Changes

It has been a little while since I have posted on here loads have been happening, there has been a move to the  sleepy little town of Railton in north west coast of Tasmania,  a new school for ruby and I am back to working from a home studio instead of having to travel whenever I want to work :) 

Moving was all a bit sudden and unexpected but we got there in the end and I am really looking forward to having a look around the coast to see what has changed over the past 4 years that I have been living in Southern Tasmania 

 This week I will be travelling up to Launceston for my first Niche market of the year, feels like we haven't missed a beat right back into the markets !

I am really looking forward to catching up with all my market stall friends and meeting new customers and just having a nice time of it really, I hope to see you there 

Narelle XXX

Kelly Gerdes Photography

Yesterday while at Salamanca market I met the lovely Kelly, of Kelly Gerdes photography 

She has just recently moved to Tasmania and has been keeping herself busy taking lots of lovely photographs around Hobart.

I was thrill when she wanted to take some photos of my products on my stall here are some of her images. 

If you would like to take a look at some more of her work please take a look at her Facebook 

her landscape photography is particularly beautiful.

www.facebook.com/kellygerdesphotography

Valentines day

linocut quilted hearts greeting cards

Yes it is fast approaching so if you are local to Hobart and you haven't yet found a card to send to your love come down to Salamanca market tomorrow and have a look at what I have to offer,  don't go and buy a run of the mill greeting card from a newsagents get a card that doubles and original work of art that they can keep and put in a frame as a keepsake to remember how much you love them

love grows linocut  letterpress greeting card

love grows linocut  letterpress  handcoloured  greeting card   

If  you are unable to make it to the market I have a range of card available in my online store just click on the link belong 

etsy

A wonderful week of Printing

It has been a busy week at the studio printing a custom order of change of address card for a family that have just done the big move from NSW moved to sunny Perth W.A, lucky them, 

I love Western Australia.

Last name and address has been blanked out for privacy purposes

I have also been busy printing some pretty heart gift tags for Valentines day which is coming up very soon in the 14th of February.

 I also decided to print some handy little notebooks with some of my older prints

These single  beehive notecards  as well as other designs will now be available  if you want to just write a little letter to someone extra special you can without having to buy a pack of them.

These will all be available at Salamanca Market this weekend

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