Today marks the start of a little tweaking of the lime light series, in that I have invited artists to share a little about themselves and their work.
So to kick it off, is Narelle from Ruby Victoria Letterpress and Printmaking from Tasmania. Now who can resist the allure of letterpress printing, and ~ I might be living in a bit of a bubble ~ but I’ve seen lots of letterpress printers from the US around the blogosphere so I have to admit to feeling a twinge of excitment to know there are some Australian representatives out there {and if there are more of you, put up your hand and wave wildly so we can see you!}
Narelle runs her small letterpress & printmaking studio from her home in the small beachside town of Blackmans Bay, which is about 20km south of Hobart.
I specialise in hand carved original art works and letterpress stationery.
All images are drawn then handcraved out of lino and then printed using an antique tabletop letterpress machine.
I only use traditional letterpress methods in my printing, using handset type not computer generated images or type which makes the work totally original
Narelle’s work has been features in the international publications The Little Book of Letterpress and Reinventing Letterpress by author Charlotte Rivers and will also be featuring in a Canberra publication called Handmade Living which is due out in December.
Narelle has also kindly offered one of her teacup stack prints ~ winner’s choice of turquoise or red ~ for a giveaway. {I know a few tea lovers who would love to have one of these on their wall!}
Just pop over to Narelle’s shops, decide which colour you would like and leave a comment below. {feel free to favourite her shop, heart an item or pop in and leave a lovely comment on her blog while you’re there}.
We’ll ask Mr Random.org to pick a winner on Friday at noon AEST. Open to lovely readers from all over the world.
Thanks Narelle! Find more Ruby Victoria goodness at:
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I love the red teacups. They would go beautifully with my chinese teapot print!
Me me me! I love tea and that one in turquoise is just … OH MY!!!!!
I really love the collection of “Letterpress Notecards”!
Oooh, the red would be perfect in my kitchen! Very cool items she has.
Ooh… Red please!!
This is the sweetest giveaway! Love the red!
I love both colours, but to choose I am really a red girl. I love Narelle’s shop it’s very cool.
I would be honoured with any colour. Go TASWEGENS!!!
I think it’s all gorgeous! And I would love a stack of tea cups, mmmm…in torquiose I think. Thanks heaps:)
Love the red one. Would lovre to gift it to my daughter. Narelles work is unique, love it.
i love the turquoise print. it’s my favorite color right now. thank you much for the chance to win
I love these tea cup stacks! I have to say it’s got to be red for me!
i would love to go in the draw to win a turquoise blue print!
The work is fantastic! I would love to win a red tea cup print!
Oooooo I already have a red one…so turquoise would be my next choice…hmmm however I really like the red one…either way I would be happy ! Yay Ruby Victoria!
I’d have to go for red, I think! Lovely!
oh love the red. gorgeous.
Oooooo! I’m a big fan of ruby victoria – especially thie teacups.
and I’d love them in turquoise, please!
red no turquoise no red I don’t know surprise me ?? LOL Thank you for the chance
Tamar xx
so so pretty!! but how can i decide?? both colors are great – so hard to choose – i’ll go for red
Those “debossed” gift tags are divine! I have seen the teacup print before – I love it in red.
Some other Aussie letterpress ladies I love are Mitchell & Dent (from Perth) and Bespoke Press (from Brisbane).
Ooh, I’ve loved that teapot print for ages, red for me!!!!
hi
just wonder who the winner was so that I can post the price
thanks to everyone who has taken part
Narelle
sorry I missed this but I’m really pleased I found your blog – a happy find! now got you on twitter so I’ll be able to keep up with all the wonderful Aussie creatives!