Liz Morrow 8/12/13 Liz Morrow 8/12/13

saturday afternoon

I am a night owl. Dyed in the wool. 100%. Going to Austin meant I was two hours ahead of Washington time, so when I woke up at 7:30 AM, I was really waking up at 5:30. Honestly it wasn't that hard because everything felt so exciting and I think that anticipation helped with the waking up process. I'm pretty much a dead person when I fall asleep, and waking up seriously feels like I'm being raised from the dead. All that to say that I'm glad I had that shock to the system in Austin of waking up way early, because the next day after TxSC we got Dusty and now I'm up at 7:45-8:45 every morning. I can't remember the last time I woke up that early this many days in a row without school or a job forcing me to do so. We make our coffee as pour-over so we only make one cup for each of us, but having one of those coffee machines that you can set to automatically start in the morning sounds awesome now.

This outfit I actually wasn't planning on wearing for TxSC, I had brought it for Monday when I was traveling home. Saturday morning, though, I was standing around preparing for my workshop to start, and about 20 minutes before my workshop was going to start, I sneezed and the strap on my dress broke! It was one of those things where you're like... Really?! Now? So I ran back to my room (thankfully the workshops were being held in the same hotel where I was staying!) and switched into this outfit. On Saturday I wore four outfits. I felt like Beyonce with all my costume changes. It was fun though. This "costume change" wasn't planned, and actually the other one wasn't really either but it all worked out. I got to wear a weeks worth of outfits over one weekend!

dress + shoes(similar)/courtesy of modcloth :: hat/courtesy of tittle millinery necklace/moorea seal :: bag/courtesy of bali ELF :: photos by Moorea After I led my workshop Saturday morning I went back to my room and crashed. I had a bit of FOMO, but I wanted to be super intentional about allowing my introvert self to recover with some alone time, especially since Prom was that evening and I wanted to be able to stretch into an extroverted version of myself for that. So that meant I needed to force myself to be in a quiet, dark hotel room for a while. Well, I didn't really do very much forcing, I felt like a limp noodle after my session and basically just melted into bed with my laptop, and scrolled. After a couple hours I felt recharged enough to go out with Moorea and Chelsea to a small event hosted at the Hotel San Jose. We got to sip on some Sangria and cooled off with popsicles, which was so refreshing while sitting out on a patio in 102º heat. I could've eaten at least five. When we were there a girl came over from another table to ask where I got my hat because her husband loved it. I was excited how many compliments my hat got and how many people asked about it, because I got to tell them about Tittle Millinery! Teagan, the gal behind Tittle, custom made this hat for me and it's by far my favorite hat. I think at least three people asked where I got it, so hopefully she gets some hat orders! This particular hat isn't in her shop, since it was custom, but she does custom orders, so if you see a hat you love, maybe on Pinterest, you can have her make you one, and it will fit you perfectly because she takes your measurements and everything. Moorea, Chelsea and I all got our photos take by an Austin street style photographer right after taking our outfit photos at the Hotel San Jose, so we felt pretty fancy. I was shot by a street style photog in NYC once in the tents at Bryant Park and once in Seattle by Pike Place Market, but I never found either of the street style websites, so I was never able to see the photos online. It's fun to actually see myself on a street style website! Whenever I go to a city where there are tons of interesting people with cool style it makes me want to be a street style photographer. I've tried doing it in Tacoma, but it's super difficult! Major props to those who can do it and do it well!

Liz Morrow 8/11/13 Liz Morrow 8/11/13

here + there: austin edition

Austin is one heck of a photogenic city. Also, a delicious city. So many amazing restaurants and bars, I think I would need at least a month to fit everything in! Next time I go to Austin I really would like to stay at the Hotel San José. We stopped in there for a few drinks and appetizers on Saturday afternoon and it was just so beautiful and peaceful. I think for next year's TxSC I might try to bring Dan and it'd be a blast to stay at the Hotel San José for at least a couple nights.

Every drink I had in Austin was amazing. The drink in the top image is a Watermelon Jalapeño Margarita from Garritos So refreshing and interesting. I'm typically not a huge fan of tequila drinks, but I do enjoy them when they are complex and well crafted, and this one certainly hit the spot. Plus, when in Rome! I also got the Mexican Martini at Garritos and rather enjoyed that as well!

Anyway, if you ever have the chance to visit Austin, I highly recommend it. I've been three times now and I've enjoyed it every single time, even in August when the temps are consistently over 100º. It's definitely one of my favorite cities.

Liz Morrow 8/10/13 Liz Morrow 8/10/13

the remix archives // mint polka dot

Well, I still have tons to share from TxSC, but it's Saturday and I haven't done a remix archives post in ages! Honestly it's become hard to remember which remixes I've featured and which I haven't. I've had this dress for about a year, and it was a perfect light and breezy summer dress, though I did style it once in the winter paired with tights and boots. The first outfit is still my favorite, and that outfit was actually inspired by Austin! I took those boots to Austin this last weekend, and I wore them with an outfit on Saturday, but then the strap broke on my dress so I had to go change and none of my other outfits went with the boots. Oh well! The boots had been hiding in my Winne's closet (which is still serving as shoe storage from when we moved), so I haven't even thought to style them in the past few months. Now that they're in my actual closet again, maybe I'll pull them out, especially since fall is more boot-friendly in the temperature department.

