Let's Celebrate with a Marble-itos Giveaway!!

Yay! My copy of Uppercase magazine arrived this weekend and I immediately dove in to check out all the wonderful printmakers featured...including yours truly!

The issue is, once again, a feast for the eyes and the creative soul. Uppercase publisher/editor Janine Vangool does an amazing job on design and I'm always impressed with the quality of the writing. It was an honor to be included amongst the magazine's pages.

This issue also included an insert from one of the printmakers featured ~ including moi.I originally committed to doing 25 inserts but then I had so much fun making them, I didn't stop! One hundred lucky subscribers got one of my original, hand-marbled pieces seen below!

My hubby nicknamed these 4"x6" pieces "Marbel-itos," which I find completely endearing. They've been a hit with those who received one in their issue; I've gotten enthusiastic thank-you emails and several very kind Instagram nods.

I knew I wasn't the only one who had a mad crush on these little gems.

So, I figured what better way to celebrate being in Uppercase than to create more Marble-itos!

Marbled on hand-torn (deckled edges), thick and dreamy creamy, 100% cotton rag paper, Marble-itos measure approximately 4"x6". Each one is signed and numbered (1/1) on the back. I have them for sale in my shop for $15 + FREE SHIPPING + a surprise bonus gift!!

And a celebration wouldn't be a celebration without a giveaway! Leave a comment on this post (or just say hi!) by midnight tomorrow (April 21) for your chance to win your own Marble-ito and surprise bonus gift!

Uppercase Magazine "Inserts"

Last week, I teased you about the special project I was working on by posting a photo of papers I said were marbled backgrounds. The next step was to overmarble those backgrounds and here are some of them drying in the sun:

These little gems are for the next issue of Uppercase Magazine, which is inserting the work of featured artists into it. And while all 4,500 subscribers won’t be getting one of my inserts, a lucky 150 will!

In my case, these aren’t simply “inserts.” Each marbled paper is an original piece of art, signed and numbered. They measure 4″x6″ and are on a lovely, creamy, soft 100% cotton rag paper that I am so in love with. (I don’t know the brand…I got a ton of it on a closeout and sadly I’ll never find it again.)

There’s a part of me that is having a hard time letting go of these beauties. I had a magnificent three days in the studio making them and got sort of attached. But I’m also excited to know that they are going to new homes, especially to those of Uppercase Magazine readers.

Uppercase Magazine

I am THRILLED beyond thrilled to announce that I will be in the next issue of Uppercase Magazine coming out in April!

The most recent issue of Uppercase is about textile and fiber arts ~ contemporary weavers, quilters, fabric designers, and more!

Uppercase Magazine has been one of my favorites since it launched in 2009. Gorgeously printed, beautifully laid out, with well-written features, the quarterly magazine is "for the creative and curious." It is eye and soul candy for inspiration! Whenever an issue arrives, I always, always, always pour a glass of wine and sit in my favorite comfy chair and indulge in every page.

A peek inside the current issue of Uppercase Magazine.

The theme of the April issue is printmaking. And since marbling is a type of printmaking called monoprint ~ or aqueous monoprint, as it is sometimes referred to ~ I submitted some samples of my work and a write up about marbling and my process to the editor of Uppercase. I didn't have high hopes of being included in the issue ~ after all, it is an international magazine with a subscription base of 4,000  AND there are so many great printmakers out there! So when the editor contacted me and said I would be included in the issue, I was overjoyed and so honored.

The pringmaking issue (Spring #25) will be out in April. You can get a $15 discount off subscriptions with the code "imaprintmaker." Sales for individual copies will be available after the issue comes out.