Late Christmas Pressie for me

oh the excitement I have been wait for this package to arrive from England for about a month and it is finally here .

lovely new engraving blocks & sand bag

 I really can't wait to get started on carving these block but they are so precious I think I will have a bit of a ponder before I go ripping into one oh and I need a couple of new engraving tools .

It is going to be interest to feel the difference between carving lino to carving hard end grain wood. oh what an adventure:)

newly listed on Etsy for the first time

I thought I would get back into the swing of things by listing some new items on etsy .

glass covered wearable art linocut print brooch

 I actually made these brooches a little while ago but never got round to listing them in any of my shops so I thought it was about time

The images that are on the brooches are parts of my other linocut prints that didn't quite work out the way I had planned for instance a smudge of the paper or a fingerprint or just a not perfect print that other parts of the print were perfect so instead of wasting all the paper I thought I would up cycle them into something else a vwalla original art brooches!

This is one of my favorites

back and front view of linocut brooches

As well as my brooches My Apricot jam labels have finally made an appearance on Etsy as well I am not sure how these will be receive but I like them and thought somebody else might like them too if they are popular I will think about making some more with different images like raspberries and  strawberries and stuff like that :)

If you are interested in any of these items please follow the link to my etsy store where you will find these and many other handprinted letterpress & linocut items 

2012 wholesale Product list

Well we are only 2 days into the new year and the work has already begun 

I love the feeling of having something to go ahead with and feeling enthusiastic about getting on with it.

Today I have been updating my wholesale product list for Ruby Victoria Letterpress & Printmaking and I didn't realise until now how many things I have made over the last couple of months that I have needed to include on my list.

It is a really nice feeling to realised that I have been so productive without really even noticing it .

 

If you are a business and would like to be emailed a copy please feel free to email me a request I will be more than happy to send one to you for your consideration.

please send an email to rubyvictorialetterpress@gmail.com

Not one for Christmas carols

I saw this clip of Annie Lennox on Rage this morning and felt compelled to share it. 

a beautiful dark rendition of this classic Christmas carol of which on Annie lennox could produce. 

The clip is especially beautiful in my eyes, if I were to be a film direct this is the kind of clip I would like to make .

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE X

Christmas thanks

 Christmas Decorations made by naradesign using my printed fabrics

 I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all my lovely customers who have come along to all the markets or found me while browsing the internet .

 Also a big thank you to the all the retailers that have helped make 2011 such a happy and successful year for me.

 I am looking forward to working and sharing lots of new product with you all  in the coming year.  

 2011 saw Ruby Victoria Letterpress & Printmaking grow from a little business that was run from my kitchen table to a studio based workshop in Battery Point which was a huge step for me but a step that I was very happy to make. and so was my husband :)

In the coming year I am hoping to be a little more organised and I will be holding workshop, teaching basic lino carving and printing to small groups this will be another big step for me but I believe it is where my work has been heading for some time and I have just been to chicken to just jump in and do it , but with the encouragement of some of my beautiful creative friends, I have decided to tentatively take the plunge.

I also have some exciting collaborations in the pipeline with a couple of lovely mainland businesses that I am very proud to be working with, one a florist and the other a food importer, it feels wonderful to be going into the new year with work waiting for me to get stuck into.

I will also be take part in a group exhibition at Rebecca Roth gallery  along with Grace Garton, Shane Garton, Elizabeth Barsham and a few other local artists, it is going to be a very interesting show and I am very proud to be exhibiting along side these amazingly talented artists more about this when the time of the exhibition draws nearer just think Autumn symphony :) 

bespoke zine on facebook

 Just one other thing I would like to share with you before sign off  Anna Pateman and I collaborated on a project to raise fund cancer research  earlier this year as part of  an auction over Facebook and to our delight we were asked to contribute a story for Bespoke zine about artist collaborations. Anna's photos look fantastic and Bespoke zine is always a good read and great value at on $10.00 an Issue 

ICNUSSA Italian fine food imports and Ruby Victoria team up this Christmas

Icnussa Christmas hampers with my letterpress/linocut gift tags  I am really really proud to announce that Icnussa Imports in Sydney are using a selection of my letterpress and linocut gift tags on their Christmas Hampers this year Christmas hampers with red flora tags ICNUSSA IMPORTS - offer quality fine food from Italy, specialising in products from Sardinia. As some of you may know I have a connection with Italy  and its food through my husband that is Italian and a Chef , he is always telling me how great Italian food is. Another beautifully presented hamper with a black flora gift tags So this was an extra special surprise and a great privileged to have my printed gift tags adorning ICNUSSA beautiful products just check out the list of product they offer  PASTA Di Sardegna (Sardinia) Tanda & Spada (Sardinia) EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL Olio Sardegna (Sardinia) PEELED TOMATOES Antonella (Sardinia) BOTTARGA (Sardinian caviar) Smeralda - Bottarga Sardegna (Sardinia) PANE CARASAU (Sardinian bread - Carta Di Musica) CHEESE Podda (Sardinia) SALUMI Salumi Australia HONEY & JAMS Rau (Sardinia) SAFFRON (Zafferano) Monreale - San Gavino (Sardinia) COFFEE Karalis (Sardinia) COFFEE MACHINES & ACCESSORIES Wega Technosystem Mazzer Grinders LIQUEUR Mirto (Sardinia) Limoncello (Sardinia) WINES Cantina Di Monserrato (Sardinia) Gostolai (Sardinia) Cantina Del Vermentino (Sardinia) BEER Ichnusa (Sardinia) BEVERAGES Smeraldina - sparkling and natural mineral water (Sardinia) Abbondio - vintage gourmet soft drinks

if you are interested in ordering any of their amazing products please follow the links to their webpage where you can order from their online store or you can just give them a call.

