post card series

Good morning,

I realized I don't think I've really mentioned to you what my echoes summer is... series entails. Have I? I've chosen to make a series of post cards, because writing post cards from vacation spots to loved ones typifies summer to me. {Although I see no vacations in my future, that's beside the point.} So I set, in various type "POST CARD" on the letterpress to resemble an old fashioned card and printed them on my proofs and plain cotton paper. With each I plan to add imagery and write a note to someone, a mystery person when posted, and mail it to them as a surprise, hoping it may brighten their day.

} Seeing Laura Normandin's wedding shots yesterday was a bright spot, for sure!
} And thank you Chelsea for the post on my new summer watercolors at {frolic!} !
} Be sure and stop by echoes tomorrow when we'll be posting selections from the echoes flickr group.

I hope you have a good day,
H

in recent days...

...we drove to visit M.'s family; removed {by using a cat's claw & hammer} 100 year old cedar siding to use on our house; I printed some red vehicle postcards; have been working on echoes {read Emily's great thoughts on echoes}, made some watercolors and just added them to the shop; and have been trying to work in the garden around the rain.

There have been other daily chores like cleaning the house & studio and cleaning out the fridge. {whoop-de-doo!} So I feel like my thoughts of late have been mostly about the task at hand and not incredibly inspired or poetic. Oh well, the tide goes in and the tide goes out. And sometimes when it's way out, you can find good shells.

H

friday faves

Hi,

Wow, I really feel the days got away from me this week! But not without these images inspiring me {along with others} throughout the week. Thereza's rainbow book inspires me too and makes me want to make a little book! Maybe next week, along with all the gardening I couldn't do this week because of the steady rain.

What inspired you this week?

Happy Weekend!
H

moo

Hi!

It's Monday again and I hope you had a great weekend! I mostly worked in the studio but I did make some bread yesterday, yummm. This morning I added some new summery things to the shop including some jotters, a "moo pack" of three cow letterpress cards, and some summery photo prints.

a few things }
} The new "summer is..." series is happening at echoes and we're happy to see people joining in! Thank you!
} Lots of good posts at Poppytalk lately including this doily post from Lisa Congdon.
} Stephanie Levy is running a special all week long in her shop!

see ya soon,
H