Limited Edition Prints

April 10, 2011April 10, 2011 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

Lately I’ve been thinking about changing out some of the art I have framed in my house—quite the project…I have a lot. The husband’s only requirement? “Don’t put so many holes in the wall that it compromises the structural integrity of our house, ok?” I’ve been feeling sorry for my poor neglected wood type, so the first order of business was the beautiful numeral print above. I also recently rekindled my love with intricate, over-the-top swashy scripts, so I designed a new plate from my queue of quotes for this “Life” print. I love the contrast of the sleek silver script on fibrous brown paper.

Random…

April 8, 2011 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

Contrary to what you might think after reading too many rambling blog posts, I can actually write a coherent article. In fact, I wrote one for BRAVA Magazine this month—came up with the idea, interviewed an expert, wrote full sentences and everything! (I even drew the illustration.)

And since I’ve already named this post “Random,” here are a few laugh-out-loud funny (for real! no hollow “lol”-ing around here) time-wasters I’ve discovered this week:

Clients From Hell

Dear Blank, Please Blank

Enjoy!

I want to ride my bicycle!

April 6, 2011 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

I’ve been looking for the perfect bike illustration to print for some time, so when a bike-fiend friend suggested I create some pieces featuring her favorite gadget, it was just the push I needed. Two notecards (different color schemes and designs coming soon!) and recipe cards featuring blue bikes available here.

It’s vintage!

April 4, 2011April 4, 2011 ~ Bess Paper Goods & Gifts ~ Leave a comment

I’ve had a growing collection of vintage cuts (type-high printing plates) for quite some time now, but I haven’t done more than a test print with most of them. Lately I’ve been finding all sorts of great projects to use them in! Find them here!