by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 22, 2014 | holiday cards
Our holiday cards are going out, read more about them on the wren and the mistletoe.
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 25, 2013 | holiday cards
Things have been piling up in the studio. There are drawers full of ephemera, magazines and photographs. This year I decided to be “green” and recycle what I already have. I am trying to be totally anti-consumerism and thought: if I could only make my cards from what...
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 25, 2012 | holiday cards
This year I broke my arm at my niece’s wedding at the end of October. Jake and I were not sure that we would even make a card. As we thought about a design we decided that cutting and printing rubber blocks would be the easiest and fastest way to get them done. As...
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 25, 2011 | holiday cards
This fall I enrolled in a letterpress printing class. If you’ve ever hand-set type you know the trials of proofing and printing, and if not, trust me, there are many. It was recommended to hand proof each line, by line, as you set it in the “stick”. For unknown...
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 25, 2010 | holiday cards
This year I decided to not think too much about my winter greeting cards. They have a bit of humor behind them and I hope that people will find them amusing. Each one is an individual collage, and no two are alike. There are five themes: vintage patterns (mostly...
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 25, 2009 | holiday cards
I love vintage images and found a treasure trove of boxer images in an old manual. How much fun would it be to do a play on words and instead of boxing day being about the giving of boxes, it would be about the art of pugilism. I don’t know, that just seemed amusing....
