You need a gift for your woman.
Art makes a wonderful gift. It can be so difficult to buy, and I want to make that easier.
Coincidentally, I happen to have some hand made original art for sale…
Maybe we can scratch each others back (so to speak). Now, let me hock my wares.
Cheaper than Chocolates
101 Woodblock Series - Number 76
I am selling the prints from my current project, the 101 Woodblock Series, for dirt cheap. Like, a-latte-at-Starbucks cheap.
These aren’t sissy print reproductions. Each color is printed with a hand carved block. The block is inked by hand with a roller, the paper is pressed against the block, by hand, to transfer the ink.
Each one made by hand. Each one is different, and unique.
Why so cheap?
Nobody knows who I am. Yet. I’m selling my art cheap so it is irresistible, and you learn who I am. Maybe you will like some of the art I make in the future too (it won’t be so cheap though).
101 Woodblock Series - Number 77
Anyway…
You need to get something lovely for your woman. I have something lovely to sell to you. You then give it to your woman, and she will be happy.
I’ll even tell you how to frame it. Easy Peazy.
Here’s the hoop: you have to be on my email list to get the art. I’m only selling these woodblock prints to email subscribers, and it is gonna stay that way until I finish the project.
When it’s all done, anyone will be able to buy these, no email subscription required. The price is gonna go up though, and you’re gonna have to give me bills with lesser known presidents on them to purchase (I know Jackson “retrieved” land from indians and drove bankers nuts, but what did Hamilton do?).
Right now, for email subscribers, these cost you a few pictures of Washington (with a Lincoln to cover shipping).
To entice you more, I put away the manly brown, red, green, and gray colors I usually use and printed some of them with blue, pink, purple — nice Valentines colors.
(I am sweet and considerate)
Thinkin’ about it?
101 Woodblock Series - Number 63
Want to take a look?
As of this writing, I have about 35 unique prints completed and available. The images on this page are just a sample of what I’ve got waiting to show you in the “back room”.
You just gotta sign up for my newsletter (you will get an “opt-in” email first to make sure you really want to be on my list), and the first regular email I send will have a link to check all of the woodblock prints out.
You can even unsubscribe after you check out the art (it’s you, not me, I get it). No big deal. I use one of the good email list services that make it easy to unsubscribe, not one of those shisty ones that make it impossible.
Any orders I receive by Sunday night (Feb 7) will be shipped to you by priority mail Monday morning (Feb 8). It will arrive mid to late week next week. These are shipped in big envelopes with rigid cardboard to make sure they stay flat while in transit.
If you think your significant one might like some original art, go ahead and sign up by clicking here.
If you decide you really just want one for yourself, and don’t buy one as a gift, that’s O.K.
Tags: 101, Valentine's Day
#63 looks an awful lot like #1, but upside down.
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I roll with a good thing when I see it. The stripes are much more indigo IRL on #63 than on #1, but that didn’t come through well in the photo.
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I’m not your target audience here (man buying gift for woman) but I want #77. I wanted it yesterday when I saw your twitpic of it on your studio floor.
Oh, no! Did you get the dude version of my A/B split test?
@Kelly, and I’ll hold on to 77 for you.
these are cool. I do believe my wife would enjoy one…being a San Fran artist doesn’t hurt either.
would you take a request for a future block in the series.
@Carlos, what are you interested in? I have the last 20 of these 101 started and fairly well planned, but I aim to please. If it is in my means to satisfy a request, I’ll do what I can.
FYI to everyone, my commentluv isn’t quite working right. It isn’t on by default, like it should be. The downside of coding your own themes..
I had in mind a tree with green leaves on one side and red on the other…however you wish to portray it.
Is that doable, and how much would it be?
your use of sublimal bold messaging is masterful.
@Carlos, I’ll have to think ruminate on this one. I was planning to do some figurative stuff (ie. images of people) next, incorporating more emotion and pathos than the decorative and design based stuff I am working on now.
I know I will revisit decorative stuff again soon, and when I do, I’ll see what I can do with this idea. It might be a few months though.
As for price, I’m not quite sure yet. After I’m done with my current promotion, my base price will probably be in the $25 to $50 range.
@Kelly, I stole this idea from Dave the other night when we were hanging out. He is a bit more subtle about it.
cool…I appreciate it. the design is one my wife thought up some years ago for a tattoo.
since she may never get the tattoo, last year I commissioned her artist-cousin to paint a 4’x4′ canvas with this theme and it turned out amazing.
I think it might be cool to revisit this theme in different mediums from different artists over the coming years.
your next line sounds quite intriguing. I look forward to it.
@deacon – I don’t know if @kelly picked it up or not. I haven’t said anything. Just waiting.
I wonder when people are going to realize WIAW is packed full of easter eggs? Well, it’s not completely packed yet, but I’m working on it.
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