Liz Morrow 5/13/13 Liz Morrow 5/13/13

a bit pin up

Last week was about crop tops. I think I wore crop tops the majority of the week. It was a good week in my book. I actually bought this outfit last summer, and only wore it once, but never photographed it. I had gone on a Forever 21 retail therapy trip after finding myself frustrated with the lack of anything "sexy" in my closet. Sometimes you just want to put on an outfit and feel like a bombshell, right? Well, I had looked in my closed and only found cutesie, modest, vintage silhouettes and nothing made me feel like hot sex on a stick and I wanted at least one outfit that made me feel like that, dammit! Well, I bought this outfit and then proceeded to never wear it again. I blame the shorts because they're really not super comfortable. They're all right, but they get all up in my business when I sit down, and they were also on sale (for like $3!) because the side zipper is broken, so I have to undo all the little front buttons to get out of them. But hey, fashun. It's important. I'm glad I kept these shorts, though. I really do love their style and despite being slightly uncomfortable when I sit down, they're still cute enough to overcome that minor downfall. I suspect I'll wear them more this summer

top (similar) + shorts (similar)/forever 21 :: shoes/courtesy of modcloth bag (similar)/courtesy of handbag heaven :: photos by Dan Dan and I took these photos downtown after taking a local adventure to a restaurant we'd been wanting to check out for some time: Stink! It's kind of a wine and cheese type of place (though they do serve other things). We're kind of cheese fiends, we've discovered, so we got a 5-cheese plate and enjoyed stuffing our faces with all kinds of cheesy deliciousness. I definitely want to go back. I love finding little restaurants and businesses run by local folks who have a passion for something and go for it. It's fun to be able to support someone else's dream and vision, especially being someone who might end up as one of those small business cafe owners one day! Dan was taking my photos and told me to act sexy, so I did whatever is happening in the photo below. Apparently that face is "sexy." Yup.

Liz Morrow 5/12/13 Liz Morrow 5/12/13

lisa leonard necklace giveaway!

Happy Mothers' Day to all you moms out there! I hope you're all having a wonderful day! Before we get to today's giveaway I want to announce the winner of the AT&T giveaway for the LG Optimus G Pro! Congrats to Harmony Burmeister! I'll be in touch with you to get you your brand new smartphone!
Today I've got another awesome giveaway for you guys, this time from Lisa Leonard! She makes tons of beautiful necklaces, bracelets, rings and more. She's got some perfect jewelry to give to mom for Mothers' Day (if you totally forgot and are panicking about what to get! You can also get 15% off by using the code DELIGHTFUL15 when you check out!). I picked out this pretty pale pink quartz necklace to style and I get to give away one to a lucky reader as well! Just follow the directions below to enter!

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Liz Morrow 5/11/13 Liz Morrow 5/11/13

remix archives // tropical maxi

This dress is such a perfect summer maxi. I haven't worn it much over the past six months, but I know I'll wear it a ton this summer. The dress works well on it's own, but it's fun to remix things and see how they work in new ways. I usually tend towards styling this dress more minimally, since the print is so bold and really carries its own weight.
I actually wore this dress tonight to go out to a fancy-ish dinner with Dan and my dad. It's a super easy dress to throw on when you need to look a little fancier, but don't have time to put together a nice, thought out outfit. I had been wearing a jeans and t-shirt all day and it was really warm out and I felt all sweaty and gross, so I quickly ran upstairs, put on this dress and a pair of heels and I was ready to go!

Liz Morrow 5/9/13 Liz Morrow 5/9/13

mother's day party in a box!

If you live far away from your mom, like I do, it can be hard to do something for Mothers' Day that isn't just sending a generic bouquet of flowers. I wanted to do something for my mom and I'm obviously a last minute person, since I only did this and mailed it out today, so it probably will make it by Monday. Better late than never! But I had a ton of fun putting this together. I was inspired by the pretty little boxes Emma and Elsie sent to announce their new photo app. Mailing a party in a box seemed like the perfect way to send some Mothers' Day love to my mom!

