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Art Print collaboration with Schoolhouse Electric

Before I founded Cotton & Flax, I worked primarily as a fine artist, selling my prints, drawings, and collages online under my full name, Erin Dollar. Since then, Cotton & Flax has taken up most of my free time, and … Continue reading

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Recap: Custom Stationery Workshop at West Elm

I had so much fun teaching a custom stationery workshop at West Elm last night! I was blown away by the amazing designs my students came up with in just a couple of hours. So much creativity! Each attendee received … Continue reading

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Printing (and not printing)

I know I promised you a post with a more in depth look at my printing process, but something pretty out of the ordinary happened over the weekend… I took two days off from printing! It was nice to rest … Continue reading

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A Long Overdue Print of the Week

Have you been missing Print of the Week? I’ve been taking a break from the scheduled content here on the blog, but I’ll be getting back into it in a more focused way very soon. Thinking about featuring patterns instead … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day DIY – Eraser Heart Prints

Riffing off my other eraser printing DIY project, which uses a new pencil eraser to make cute polka dotted gift wrap, I thought I’d take that DIY a little further for Valentine’s Day. I love using stamps to make patterned … Continue reading

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Print of the Week – Clare Owen Screenprint

As I return to my sewing desk this week, I thought this screenprint from Clare Owen was appropriate. 2013 is going to involve more sewing projects than ever around here. This print would look lovely framed and hung above my … Continue reading

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Print of the Week – Margins

Margins is a small print studio run by Jeremy Rendina, an artist working here in Los Angeles. He produces lots of different original silkscreen and letterpress prints, but the annual moon calendars are my favorites. This particular version is letterpressed, … Continue reading

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Print of the Week – John Baldessari Lithograph

Can you believe this is the last Print of the Week post of 2012? This year has flown by so fast, and I find myself thinking about 2013 and what’s in store for me, creatively speaking. I am proud of … Continue reading

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Print of the Week – Relief print from Erin Dollar (that’s me!)

This week, I’d like to share one of my own relief prints for Print of the Week. For those not familiar with this technique, to create a relief print, you carve away at the printing surface (usually a block of … Continue reading

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Print of the Week – Glenn Goldberg Monoprint

After a couple weeks of featuring artists I’ve been fans of for years, I thought I’d share a print from an artist I only became familiar with recently: Glenn Goldberg. The monoprint with with woodcut and relief details above is … Continue reading

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