by Lauren | Aug 7, 2018 | art, book arts, books, letterpress
If you know me at all, you know I’m a huge bird nerd. This spring I set up two new bird feeders (ok, I totally MacGyvered two of them with some duct tape and caps from spray cans, but they do the trick). They’re right next to a bird bath that our stray... by Lauren | Jan 30, 2018 | art, letterpress
Every year or so, I give myself a gift. I give myself a week (or two, if I can swing it) at an artist’s retreat. My favorite spot is the Penland School of Crafts. Sometimes I take classes there with amazing artists, and sometimes I give myself residency... by Lauren | Nov 6, 2016 | books, letterpress, writing
If you know me, you know this is a constant struggle: my day job keeps me super tired. Brain tired. It’s hard to come home and write, or print, or make books after a work day. So I keep all that creative stuff bottled up until I have enough time to... by Lauren | Jul 9, 2015 | art, book arts, bookbinding, letterpress, penland
This week I’m working on some mixed media pieces for an upcoming show in Atlanta (more details on that later). I was completely stumped over what to make, until I stumbled onto this idea at Penland, back when I was teaching in the spring. I was working on a... by Lauren | May 14, 2015 | art, book arts, letterpress, penland
This time I have a really great reason for disappearing from Blogland for two months. Really. I was teaching an 8-week concentration at the Penland School of Crafts, which was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. My plan was to...