What you'll need:

A box

Fun tissue paper

Assorted candy + treats (avoid chocolate as it might melt while being mailed)

Confetti

Balloons

Party poppers, pinwheels, etc.

Personalized little gifts like nail polish, lotion, gift cards to her favorite spa/restaurant, etc.

Put some confetti into the bottom of your box, add your tissue paper and start adding items! I gave my mom some candy so I put it into a plastic bag so it would stay separate, and also not get covered in confetti. You can also put in some fancier treats like macarons, petit fours, and anything else your mom loves. I really wanted to put in a mini bottle of champagne, but apparently mailing alcohol is illegal. Damn.

I made a little mini banner for my mom to hang up. I just cut out the letters from cute scrapbooking paper, taped them to a string, and put it in an envelope to keep it safe during transit. If you're not great at free-handing letters, you can always print out letters instead, or even buy a customizable letter banner from a party store!

Make sure to write your mom a card or letter and throw that in along with your mini party!

I added some more confetti to the package before closing it and filled the extra space with some bubble wrap to make sure things didn't rattle around too much. My box wasn't too pretty (I had recycled an old box), so I wrapped it in butcher paper. To make my boxes cuter I like to tape them with washi tape first, and then use clear packing tape over it. That way it's pretty, but you still get the security of the packing tape (plus, the PO gets mad at you if you use anything but packing tape. Masking tape gets you dirty looks).

Liz Morrow 5/8/13 Liz Morrow 5/8/13

lg optimus g pro mother's day giveaway!

Mother's day is around the corner, so I thought it'd be fun to partner with AT&T again to do a fun giveaway of another awesome smartphone! This time we're giving away an LG Optimus G Pro, which sounds like a Transformer so it's bound to be awesome. It's a bit of a phone and tablet in one (phlablet? tabone?) so all you tech-savvy moms out there can have a nice big 5.5 in HD screen so you can share all those hundreds of cute kid photos with your friends and family without making grandma have to squint to see them! Plus, the LG Optimus G Pro has a 13 megapixel camera with which to take those cute kid photos. Win-Win, right?

The giveaway will be open until mothers day (this Sunday people!), and there are multiple ways to enter below. AT&T also has a fun Mothers' Day campaign going on where you can make a personalized Mother's Day E-Card video and send it to your mom via Facebook, Twitter, or Email which you can do anytime between now and May 12th.

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The phone will operate on AT&T’s network and wifi. If you win and you're not an AT&T customer, you have three options: 1) become an AT&T customer, 2) use the phone with wifi – all of the phone’s features (i.e., Facebook, Apps, Twitter, Calendar, Web Browsing, Contacts, Games, Linked In, etc.) will work on wifi with the exception of making calls and text messages. It’s like having a mini tablet (this is what I did with my iPhone for months before my previous phone kicked the bucket). 3) you could sell it – a new LG Optimus G Pro retails for approximately $550 without a two-year wireless contract. Please note that the giveaway is open only to those in the US, sorry for the inconvenience!

Hi, I’m Liz

I'm an artist, writer, designer, DIY renovator, and … well basically I like to do all the things. If it’s creative I’m probably doing it. I’ve spent over 30 years voraciously pursuing a life steeped in creativity and I wholeheartedly believe creativity and joy are inextricably linked.
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Women's Work Wayzgoose 2026 Steamroller Print

$350.00

Lino relief print created during the 2026 Wayzgoose Steamroller Print event in Tacoma. Each print was pressed using a 1.5 ton steamroller. See the entire process here!

The Wayzgoose theme this year was Tacoma Works, a celebration of the labor history of Tacoma, labor solidarity, Tacoma industry, and what work in Tacoma looks like.

As I thought about the theme, I realized I wanted to highlight the unpaid labor that women do, all the work that doesn't get acknowledged as “real work" and goes uncompensated but quietly forms the backbone of society. Care work, cooking and cleaning, household management, pregnancy and child rearing, carrying the emotional and mental load, etc.

