I went a little nuts in Jen’s etsy store yesterday, scooping up 4 prints that I have no idea what I’ll do with but for $5 a piece, I think I’ll figure out something. :) Are they not irresistible?
I’ve been thinking about starting a rotating etsy art wall in my home somewhere, as I have too many prints to show off all at once in my tiny house and think it would be fun to rotate prints with the seasons. Maybe a summer wall that then becomes an autumn wall, etc. I can use the same frames, just swap out the prints so that I’m not banging too many holes in the wall. I think in the summer, it would be nice to showcase prints of the sea and lots of pink, yellow, and blues and in the autumn, maybe leaves, umbrellas, owls and lots of pretty mustard yellow and orange tones. Or go with themes, like fashion illustration in the fall and animals in the spring. Hmmm. At this point, I need a plan of action because I have a lot of prints and little space for them.
Are you a print addict? How do you display your prints? If you have photos that you’d like to share, I’d love to post them here on decor8, so just say the word! I can collect them all and pull together a post dedicated to print display ideas or something.
Now go shop Jen Oaks! :)
{Update: I forgot to mention her online portfolio, it can be viewed right here.}
(images from jen oaks)
August 13th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Kewl.
I do however, have trouble telling what is the watermark and what is actually the print.
August 13th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Andy! Oh my goodness thank you for highlighting that, I missed that completely. Now I’m sad because it is the watermark that I love so much and thought that was part of the design. Hmmm…
August 13th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
hi guys! gosh, thanks so much for posting about me.
as you can see in the item description, the copyright information is just on my web images and is not on the print. there’s a different, more graphically pleasing signature in the corner of the actual prints. :)
just wanted to clear that up! thanks again.
xo
jen
August 13th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
It could be-
the scrolling, flowery bit might be part of the print.
She does have her name and copyright on there too so maybe that’s the watermark she’s referring to.
Jen might want to pop in and clarify.
August 13th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Jen – Just to clarify, the scrolling floral pattern IS part of the print, yes? The watermark you refer to is only your name in the lower left, right? That’s what I thought when I posted these (and why I purchased so many) but Andy scared me. :)
Holly
August 13th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
yes! “watermark” refers to the copyright information that appears on web images. maybe it’s called different things in different parts of the country. most of the artwork on etsy is similarly watermarked.
no need to panic, holly! :)
xo
jen
August 13th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Oh that’s good news Jen. I come from a corporate background, and when we’d watermark a document or image, it was this greyish stamp that had our logo on it and went over the image itself. That’s why I think Andy and I got confused. :)
August 13th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Jen is my dear friend…I’m so glad you posted her work…she is fabulous and deserves the kudos! Yippie!
August 13th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Thanks, Holly! I bought three of Jen’s prints. ;)
August 13th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
such fun work. thanks for sharing! my favorite is the upper left work with the umbrella. funny, i’ve been working on a series for a few years now which is in the same spirit – feet, boots, shoes…so fun coming upon this post. thanks, again!
August 14th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Hi Holly,
Totally a print addict! I love your idea of a shifting etsy wall….I had a similar idea and would love to see other’s displays. I think that is always an interesting challenge. Thank you for introducing us to yet another fabulous artist!
xo Melissa
August 14th, 2007 at 8:38 am
These are absolutely beautiful. I write a blog all about wintery things, and these fit the bill perfectly! Great find..thanks for introducing yet another fabulous Etsy-er!
August 15th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
I too, am in love with Jen’s prints! I went a little nuts a while back and bought like one of each. They’re so fabulous, and totally original. Love, love, love her!
xoxo
Amy