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Posts tagged “prints”

San Francisco Series by Jorge Colombo: Guess the Medium!

You are never going to believe the medium artist Jorge Colombo used to create these enchanting San Francisco scenes. As an SF native, I'm amazed by how beautifully Colombo captures the city's colors a...

Home and High Water Prints by Katie Kulper

As the fall creeps up on us, we are left reminiscing of our summertime fun. All of those beach outings, boat rides and fishing off the pier have been put on hold until next year. Fortunately, these "...

Etsy Find: State Bird Prints from Dutch Door Press

We previously posted about Amy Ruppel's State Birds Series, today we wanted to share with you a collection of state birds prints from Dutch Door Press. Their approach is very different, much more subt...

Posters from the WPA

click thumbnails for larger picsWe are getting a kick out of these old posters from the Works Progress Administration. Some are pretty funny (see "MILK: For Summer Thirst"), others are quite beautifu...

Lovely Prints by Freya

We came across one of Freya's prints and decided to find out more. After visiting her website we completely fell in love with her work. Her art is somewhat unusual and very straightforward. Simple quo...

Etsy Find: The Little Chickadee

While the silhouette hype has been going for quite a while, we couldn't help but swoon over these prints that we found on Etsy this morning. The intricacy and incorporation of many different elements...

The Gallery: Jon Klassen

We first noticed the work of artist and illustrator Jon Klassen while perusing the newly released book We Are The Friction, which features illustrations and stories by twelve sets of artists and autho...

Oakland Map at Urban Indigo

Cartophiles lamenting Ork's lack of an Oakland print, take solace! Urban Indigo has partnered with illustrator Michael Klein and writer Tom Parrette to create a map that lovingly details that other ci...

Vahalla Studios Rock Posters at Velocity Art and Design

Velocity Art and Design's Seattle showroom always has an amazing selection of furniture, but we had yet to look to them to fulfill our art and music fixes - until today, that is. The company has paire...

The Gallery: Prints and Paintings by Jenn Ski

There are many aspects of art that move us, but we find that use of color is one of the first things we really respond to when looking at a piece. It goes as no surprise then that we are so taken with...

Mike Sinclair Print at 20x200

Fourth of July #2, Independence, MissouriIn San Francisco, Fourth of July and fireworks usually go together like oil and vinegar - they just don't mix. That's not for trying, of course, but most of th...

Inspiration: Making Bold-Patterned Upholstery Work

When it comes to upholstery fabrics, we find ourselves instinctively drawn to patterns—the bolder the better. This can be an unfortunate predilection, as it's sometimes tough to make these bold patt...

Etsy Find: Artwork by Sooooound

Reflection, 8.5" x 8.5" printThe mix of cool tones and misty layers in this archival print seems quite fitting to feature on an overcast San Francisco day like today......

Pattern People

It is safe to say that we have a great interest in color, pattern and texture. We actually get excited to see what colors next month's Muni passes are, and love mixing and matching patterns wherever p...

Hatch Show Prints and Anthropologie

click thumbnails for larger picsThis month's Anthropologie catalog features the eye-catching work of one of the oldest working letterpress print shops in the US, Hatch Show Prints. Though we've featu...

Posters and More from 826 Valencia and Beyond

click thumbnails for larger pics You've probably heard of 826 Valencia, San Francisco's own pirate store/ after school writing workshop located in the Mission, but did you know the organization now h...

New Print from Ork Posters

Ork Posters' city neighborhood prints took the blogging world by storm when they came out about a year ago. Now they're branching out a bit with this new "Gotta Have Heart" print, available in shades ...

Look! Taco Truck Art for the Kitchen

We blogged a little while back about artwork for the kitchen, but missed these amazing tributes to one of our favorite eating institutions: the Taco Truck. Here in San Francisco, everybody has their f...

Roundup: Food Art for the Kitchen

click thumbnails for larger pics As kitchen and bathroom month here on AT gets off to a start, we thought we'd bring you some artwork for the kitchen from our favorite online sources. Obviously kitc...

Literary Prints by Isuwannee

We first found out about Jamie Meares via this article, and had to check out her blog, Isuwannee (because anyone who buys up to three copies of Domino a month is someone we want to know). We were happ...

Series of Animal Drawings from HelloVon

After seeing HelloVon's illustrations, we were very inspired and decided that we should get a set for our own home. Nice variety and different styles offer something for everyone, but the collection t...

Illustrations by Alberto Seveso

We love us some typography, but we had no idea how appealing deconstructed typography could be until today... Truth be told, we had never even thought of the phrase "deconstructed typography" until to...

Mixed Print Bedroom by Todd Romano

Oh, whoa. This blue-and-white print bedroom by designer Todd Romano doesn't just bring up the question of combining multiple prints. It answers it with an emphatic, "Yes, yes, hell yes!"......

One Year Ago Today...
Popular San Francisco Posts And Then Some

A year ago today we covered an array of topics including the release of the San Francisco Ork poster, a wall made entirely out of scrap wood, life-size dogs for your walls and a great roundup of Etsy...

Chris Piascik's Gocco Prints

With history in the making today, we thought it was the perfect time to share this print from Chris Piascik. And if you're one who votes more out of obligation than inspiration, Piascik has a variety ...