I wanted to use the imagery of a quilt because this devaluing of "women's work" has extended into the art world by deeming mediums historically associated with women as merely "craft" - lots of fiber art, quilting, embroidery: highly skilled and artistically incredible work that wasn't considered "fine art."

Women's work is the thread that stitches everything together. It's the thread that goes unnoticed and under appreciated, but without it, everything would fall apart.

When I say “women’s work” I don’t mean that only women engage in these types of work, but historically these types of unpaid labor have fallen vastly upon women. I also don’t mean that women don’t or haven’t engaged in paid labor and industry throughout Tacoma’s history, they obviously have. To me, “women’s work” is the phrase that embodies how we devalue certain types of labor typically associated with women, and can extend into forms of paid labor— why is it that teachers are so underpaid in our society? Could it have anything to do with teaching having been a workforce of primarily women historically?

So when we talk about women’s work we’re talking about things like care work, elder care, feeding a family, procuring groceries, household management, keeping a home clean and stocked, rearing children, pregnancy, birthing and breastfeeding, emotional labor, mental load, community building and organizing. Without these forms of “women’s work” our society would unravel.

Women's work is work. The labor and industry history in Tacoma could not have happened without the women in the background supporting it all with the work they did that wasn't considered real work.

Tacoma Works because Women Work.

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Due to the nature of printing outdoors, on the ground, with a steam roller, there are variations and slight imperfections from print to print.

Prints ship rolled in a cardboard tube.
Local pickup is in Central Tacoma.

Paper size: 30.5 x 44 in
Print size: 24 x 36 in

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Mutual Relief Print

$65.00

Hand-pressed original linoleum block print.

When we live mutually we support one another, live in community, love one another.

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✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 12×18"
✸ Signed, edition of 15
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Talix̂tas Relief Print

$70.00

Hand-pressed original linoleum block print.

Unangax̂ dancing has seen a beautiful revitalization in the past few decades, and this piece is dedicated to the dancers who spent their lives reawakening Unangax̂ dancing, and to the dancers in the coming generations who will carry it forward.

50% of the proceeds of this print go towards disaster relief for the devastation Western Alaska is experiencing from the impact of typhoon Halong.

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✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks on Arnhem Warm White 245gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 14×20"
✸ Signed, edition of 50
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Flock Together Relief Print

$70.00

Hand-pressed original linoleum block print.

On the last day of my artist residency in Sitka, my kiddo’s homesickness hit its peak. We’d been away from home for almost a month and they didn’t want me to leave that morning to go to the museum. So I invited them to come with me and told them I’d draw them a goose— sometimes I call them “goose” which I think was initially a shortening of “silly goose” but now I just use Goose.

This print came out of that drawing. Two hugging geese— mom and child, lovers, friends. For me, this is a depiction of me and Jack, but for you? Who is your goose who needs a hug that feels like home?

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✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 12×18"
✸ Signed, edition of 25
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Fucus Distichus Relief Print

$30.00

Hand pressed original linoleum block print.

Inspired by the beautiful seaweed teeming on the shores of Sitka Sound.

✸ Handprinted on a lever press with archival inks on Arnhem Stonehenge Warm White 245gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 6×8"
✸ Signed, edition of 50
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Kith Relief Print

$65.00

Hand-pressed original linoleum block print.

We are not separate from nature, we are a part of it, despite the capitalist and religious values that have convinced many that we are set on earth to dominate, extract, and conquer her. We are one part of the circle.

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✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks on Arnhem Warm White 245gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 16×16"
✸ Signed, edition of 20
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Sea Kin Giclée Print

from $17.00

Giclée print reproduction of the original linoleum relief print. This is not an original relief print. Because size and pricing can be prohibitive on a larger print such as the original print, I wanted to offer a reproduction giclée version in a couple sizes slightly smaller than the original.

You can see the original steamroller print here.