Liz Morrow 8/9/13 Liz Morrow 8/9/13

meet dusty!

We have a tiny new furry family member!! While I was sad to leave all my friends at TxSC, I knew we were taking home our little pup on Tuesday, which made coming home all the more exciting. We couldn't be more thrilled with our little gal. She is so well behaved, doesn't whine at night, and so far there have been no potty accidents! I'm kind of blown away. We went to the vet yesterday afternoon to make sure she was healthy, and she passed with flying colors. We named her Dusty, after Dusty Springfield who sings Son of a Preacher Man, our first dance song. We could not for the life of us pick a name, but we just ended up calling her Dusty and it seems to fit her just fine.
One of the many reasons I wanted to get a puppy was to start the process of understanding what it means to be a parent. While having a human child is different in many ways, I already feel my heart shifting to a place where it "gets" being a parent. Kind of a weird feeling. This little fuzzball already has such a large part of my heart. She is our little bebe corgs. All she wants to do is snuggle and, uh, I'm pretty okay with that. Like, forever.

We celebrated with a gift of a little wine on the occasion of bringing our canine daughter home. We thought about doing a champagne, since champagne is typically a celebratory beverage, but we thought the popping of the cork might scare Dusty. A nice white Chardonnay seemed like a better choice. Plus if she knocked it over it wouldn't stain, haha! I'd never had Sofia Chardonnay, and it's actually a pretty new wine just released in May, but it was really light, refreshing, and quite enjoyable. I seriously cannot with that face and the little feets. She's a fluffy corgi, which is a little different from the normal coat. Apparently it's a recessive gene, so they aren't super common, but I've also heard that they shed a bit less than normal coat Corgis, so that's cool if it's true! And maybe she'll stay a little warmer in the winters. Since she's a fluffy, she can't show due to the coat not being the proper length for the breed, but we weren't planning on showing anyway. Though it would be super fun to do agility with her! My mom and I watched a dog show with agility courses a few years ago and it was so much fun. It reminded us of a mini version of horse showing! Plus, Corgis jumping over tiny fences is slightly hilarious and adorable.
I'll try not to bombard you guys with too many bebe corg pictures. This post is a little overkill but there were just too many cute ones and my editing skills disappeared. I can't say the same for my instagram. I've seen tons of people who create a whole new instagram account for their Corgi! I just feel like it would be annoying to sign in and out all the time, but that could be a fun solution to overrunning my personal instagram with Dusty photos. We shall see.

*Wine provided by Francis Ford Coppola winery. Thanks for supporting those companies which help keep Delightfully Tacky alive and kicking!

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

last friday night

Friday was a fun day in Austin because there were very few events planned and it was all fun stuff, no learning yet. For dinner, I was invited to a little event with Minnetonka, and it was the first event of the weekend, so it was great to finally meet up with friends and meet a few new people. I got to finally meet Savannah and Jenny from Maiedae! I feel like Savannah and I could be sisters, it's kind of weird. The Minnetonka dinner was definitely the most my-style type event the whole weekend. Small, intimate, friends with whom I could have deeper conversations, yummy food, champagne... it was a good way to ease into the crazier swap event later that night. And by ease into, I mean get buzzed. No, I kid (sort of), it really was a nice kick off to the whole weekend. I got to have great conversations, some with old friends, some with new, and it was fun to be able to walk over to the swap all together, with our bellies full of great food and drink.

dress/courtesy of lulu's :: necklace(similar)/francesca's collection :: clutch/courtesy of hearts :: shoes/courtesy of modcloth :: shades/vintage photos of me by Tieka :: photos of the minnetonka dinner by Jenni photobooth photos by Peter Tung

The swap was pretty crazy, especially when we first arrived. It was packed! Situations where people are elbow to elbow trying to grab clothes are some of my least favorite (see: black friday), so I hung back, chatted, grabbed one of the amazing cocktails they were serving and waited till things were a bit more chilled out. Despite it seeming to be pretty picked over by the time I started searching for things, I got some great items, and I ended up wearing them during TxSC, so they'll be on the blog pretty soon!

After the swap a little group of us went out to a restaurant to grab a few apps and another drink before heading home for the night. I'm pretty sure I fell asleep immediately, which was good because I had to teach my workshop the next morning! Thankfully late morning.

more after the jump!

Even though the Swap was overwhelming when the doors first opened at 7, it really was an amazing event. In addition to the 2 items that the swap-goers each brought, Lulu's seeded the swap with over 200 brand new pieces! They put on an amazing event and it seemed like everyone left with some amazing items! This year there were even a couple dressing rooms so you could make sure your items fit right before picking them out for good. Last year we just grabbed and hoped for the best. One of my favorite things about the swap is that each item that a swap-goer brings gets labeled with their name, blog, and twitter handle, so you get to find out who brought the item you snatched up! It's a great way to get to know the history of the item, plus it's a fun way to network.

*Huge thanks to Lulu's for sponsoring my travel and lodging for Texas Style Council!!

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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