAAAAAAAAFE/j-rRuDH8zEg/s1600-h/muffins3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS8XAaWuI/AAAAAAAAAFE/j-rRuDH8zEg/s320/muffins3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365848677956606690" /></a><br />mmm muffins!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS8cAUj-I/AAAAAAAAAE8/WwAoHWkxWjQ/s1600-h/muffins4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SndS8cAUj-I/AAAAAAAAAE8/WwAoHWkxWjQ/s320/muffins4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365848679298404322" /></a><br />get well soon bird girl!clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-7409947109440691752009-07-13T11:56:00.001-07:002009-07-13T11:58:47.482-07:00dusty old things.once upon a time i liked playing with tools, mdf, spraypaint and vinyl, here are some of the things i made (i also made the mess in the background).<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SluDotljwaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/8TGXzCRHlnk/s1600-h/dusty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SluDotljwaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/8TGXzCRHlnk/s320/dusty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358020917142471074" /></a>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-9662575210909532222009-06-18T11:27:00.000-07:002009-06-18T12:01:42.440-07:00obsession.us lovers of print have compiled a zine all about our obsessions - the covers are hand printed so we've been busy the past couple of weeks.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqIMeoC2VI/AAAAAAAAAEk/RcIcvE_gmSo/s1600-h/obsession1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqIMeoC2VI/AAAAAAAAAEk/RcIcvE_gmSo/s320/obsession1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348737255416715602" /></a>here's the first layer of the cover (design by gemma correll):<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqHrfuDRvI/AAAAAAAAAEU/jphAyu3kYT0/s1600-h/obsession4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqHrfuDRvI/AAAAAAAAAEU/jphAyu3kYT0/s320/obsession4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736688774661874" /></a>the reverse of the cover (design by yee ting kuit):<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqH6IGdkeI/AAAAAAAAAEc/fszFSC4rYSE/s1600-h/obsession3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqH6IGdkeI/AAAAAAAAAEc/fszFSC4rYSE/s320/obsession3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348736940132635106" /></a>and a sneak peek at the finished cover (the second layer was printed by the hands of yee, sarah and karoline):<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqI41UzGvI/AAAAAAAAAEs/GYszwVWkSZ8/s1600-h/obsession2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqI41UzGvI/AAAAAAAAAEs/GYszwVWkSZ8/s320/obsession2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348738017424251634" /></a><br />i'm excited to see the finished product!clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-2544246761380607102009-06-18T11:18:00.000-07:002009-06-18T11:25:09.923-07:00lazy blogface.i am a lazy blogger, but i haven't been lazy in other areas - i printed more typewriter cards...experience the wonders of the printing process:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGE2cjI_I/AAAAAAAAAEM/PNGUKS81u4I/s1600-h/printing4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGE2cjI_I/AAAAAAAAAEM/PNGUKS81u4I/s320/printing4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348734925348742130" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGEuSSTxI/AAAAAAAAAEE/h7qj3fCz6pM/s1600-h/printing3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGEuSSTxI/AAAAAAAAAEE/h7qj3fCz6pM/s320/printing3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348734923158212370" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGEeo8cNI/AAAAAAAAAD8/PqdztBmbkB0/s1600-h/printing1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGEeo8cNI/AAAAAAAAAD8/PqdztBmbkB0/s320/printing1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348734918958280914" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGEHD2QUI/AAAAAAAAAD0/yNjtvv9jOHo/s1600-h/printing2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SjqGEHD2QUI/AAAAAAAAAD0/yNjtvv9jOHo/s320/printing2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348734912628670786" /></a>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-15480090658202697902009-03-04T15:07:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:11:12.041-08:00actual factual.forgot to post the card - whoops. here it is in all it's cream, coral and purple glory. <br><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8J2J-63mI/AAAAAAAAADM/cr0na87nI5U/s1600-h/ltpcard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8J2J-63mI/AAAAAAAAADM/cr0na87nI5U/s320/ltpcard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309473311690514018" /></a>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-72659430475507906012009-03-04T14:16:00.000-08:002009-03-04T14:42:17.079-08:00moms ftw!