Liz Morrow 6/14/13 Liz Morrow 6/14/13

wed // molly + daniel's seattle mv skansonia ferry wedding

Molly is one of my good friends from college, so it was wonderful to be able to take part in her wedding in such a special way. Molly was actually one of my bridesmaids in my wedding! I met Daniel at her Christmas party, and the next thing I new the two were a pair! Despite living only a few minute south of Seattle, I didn't make it up to Seattle to get to know Daniel better until I shot their engagement photos and was thrilled to have the opportunity to get to know him better. We walked around the Ballard Farmer's Market, got coffee, and finished the day with some fish and chips down by the Locks. And only a few short months later... this beautiful day!
When Molly told me about the venue I fell in love. A vintage ferry renovated into a wedding venue? It's perfect! And even though they are moving to the other side of the world, they'll always have the memory of the city where they met and fell in love, and getting married with the Space Needle in the background.
It was really cool to get to see Daniel interact with his family. They're so vibrant and tight knit, and man do those people know how to dance! And there was much dancing. Almost all the guests were on the dance floor at one point, doing a line dance led by Daniel's brother. So much fun, and a blast to photograph! Thanks, Daniel and Molly, for letting me be a part of your special day! And a big thanks to JTobiason Photography for being my second shooter. Check out his images from the day here!

Liz Morrow 6/13/13 Liz Morrow 6/13/13

nineteen seventy

This old girl has been a bit fussy lately. One of those fix-one-thing-another-thing-breaks type of scenarios. Hopefully she'll be up and running soon. It's weird to think I've already had her over a decade. One of our friends walked by and was talking about how he just bought a big, old suburban and can literally fit his whole body inside the engine compartment and I laughed. Over the years of working on this car I've found myself sitting entirely inside her engine compartment many a time. You could close the hood while I was in there and I'd still be able to move around. I love how simple old cars are. I look inside an engine compartment of a car newer than 1990 and it's all computery and looks nothing like an engine. While I'd love to have an electric car someday, I have no clue how they work whatsoever! Combustion engines are a bit complicated, but they're pretty straightforward.

top + shorts/courtesy of modcloth :: shades/vintage
Back when I was 16 or 17, my best friend and I had a silly pin-up photoshoot with this car in my backyard. We put on bikinis and did our best sexy poses, which weren't very sexy, at least not in retrospect. I still have the photos laying around on my external hard drive and I run across them every once in a while. Even though they're terrible, I still love thinking back on those silly high school times. I'm reminded of staying up late, watching movies, and eating brownie batter. Passing notes in class (is that a thing of the past now that texting exists? If so, what a shame). Getting our hearts broken by stupid boys. So strange to think that I'm the grown-up version of that person. Well, at least in 16 year old me's mind, 26 year old me was "grown up." Who knows if I'll ever actually feel or be grown up.

Liz Morrow 6/12/13 Liz Morrow 6/12/13

friends forever

I've been pretty busy this week. Lots of last minute design work and photo editing! Some of that design work included revamping my best friend's resume so she can start looking for jobs in Tacoma! I'm super excited to be able to hang out with my best friend consistently. We haven't lived in the same place since we graduated high school in 2005. Come to think of it, we haven't even lived closer than 2000 miles. We've been able to visit once in a while, whether its both of us being home in Alaska for Christmas break, or stopping by on a random trip, or her being in town to be the MOH in my wedding. I think she'll love this town, though the rainy winters might be a deal breaker. I'm stoked to give her the grand tour of one of my favorite cities. She's visited a few times and knows a few of my special spots here, but there's so much more, and a lot of new places have opened up since then! She's really excited to try out rock climbing, too, so that'll be fun to share with her.
Honestly, it's just going to be so wonderful to be able to share physical space with one of my favorite human beings. Someone who knows me more than almost anyone else on the planet. Someone who can know what I'm thinking without saying a word. Someone who's been through every experience with me since we were 13 years old. It's so refreshing to be able to hang out with someone and not have to do the whole background story thing. You can make references to past inside jokes and know that the person will get it instantly. You don't have to explain what you mean when you say something, they just understand exactly where you're coming from.

dress + shoes/courtesy of modcloth :: bag/courtesy of my remedy :: shades/courtesy of lulu's turquoise necklace/courtesy of peerless charm :: quartz necklace/courtesy of lisa leonard

