by Lauren | Nov 21, 2020 | writing
Lately I’ve been carving out more time to work in my home studio (it’s tiny, but it works—for the most part). Back when I was in art school, I was always making books, and I was always carving wood blocks and lino blocks. It was a daily practice,... by Lauren | Nov 20, 2014 | art, artist, book arts, etching, penland, printmaking
I can’t believe I haven’t written here since July. It appears I have gone down a serious rabbit hole–one that involved working 7 days a week at two very different jobs. But hey, you have to make hay while the sun shines, right? And when I got a call... by Lauren | Aug 19, 2013 | art, book arts, books, letterpress, printing
“Last Night” was produced as part of Edition #4 of Book+Art+Object–a unique project that I stumbled upon one day that is part exchange, part collaboration. (For more information, visit their blog, which documents the 100 books made for this... by Lauren | May 8, 2013 | art, artist, book arts, printmaking, workshop
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to teach a printmaking workshop at one of my favorite places in the world, Wildacres. It’s been a long time since I’ve been up on that mountain…I used to work there, eons ago, and frankly it was the best job I... by Lauren | May 7, 2013 | art, artist, book arts, books, letterpress, penland
Elegy for the Wild at Heart pokes fun at the dicey situations that love throws us into, and how we react to those bumps in the road. My research for this book consisted of asking friends and colleagues two questions: 1) “What’s the worst breakup line you...