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa7-AR5Sd2I/AAAAAAAAACE/aKzpW7ovOQA/s1600-h/printing2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309460291473536866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa7-AR5Sd2I/AAAAAAAAACE/aKzpW7ovOQA/s320/printing2.jpg" border="0" /></a>more printing is happening as part of <a href="http://lovetoprint.blospot.com/">love to print</a>. my contribution is a rosette, to be awarded to your no.1!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />take a gander at the printing action!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8AiHYy5CI/AAAAAAAAADE/CHpJtSIzWT4/s1600-h/printing1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309463071791703074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8AiHYy5CI/AAAAAAAAADE/CHpJtSIzWT4/s320/printing1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8Ah3cs0xI/AAAAAAAAAC8/x72hyKWE5GA/s1600-h/printing3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309463067513115410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8Ah3cs0xI/AAAAAAAAAC8/x72hyKWE5GA/s320/printing3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8Ah4WjIfI/AAAAAAAAAC0/hsTfhnWOsQI/s1600-h/printing4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309463067755749874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8Ah4WjIfI/AAAAAAAAAC0/hsTfhnWOsQI/s320/printing4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8AhocuZcI/AAAAAAAAACs/vcWXngekar0/s1600-h/printing5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309463063486686658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/Sa8AhocuZcI/AAAAAAAAACs/vcWXngekar0/s320/printing5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />for once everything went to plan! the exposure was crisp, the ink didn't run, everything lined up and there weren't too many reject cards - even though my printing skills are rather shonky.clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398833435508262928.post-3770199742226942832009-02-22T07:48:00.000-08:002009-02-22T10:43:36.026-08:00love to print.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGOJ8e-6wI/AAAAAAAAAA8/x10OsEyOx_w/s1600-h/ltp-card.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305678137525201666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGOJ8e-6wI/AAAAAAAAAA8/x10OsEyOx_w/s320/ltp-card.jpg" border="0" /></a> love to print is a little project masterminded by <a href="http://www.lonelypanda.com/">karoline</a> <a href="http://www.nursepussy.co.uk/">rerrie</a>, featuring lots of girl illustrators (including my spectacular sister <a href="http://iambirdgirl.blogspot.com/">sarah lynch</a>) printing mildly romantical cards, postcards and prints.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGOpWVbH1I/AAAAAAAAABc/wCeXDgGu_jA/s1600-h/ltp-postcard1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305678677040373586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGOpWVbH1I/AAAAAAAAABc/wCeXDgGu_jA/s320/ltp-postcard1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />my efforts included; a 'you're my type' typewriter and a pair of smitten mittens with string that loops into a loveheart. we printed them in smallish runs of 50-200 down at birmingham printmakers in digbeth.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGVkodi7bI/AAAAAAAAABs/8JrJF-qt0to/s1600-h/ltp-postcard2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305686292588326322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGVkodi7bI/AAAAAAAAABs/8JrJF-qt0to/s320/ltp-postcard2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>so far things have been going swimmingly, due to lots of hardwork from everyone involved, but especially from karoline - you can read more about the project and the other artists involved over at the <a href="http://lovetoprint.blogspot.com/">love to print blog</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGWX88uJ2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/uBDnb8VKqFM/s1600-h/ltp-mittens.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305687174261122914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JZnBLF0IHg0/SaGWX88uJ2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/uBDnb8VKqFM/s320/ltp-mittens.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><div>you can also see some prints by sarah lynch, karoline rerrie, <a href="http://squeakyunderpants.blogspot.com/">sarah</a> <a href="http://www.sarahray.co.uk/">ray</a> and me on display at:<br /></div><br /><div><div><a href="http://www.thewarehousecafe.com/">warehouse cafe</a><br /><div>54-57 alison street<br /><div>birmingham<br /><div>b5 5th </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338918311328340206noreply@blogger.com1