New merch and Hearts and Crafts

This past week I tried a new printing technique. I wanted to try transferring some drawings to wood. I read that caulk (the stuff you use to fill in cracks in tubs, floors, etc.) makes a really good transferring medium (just make sure you have good ventilation). You paint the caulk on the object you want a printed image transferred to and then burnish the paper onto the surface. I found that colored ink did not work, but both black inkjet prints and xerox prints worked pretty well. The xerox print turned out darker.

Xerox/laser transfer

Inkjet transfer

The laser transfer came out darker, but I also like the line quality and subtleness of the inkjet. I definitely will use both, depending on the color I paint the wood.

Today was the second winter Hearts and Crafts at Javas. Fawn, Madeleine and I did pretty well. The show was a great turnout. There was a surprising amount of children (I noticed that the mailer included that there were toys for sale). Awesome, because I try to make things that would appeal to kids and adults. Fawn's boss's son bought one of my ravens. That made me happy.

Anyway, here are some photos from our display: