My Franny print in the home of my friends Sasha and Al.
Franny has a good home
New Penguin title: Down and Out in Paris + London
A George Orwell fan from St. John's NL requested a custom Penguin title last month: Down and Out in Paris and London. As I was working on it several folks commented that this title really resonated with them so I decided to do a complete edition.
As with all my Penguin prints it measures 26" X 40" and is 795.00.
A few pics of the process below.
Print with first orange layer.
Second layer with penguin and cartouche.
Me with new screen.
Test print.
Getting inky.
Ta da! The final pass is always so satisfying.
Tea staining the print. (The jar of almonds is just holding down the paper) :-)
Complete and ready to ship to St. John's.
A few pics of the process below.
Hudson's Bay Christmas teatowel in stores now
The teatowel is 100% Linen and is 14.95.
Doesn't Walter look handsome with his holiday mistletoe?
ps. Apologies to anyone who headed down to get these earlier in the week. I didn't realize they weren't gonna be on the floor until today. :-)
Drake General store Revamp!
I popped into The Drake General Store tonight and was blown away by their revamp.
Carlos Colacci + Joyce Lo did a great job of enlarging the space and incorporating all sorts of interesting vintage pieces into the new design. Pop by for a big dose of decor inspiration.
I LOVE the wide plank white oak floors set in a chevron pattern plus that very quirky lighting fixture.
To display their collection of soaps + shampoos they've installed an old timey sink and fantastic neon perscriptions sign. (Where do they find these things?!) Just Perfect.
Just love how they incorporated this old leaded window into the changeroom design. Such a clever use of materials and found objects.
Plus I think the entire reno was done in under 2 weeks!!
SIGH! I wish Carlo could come across the street and project manage my reno!
Carlos Colacci + Joyce Lo did a great job of enlarging the space and incorporating all sorts of interesting vintage pieces into the new design. Pop by for a big dose of decor inspiration.
Just love how they incorporated this old leaded window into the changeroom design. Such a clever use of materials and found objects.
Plus I think the entire reno was done in under 2 weeks!!
SIGH! I wish Carlo could come across the street and project manage my reno!
My Christmas tea towel now available online
My Christmas tea towel which was created for the Hudson's Bay is now available online.
As you can see it features the same daschund which appeared in my spring tea towel - now complete with mistletoe. (FYI His name is Walter and based on the dog of two dear friends Alan + Ken) :-)
I have also included 3 of my other designs which were in the running.
Arren Williams let me know that one of them may be produced for Christmas 2014. Fingers crossed!
As you can see it features the same daschund which appeared in my spring tea towel - now complete with mistletoe. (FYI His name is Walter and based on the dog of two dear friends Alan + Ken) :-)
I have also included 3 of my other designs which were in the running.
Arren Williams let me know that one of them may be produced for Christmas 2014. Fingers crossed!
Vintage Christmas ornaments
Christmas kitties
Christmas pudding
All illustrations copyright Alanna Cavanagh 2012.