Liz Morrow 6/10/13 Liz Morrow 6/10/13

alley cat

I'm laying in bed smelling of campfire right now, which is one of my favorite states of being. It's been two nights in a row going to bed like this. Pretty awesome in my book. I would smell of campfire all the time, if possible. When I worked at a summer camp a few summers ago, we would have a campfire every night, so I basically did smell like campfire all the time. I also smelled like dirt and leaves, which was also agreeable. Despite it not being quite refined, I actually sort of like having chewed down fingernails with a bit of dirt underneath. I mean, not to the degree that I look like I haven't showered in a week, but I like seeing that evidence of living. I have dirt under my nails because I was digging in the garden. I find sawdust particles on my clothes because I was in the garage working. My nails are short and chewed off because rock climbing doesn't allow me to grow them long enough to warrant putting polish on. I don't mind looking unrefined, I see it more as a testimony to living a full life. Delightfully Tacky, Yet Unrefined? Thanks, Hooters.

cardigan (similar)/thrifted :: skirt(similar)/forever 21 :: shoes/courtesy of minnetonka top/courtesy of modcloth :: necklace/handmade bag (similar)/courtesy of handbag heaven :: photos by Dan

Dan snapped these photos on a neighborhood walk. I really like walking through alleys. You get such a better picture of people when you see their house from the alley. The front yard is what they present to other people, but no one cares about what you see from the alley. You get to see what kind of backyard they keep, if they have pets, if they like gardening, if they have kids, if they dispose of couches by just dumping it in the alley... It's a different perspective and I like it. In a lot of ways, it feels more personal. You can hear kids laughing from behind a fence, or smell someone's backyard barbecue. It's a more accurate way to get a feel for a neighborhood, I think.

Liz Morrow 6/7/13 Liz Morrow 6/7/13

industrial chevron coffee table diy

I've been a big fan of Ariele Alasko's work for some time now. I love everything she creates, and have long wanted one of her pieces in my home. I figured, since I can't afford one of her creations (shipping alone has to be crazy expensive!), I'd try my hand at emulating the look of her pieces. I have plans for a couple more pieces similar to this one (I'm dreaming of making a pretty headboard for our bed), so this was kind of a test run. I decided to go for a simple chevron design for my first try. We've had the same Ikea coffee table since 2011, and I wanted something more interesting for our new living room.
Materials 1x2 (I think I bought 6 8ft 1x2s, but depending on the size of your table you may need more or less)
plywood
stain (I used Varathane ebony + sunbleached)
wood glue
8 floor flanges
4 T's
4 6 in nipples
4 8 in nipples
16 10x 1" wood screws
saw
miter box
power drill
I wanted a similar height and size to our old Ikea coffee table, so I made mine 24 in x 36 in. I had Home Depot cut my plywood to that size (a nice option, if you don't have a saw). The plywood is what you'll attach all your small 1x2s to. For a simple chevron design, you'll just need to cut your pieces at 45 degrees, and then place the angled edge against the center line of the table to measure how long your full length pieces will be. Once you start getting to the ends of the table, you'll start cutting them shorter to fit into the corners. Just measure as you go and learn to love your miter box. If you have a power miter saw, that would be ideal. I did not, so I cut each one by hand.

Once all your pieces are cut, you can stain them. I laid every piece out on the table how I wanted them and then stained pieces according to how I wanted it to look. I used a black and grey stain, but you can do whatever you like. Stain them before you glue them down, so you don't have to deal with accidentally staining the strip adjacent.
When your stain is dry, glue your pieces down with wood glue. I did each one individually, picking it out of it's spot, applying glue to the plywood and the bottom of the strip, and then sticking it down. Once all of them were glued down I put some heavy books on top to help squish it together.

The legs are the easiest part. Measure 3in from each edge on each corner and make a mark. This is where the first screw will go on all our flanges. Place the flange so you can see that mark through the screw hole and then mark where the other 3 screw holes are, so you can drill the holes where your screws will go (I'm not entirely sure this is necessary, but I didn't want any wood to split when I screwed the flanges on). Repeat till you've got all your screw holes marked, and then drill them with a bit slightly smaller than your screws, you still want there to be enough wood for your screws to grab.
Switch to a phillips head bit and screw down all your flanges! Now all you have to do is assemble the legs. If you want a shelf beneath the table, like mine, you'll need some T's to hold up the shelf. If not, just get a pipe the length you want your table's height to be (minus a couple inches to account for the wood and flanges). I got a 6 in nipple to go below the shelf and an 8 in nipple for above the shelf.
You can make the shelf a couple ways. You can measure the distance between the table legs (mine were 15 in apart) and make a sheet of plywood that width by the length of the top of the table minus 2 inches. Your shelf will sit between the two pipes, resting on the T. Or, you can do what I did and make your shelf wider than the distance between the legs, and cut notches out. The former is easier, the latter gives you more shelf space, but is harder to make. My bottom shelf is 21" x 33"

I was planning on making a nice edge to clean it up a bit with some 1x4, but it took me 3 months to finish to this point, so I'm calling it good for now. I have the wood to finish the edges so it might happen eventually! For now, I like how it looks and am happy to finally have it done!

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

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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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