$18.50
The Sycamore Club is all about beautiful art for your wall at an affordable price. For each limited edition, we invite a talented emerging artist to create the artwork, then we hand crank each print through our vintage letterpress at Sycamore Street Press.
These prints make great, thoughtful gifts and come in an easy-to-frame 8 x 10" size. They look fantastic hung gallery-style with other prints from the Sycamore Club. Each one is signed and numbered and has the unforgettable texture of letterpress.
Artist Statement:
"I was inspired by the hobbies section in the "H" book of my mom's old 1950's encyclopedias. There I found a whole slew of fabulous photos of children and adults engaging in hobbies that today, seem to be forgotten. I wanted to call attention to these hobbies, but by using animals as the participants, in a series of 9. The other eight I am currently working on, and will have hand-drawn/-painted pictures of those in my etsy shop." -- Roxy Marj
Artist Bio:
Originally from Washinton state, Roxy moved to New York City when she was 19 and spent the last 9 years there. As a recent graduate of Parsons School of Design, she majored in Fashion and received her B.F.A. Her real passion, however, lies in illustration. Roxy relocated to Salt Lake City this past summer to spend a year relaxing, drawing & working on her portfolio for Grad School. She hopes to start Grad school next fall and get her Masters in Illustration.
+ Date: November 2009
+ Artist: Roxy Marj
+ Title: A Series of Hobbies.#9. Weasel & Woodpecker
+ Edition Size: 100 (and will never be reprinted)
+ Dimensions: 8x10"
+ Medium: Letterpress printing on 100% cotton (tree free) paper with soy based inks in cabbage green, graphite gray, and red-orange.
+ Shipping: Slipped into a cellophane sleeve for protection and shipped in a sturdy stay flat mailer with USPS First Class Mail.
Letterpress is a centuries-old printing process. It involves an inked and raised form being pressed into the paper, creating an impression that you can see and feel. At Sycamore Street Press, we hand crank our goods one sheet of paper and one color at a time through our vintage Vandercook #3 letterpress. We pay close attention to detail, but the hand crafted nature of the process does lead to some variation in color and impression. These are an inherent part of the process, and add to its bespoke charm.
Wholesale and custom inquiries welcome. (Minimum $100 order for first time wholesale buyers. Minimum quantity of 50 for custom orders.)
www.sycamorestreetpress.com