Showcase 2013

Halfway through Showcase 2013, Ireland's trade show for the creative industry, and it's proving very interesting! This year I am in Creative Island, organised by the Crafts Council of Ireland and I love my spot and will miss it - one of my best sellers, 'Just You', and the newly hatched small version were in the 'Selected' area which was great news!

I spent a lot of time and a huge amount of energy in 2012 finalising my display/packaging etc, and I am very pleased in general. Feedback has been fantastic. It's nice to know you're moving in the right direction. So I hope 2013 will be an interesting and exciting year - it will certainly be a busy one! Have a look below at some snaps of my display, packaging, new designs.

Happy New Year and no rest for the...

Happy New Year to you all (I think it's the last day I can say that) sad to see the end of 2012, but 2013 is already shaping up to be an interesting one. Next up: Creative Island at Showcase, and am currently buried under mounds of sketches and paper organising and finalising my new designs. Six completed, one 'en route', and possibly an eight if I have the time. To whet your appetites, here's a look at a Lino cut before the final test print - if I do say so myself, the finished print is very unusual and beautiful in a ghostly sort of way - end of January for uploading images for all new designs!

Little Christmas give-away

This partridge print needs a good home, so to celebrate Christmas and to wrap up a fantastic 2012, I will be picking a winner from the 'hat' tomorrow, just share this page on your fb or twitter, and either comment on my fb page: https://m.facebook.com/printingfawn?id=337848546261930&_rdr
Or mention me on twitter, @printingfawn

Good luck all!

Merrion Pop-up

Extra special, one-time only, two for one blog posts! Felt I needed to add a mention of the recent pop-up in the beautiful Architectural Archive, on Merrion Square, as arranged by the equally lovely Clare and Laura of Irish Design Shop - these gals sure know how to put together a shop, and now a pop-up. It was one of the nicest faires that I've ever not done... My mum did it for me. Thanks Clare n Laura, here's to next year!

Space, the final frontier

I've finally run out of space in my studio and it's driving me nuts. Too much stuff in too small a space. I am currently playing 'twister- the studio version', as I clamber over boxes and bubble wrap and frames. Here's hoping that post-Rds fair will give me a bit of breathing space.

And, relax (not really!)

Lovely, albeit incredibly busy day today making up some printed lavender bags - pic below. The skull really works well as it's a simple image, bulky and interesting. The other bag will have an owl - not quite as dramatic as the skull, but very sweet nonetheless - just awaiting dried lavender delivery which I hope will arrive in time and we'll see how these go down at the RDS national craft & design fair, 5-9th Dec.