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This print was inspired by a dream I had shortly before leaving for Sitka. In the dream I swam all the way from Tacoma to Sitka, then upon arriving in Sitka I was out on a spit of land across the water from town and a huge tsunami wave tossed me into the sea. I was tumbling underwater, the ocean was opaque from the wave kicking up silt, and I realized I couldn’t tell up from down to find the surface and was going to drown, alone beneath the waves. I woke up in a start— it was one of those almost-too-real dreams that had you wake with your heart racing. Later that day I was ruminating on the dream and realized that while I felt alone underwater because I couldn’t see anything, I wasn’t actually alone. I was surrounded by kin: Salmon guiding me to the headwaters of a stream, kelp growing towards upwards to guide me to the surface, seals who could pull me along.

I spent the first week of my residency carving the linoleum, then we got our steamroller rental delivered and printed! The steamroller was a little smaller than the ones we use for Wayzgoose so I wasn’t sure if it would be heavy enough, but it worked perfectly and we ended up with nine prints. So many people came out to watch and it was such a blast getting to do another steamroller print!

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Prints ship rolled in a cardboard tube.

Sizes available:

12×18 and 16x24 in.

What is a giclée print?

Giclée printing (pronounced zhee-clay) is a type of inkjet printing, but not all inkjet prints are giclée prints. The intention of giclée printing is to produce a product at a higher quality and with a longer lifespan than a standard desktop inkjet printer. For a giclée print, the paper must be of archival quality. The biggest difference between a standard inkjet print and a giclee print is that giclées are printed using pigment-based inks rather than dye-based inks that are found in lower-cost inkjets. Pigment-based inks have a longer lifespan: they can last anywhere from 100 - 200 years without significant fading.

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Sitka Swirls Relief Print

$45.00

Hand pressed original linoleum block print.

Inspired by the beautiful kelp teeming in the waters of Sitka Sound.

✸ Handprinted on a lever press with archival inks on Arnhem Stonehenge Warm White 245gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 8×10"
✸ Signed, edition of 100
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Haanux̂ Lessons Relief Print

$55.00

Hand-pressed original linoleum block print.

The sockeye salmon—Haanux̂—is the ubiquitous presence in the Alaska Native subsistence life. My family has spent generations harvesting haanux̂ from the icy waters of Bristol Bay, and wrote this poem while reflecting on the wisdom of a salmon’s instincts. A salmon lesson.

I know when to swim
upstream
pushing through
the current
called by an invisible
siren
home

and I know
when to let my body
be carried by the waves
weightless
and effortlessly
gliding

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✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks on Legion Stonehenge White 250gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 11×14"
✸ Signed, open edition
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Qanglaaĝix̂ Relief Print

$55.00

Hand-pressed original linoleum block print.

The raven is a creature of myth and magic, mischief and majesty. These talkative and playful corvids punctuate my time spent in Alaska, croaking to one another as I pad through moss-filled ancient forests. This print connects the Raven to her habitat— Kelp strewn on rocky southeast beaches, salmonberries and ferns tangled beneath pines, and the punctuation of bright fuchsia fireweed against grey skies. They talk to me and I talk back. Qanglaaĝix̂— Raven.

✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks on Legion Stonehenge White 250gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 11×14"
✸ Signed, open edition
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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Raven Sticker

$4.00

Matte Die Cut Sticker

Dimensions: 2.2" x 3"

Vinyl stickers are the OG multipurpose sticker. This material is strong, reliable, and versatile, perfect for indoor or outdoor use. Stickers made on our vinyl material will withstand any kind of weather, will hang on through the dishwasher, and are UV protected so they will stay shiny and vibrant for up to 4 years.

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Home Sweet Tacoma Relief Print- Small Version

$55.00

Hand pressed original linoleum block print.

This ode to the salty and sweet city we call home is a small version of my 2024 Wayzgoose steamroller print, which will be pressed live on May 4th at the Wayzgoose event at Moore Library here in Tacoma! Grab this small version, and come check out the 2ft x 3ft version get printed with a steamroller at the event!

