this is the latest design for thank you cards, printed in 2 colors on lettra.

fun with patterns! available here.

Sometime in the near future, I will be making the trek to Nebraska, to drive my geriatric artcar to Carhenge, where it will live out its days quietly rusting away. On a whim, I emailed and asked if they would be interested in it for their sculpture park. Meanwhile I had posted it on Craigslist, much to the amusement of Baltimore- who sent me messages like, LOL you’re funny, and insincerely offered ridiculous amounts of money. The re-registration deadline is also looming, so I was pretty close to scrapping it. But, Carhenge wants it, as long as I get it out there. (Nebraska is awfully far away. And Carhenge is on the *other* side of Nebraska.)

So, possibly next month, my mom and I will drive out there, fingers crossed that nothing breaks on the way (at least nothing essential to driving,) and park the car at its final home! If you see an artcar headed west, wave!

There’s a great new craft blog from the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore by Hand. It showcases local crafters, artists, designers, great local stores supporting them, and events around town. There was just a feature about BEST, the Baltimore Etsy Street Team (the BEST handmade crafts in Baltimore!)

i found a bundle of old topographic maps from the 30s and 50s, mostly of the maryland-delaware-virginia area, at a yard sale this weekend. expect lots of nifty topo books in the coming months (once i get a chance to cut some board.)

also trying to keep ahead of the curve of other people making books kinda similar to mine. but there’s nothing i can do except to make books that are just better!

lens books, ho!

A new porthole book, bound in red leather with brass tubing and details. Come see it at Artscape!

500 Handmade Books is now available! I submitted my book Plans d’Aix and was included alongside all sorts of amazing famous book people. Unfortunately you can only see the cover of my book but still that’s pretty good, I think! If only I had been making my lens books back then….

published by Lark Books, who also published the other book i’m in

letterpressed in 2 colors on cream lettra

Here are the new birthday cards in full- except that this color is already sold out! Still available are the green cards and the orange cards- 2 shades and a matching envelope. Pictures of those soon, and they’ll be up on Etsy soon.

Chad made this drawing based on one of his sketches, and submitted it to the MICA 15×15 show…

and it sold at the opening! Congrats Chad!

Chad and I both had drawings accepted into the traveling show at Artscape, called Penned- a show of, obviously, pen drawings. More details later (I am not sure which building it’s in yet.)

Nightbirds 

Car People by Chad Clikeman