Email info@icnussa.com.au Phone 02 97555444 Website http://www.icnussa.com.au http://www.karaliscoffee.com.au

Published book of studio images

Just for a bit of fun I decided to make a book of some of the images, I have taken on my printing journey of the past couple of years.

Check it out and tell me what you think !

you can have a flick through by following this link http://www.blurb.com/my/book

Designed; made this Sunday

11 TASMANIAN DESIGN AWARD FINALISTS ALL IN ONE PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HOBART.

Plus there will be loads of other great Tasmanian made and designed products available to purchase in time for Christmas.

I am very very proud to be part of this fabulous market please come along and support some of the best Artists and Crafts people in Tasmania 

Christmas Cheer at Rebecca Roth gallery

For the next couple of week Grace Garton  Aka little black crow and I  will be taking over the front window at Rebecca Roths gallery at the Salamanca Art centre,

 bringing some handmade Christmas Cheer to the shop front Grace has been busy knitting little Christmas decorations and I have printed up some lovely long Christmas garland and gift tags.

one of Graces creations 

Pop in and see Bec at the gallery she has a fantastic selection of jewellery and art works by Tasmanian artists.

Christmas at the Barn

 

That's right I am off to the Barn market again this weekend over on the Eastern shore just before the eastlands shopping complex on your left hand side of the road

for their big Christmas Shindig!

It's going to be huge, bbq and face painting for the kids,  loads of  handmade Christmas pressies to be spotted and bought.

I hope to see lots of people there I will have my stall outside this time in one of the gazebos just before you wander in to the actual barn so please pop by and say hello 

Narelle 

Christmas Niche Market home and hosed

Here are some of my favorites from this weekends Niche all wrapped up Christmas market,  I hope you enjoy the photos

feltjob - Darren & his daughter neddle felting

Samspiration - felt creations

Greentree

Pilli pala pieces

Isis made

 

apooki

honey Tasmania

Christmas Niche here we come

letterpress mini tags ready for making in to mini Christmas decorations /bunting

 We will be packing our bags & getting eveything organised for our trip up the launceston for this years Niche market at the tramsheds at Inveresk next door to the art gallery and art school.

I am very excited to be back at Niche after so long and I am looking forward to seeing all my friends from launceston who will also be selling their Handmade product. 

larger coaster card Christmas decorations/bunting strung up and ready for sale

Please come along and see if you can find something beautiful and handmade for Christmas pressies this year, the quality of the products are second to none and many of the makers are fast become quite well known around Australia & internationally for their fabulous designs and products.

 

I hope to see you there

beautiful people and treasures

today has been full of beautiful things and people

Today Ruby and I took a trip out to Richmond with my good friend Grace.

Grace and I had planned a trip out there to see the teddies on the green shop as I had never been there I bought the cute little pink Teddie bear and the little worry doll brooch so sweet .

The weather was so lovely out there we took a walk around the town, we has a beautiful garlic pizza for lunch then drove back to Graces for a cuppa.

to my glee Grace gave me one of her beautiful handmade elephant dolls and one of her print as a trade for some of my new bookplates and paper bunting, I chose this particular print as it reminds me of grace and I love Crows so I thought it was a good pick.

  Another lovely surprise when I got home was my lovely big bag of handmade notebooks  i bought off etsy,made by my friend Isis were sitting on my doorstep waiting for me to get home, I love getting mail espacially when it is something I can print on :)

I hope you have all had a day as nice as mine has been

Narelle x

Ask and you shall receive

 

While at the Boutique market this past weekend and for the last couple of months at Salamanca market I have had customers asking for the longer lengths of lino cut  bunting,  I was only making smaller one and they have been super dooper popular but people saw the ones I decorated my market gazebo with and wanted to buy them so after Meeting Rachel of Boutique markets I decided it was time to do it.

Rachel had asked for a red and forest green one so here it is!

I think these look lovely strung up

I will also have them in the red and aqua flora tag design as well as a red snowflake design if all goes well and I don't sell them all first, I will have these for sale at all the upcoming Christmas markets 

 

red snowflake design also available

Aqua flora design

Christmas Is coming Yipee!

With Christmas fast approaching now is the time to find beautiful things for your loved ones and what better gift than a locally made handcrafted gift.

I have no less that 15 design/craft markets in the lead up to the big day so there really is no shortage of fantastic markets to buy handmade.

Here is a list of the markets I will be personally at over the festive season along with loads of other crafters, artist,designers and makers from all over Tasmania

• Salamanca market - Hobart
• Niche - Launceston
• The Market - Hobart
• The Barn Market - Hobart
• The Nook Market 
• Richmond farmers and makers market
• Designed; Made

So please come along and have a look at what a fantastic array of local product there are to buy and in most cases what you will be buying will be either a one off or a very limited run of a product which makes it all the more special to the person who receives it. 

Letterpress Christmas bunting by me :) will be for sale at all the lovely Tasmanian markets this festive season starting this weekend