Want a sticker version? Grab a sticker too!

✸ Handprinted on an etching press with archival inks on Legion Stonehenge White 250gsm (100% Cotton Rag, Acid Free)
✸ Linoleum Relief Print
✸ 11×14"
✸ Signed, open edition
✸ Ships flat

Due to the handmade nature of these prints, there is some slight variation between each individual print.

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LIMITED EDITION: Halfway Somewhere Screen Print

$40.00

6 color hand pulled original screen print, including shimmery gold ink on the sun which catches the light beautifully.

Size:
11 1/4 x 14 in

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ORIGINAL You'll Like Tacoma Wayzgoose 2025 Steamroller Print

$300.00

Lino relief print created during the 2025 Wayzgoose Steamroller Print event in Tacoma. Each print was pressed using a 1.5 ton steamroller. See the entire process here!

The Wayzgoose theme this year was Make Some Noise, a celebration of the music of Tacoma, bands from Tacoma, songs about Tacoma, and music venues in Tacoma. It was so fun seeing all the different interpretations of the theme. Here’s mine:

“Where’s that confounded bridge?” Led Zeppelin’s The Crunge’s final lyrics ask. What is a song’s bridge? A musical change of pace, intended to provide contrast to the rest of the composition. Here in the Northwest we’re the bridge. We’re not the fancy metropolitan city of Seattle, we’re not a densely wooded small town or coastal hamlet, and we aren’t rolling fields of agricultural land. We’re something different. Something gritty and creative. We’ve got a little bit of funk to us, and I’m not just talking about the aroma. We strut to the beat of our own rhythm. Blue collar, grunge, and art all steeped together under the watchful eye of our namesake peak.

And then there’s the bridge, or should I say bridges. We’re perched on our peninsula jutting out into the Puget sound, anchored on west and east by bridges— Tacoma Narrows, Murray Morgan, and the E 21st St bridge.

In this piece I wanted to share a poem about the music of Tacoma, it’s people, it’s land, the interweaving of everything we hear when we close our eyes in the middle of the city. Tacoma has birthed many amazing artists, some nationally known, like Neko Case, some with cult Tacoma followings, like Girl Trouble— but I like to think we are all a part of the song of Tacoma, being sung throughout the ages as we build our lives between bridges in this little gritty city, “a dusty old jewel on the south Puget Sound.”

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Due to the nature of printing outdoors, on the ground, with a steam roller, there are variations and slight imperfections from print to print.

Prints ship rolled in a cardboard tube.
Local pickup is in Central Tacoma.

Paper size: 30.5 x 44 in
Print size: 24 x 36 in

Sold out

ORIGINAL Home Sweet Tacoma Wayzgoose 2024 Steamroller Print

from $275.00

Lino relief prints created during the 2024 Wayzgoose Steamroller Print event in Tacoma. Each print was pressed using a 1.5 ton steamroller. See the entire process here!

The Wayzgoose theme this year was Sweet and Salty. There are so many ways in which Tacoma is both Sweet and Salty. Her people are the salt of the earth. She's nestled within the salty waters of the Puget Sound. Folks here feel a little salty about Tacoma changing— "Keep Tacoma Feared" is the refrain to maintain a Tacoma that’s an underdog, a sweet secret that only her residents could truly appreciate.

For those of us who call Tacoma "home," it's a sweet place filled with a vibrant creative community, balanced against the contrast of a salt-of-the-earth blue collar community often symbolized by our bustling seaport.

That's what this piece represents. Gritty Tacoma, sweet and salty, arts and labor, a little rough around the edges, but a sweet treasure we call home.

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Due to the nature of printing outdoors, on the ground, with a steam roller, there are variations and slight imperfections from print to print. Prints 2 and 3 have some slight smudging (shown in the images).

Prints ship rolled in a cardboard tube.

Paper size: 30.5 x 44 in
Print size: 24 x 36 in

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