Posted in artpalpitations, arts&crafts, printmaking on April 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Allow me to introduce you to the latest project.
“Pee Wee Hermit: a mini zine of pictorialization and rumination”
This is the first official zine I’ve ever made. It will not be my last zine. But it will be the last first zine.
The best part: you can own one!
Just click here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/186576405/pee-wee-hermit-a-mini-zine-of
Have a nice day!
Posted in artpalpitations, news&updates, printmaking on April 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Letterpress is such a labor-intensive endeavor, but the result is something unique. And I love making things that are unique.
I have several new designs for sale up on ETSY right now. If you feel so inclined, please check them out! Essentially all my cards are tiny, mailable, original art prints. I love to imagine each card traveling through the mail and brightening someone’s day, which sounds really cheesy now that I’ve typed that though out in actual words. Sheesh.
Along with new greeting cards, I’ve taken a stack of old vintage record albums and deconstructed them. The cardboard and paper inside some of the albums has been repurposed into postcard-type cards and envelopes for something new: quick, mad-libby, customizable form letters.
I made a small amount of handmade envelopes. Future batches will just have regular envelopes made from recycled paper. 3-packs of these are available on ETSY.
My big goal was to get at least one design out at the end of April that would be good for Mother’s Day. If nothing else, buy this card and send it to your mom to thank her profusely for changing your poopy diapers all those years ago.
And, if you’re curious, here’s what my assistant has to say about it all at Bea’s Dog Blog.
Posted in news&updates, photographica, printmaking on March 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’m on Pinterest now. [click here] Go follow! Pin! Re-pin! Tell the WORLD!
Also, I have restocked OLD 55 with more letterpressed Moleskines (–after they sold out yesterday. Huzzah!). If you live in LA and want to grab one, go there and check ’em out. Also, as of today, there are only 2 left on Etsy.
I have plans to print more, but am waiting on materials.
Have a beautiful weekend. I’m foregoing chocolate bunnies and just sticking with my chocolate poodle. What she lacks in edibility, she makes up for with charm and adorableness. And she has cute little bear paws.
Posted in news&updates, printmaking on March 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Aaaaand, here’s the latest! I’ve designed a plate and pressed the covers of some small Moleskine cahier notebooks. I think they came out rather well.
If you’re in the greater Los Angeles area, you can pick one up at Old 55 in Eagle Rock.
You can also buy them online at Etsy.
I only printed a handful of them. But hopefully they will sell, and I’ll have a reason to print some more.
Posted in autobiographica, Merrifield Magazine, printmaking on February 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The image below is a photo of a letterpress print I created from a drawing I made that illustrates a past moment in the true story of my life. I also think it illustrates a fairly universal experience– that moment where two people make the decision to smoosh their faces together. Sometimes it’s love. And sometimes it’s just giving in to the forces of the universe that have put two infatuated people on a couch together for the sole purpose of having an awesome make-out session. Either way…
Posted in news&updates, printmaking, tagged Etsy, greeting cards, Independent Artist, Letterpress, Valentine's Day, valentines on February 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
For some reason, if you have reached this internetspace through melindafarrar.com, the links in the previous post don’t seem to be working. If this link also doesn’t work, just copy and paste the following address into your browser:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/melindafarrar
Thanks for stopping by! Go check out the valentines!
Posted in arts&crafts, news&updates, printmaking on December 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Some of the fruits of my letterpress labor have hit the virtual racks of my Etsy store.
Click this link and check it out: http://www.etsy.com/shop/melindafarrar
More designs are coming soon, but at least the Christmas cards are there.
Also, thanks to all the DreamWorkers who stopped by my booth at the Holiday Bazaar yesterday. It was the first year I had a professional-looking display rack (pictured below). I had a blast!
