Liz Morrow 1/6/14 Liz Morrow 1/6/14

in with the new

2014 spoke to me and told me I should go red. New year, new hair! It's been a couple years since I was a redhead and I'm excited about the change! My hair had completely grown out from being dyed, so it was actually easier going red this time than the last couple times I went red having black dye in my hair. I love my natural dark brown, but red is so much fun it's hard to stay away for too long! Eleanor at Embellish Multispace salon took me red and she pitched me this "lived-in red" concept that looked super easygoing and natural, which was exactly what I was thinking. We spent seven hours making the transition and I love the result! Red just makes me feel so saucy!

dress/courtesy of abby galloway :: tights/thrifted :: boots/target :: jacket/modcloth necklace/francesca's collection

Liz Morrow 1/4/14 Liz Morrow 1/4/14

life is short

This past Monday Dan and I went down to White Pass to hang out with his parents and go snowboarding. I was excited to snowboard, at first, but as we got to the lodge and I went to rent my gear (all my snow gear is still in AK) I started to feel everything inside me start pushing back. It's been a while since I've felt that revolt. I like to think of it as a membrane on the outer edge of my comfort zone, pushing back and urging me to stay safely within its confines. It'd been over three years since the last time I stepped on a snowboard, and even before that I only went once, maybe twice a year. I'm decent at it, but after being off the slopes for a few years it was definitely a bit scary to scoot off the chair lift, strap in, and point the nose of my board down towards what felt like an abyss of death. I'm not going to lie, after the first run I spent most of the chair lift back up the hill silently crying in between Dan and his dad. Thank God for goggles so I could cry without them seeing my momentary break down. I kept pushing though, pressing through the membrane out of my comfort zone. By the end of the day I was carving back and forth, still a bit gingerly, but more and more comfortably. Still, I was glad to return my gear and grab a beer after our last run, thankful I didn't have to feel the anxiety well up inside me as we approached another steep slope.

Despite not fully enjoying snowboarding last weekend, I am glad I had the chance to break through the comfort zone membrane. Dan and I were driving home today after climbing and were talking about the new year and one of us said something like, "Life is short, do fucking amazing shit" and we decided that that should be 2014's mantra. It's not a beautiful, poetic mantra, but it gets the job done. A lot of the time doing amazing shit also requires getting real cozy with that comfort zone membrane. Pushing myself to work harder, go for dreams that feel a bit crazy, and believe that I have what it takes to do it.

dress/courtesy of modcloth :: cardigan/thrifted :: amethyst necklace(similar)/handmade necklace/courtesy of adorn by sarah lewis :: hat/courtesy of lulu's :: photos by Dan

Liz Morrow 1/2/14 Liz Morrow 1/2/14

new year's eve, brought to you by...

... squishy sleep face and the cutest Corgi of all time giving me face snuggles. When we got home from the evening's festivities I immediately shed my heels and sparkle dress and slipped into a flannel and some jammie pants and apparently passed out on the couch. I didn't even know Dusty did this until Dan showed me these photos he took a couple days later. I seriously can't handle how cute this dog is on a daily basis, it kills me.

Liz Morrow 1/1/14 Liz Morrow 1/1/14

OUR HOME // bedroom tour

Let's get 2014 started, shall we?

I've finally finished up decorating our bedroom, and it's probably my favorite room in the house now. I wanted something rustic and masculine, super cozy and warm. When I found the wood panel removable wallpaper on

WallsNeedLove.com

I knew it'd be the perfect base for a warm and rustic room, and also would be easy to change if I ever wanted to go in a different direction in the future. As with the entire house, this room was painted beige, so adding the wall paper added a ton of drama and warmth. I wasn't really worried with the room being too dark, since we don't spend a lot of time in our bedroom during the day, so I decided to paint the other walls dark charcoal, actually the exact same color as the exterior. I wanted to keep a bit of texture and variation in there, though, so I only painted one coat and brushed it on freestyle with a large, coarse paintbrush. I

really

love the effect this created.

One of my favorite things in the room is the rug on the stairs. I have a similar rug that I got a few years ago, and I went back to the same roadside shop and got this one over Thanksgiving weekend. The stairs look like the used to be carpeted and are just plywood with paint, so they're pretty boring and basic. I took some small nails and carefully nailed the rug down so it wouldn't move. In retrospect I think I might've glued it down first as well, but we'll see how well it holds up and if it ends up moving or the nails rip out. It was a fun way to quickly and easily transform a boring set of stairs, though!

The green leafy wall decor is actually something that has been in our family for a while. There are family photos of my mom as a little kid with it hanging over the couch behind them. It's a set of two, and I have one and my mom has the other, I think it's hanging over her bed. It's one of my favorite family heirlooms.

Dan and I were kind of appalled at how expensive bedside tables were, even at Ikea! We needed something, though, to put our phones and books on, so we found these TV trays at Target, I think they were like 9 bucks, and have been using them. Since they don't have any storage I put a box and a basket under mine to hold books and other things.

The "sconces" sitting on top our headboard are actually just little table lamps that used to sit on our bedside tables, but they took up a lot of room. Once I put the pallets up as our headboard I realized that they could easily sit right on top of the pallets! I love their warm glow and they're just right for laying in bed and reading a book.

I liked the pallets on their own, but they felt a little plain, so I dug out some of our old wedding decor and put up this little tassel garland I made a couple years ago. It's a little bit feminine, but not so much that it throws off the vibe of the room. There are a lot of geometric shapes in the room, so the tassels soften it up a bit.

For a while I couldn't decide what to put on the "wood" wall, but after thinking about it I figured a collage would work perfectly. I didn't have a place for our hand painted portraits and a lot of other more rustic art that we have, since the rest of the house had a bit more of a modern and graphic feel. Everything on the wall is either hand made, thrifted, or is something handed down from family. The 3D topographic map is a kitschy little frame we snagged from Dan's parents' house when they were moving. It's a map of Mt. Rainier, and since we went up there for our honeymoon I put photos from our honeymoon, engagement, and wedding in the four little photo frames.

Dusty decided she wanted to be in photos and snuggled on the rug almost the whole time I took photos. She's a fan of fuzzy things and has claimed this rug as her personal bed.

I've tried to itemize as many things in the room as I could at the bottom of this post!

quilt

urban outfitters

metal basket

/fred meyer

nightstand (tv tray) + wood cake stand + wood tray on nightstand/

target

sheepskin rug + curtains + pillowcase + woven box under nightstand /ikea

iphone charger stand + wood sconces/modcloth ::

/moorea seal

leaf wall hanging/vintage family heirloom :: chair/found on side of road

rug on stairs + dream catcher/roadside shop near Sequim

all other wall hangings/handmade, thrifted, or family heirloom

removable wood wallpaper

/courtesy of

wallsneedlove.com

Liz Morrow 12/29/13 Liz Morrow 12/29/13

restless heart.

The year is ending in a few short days and I feel on the precipice of the unknown. I have no clue what the new year will hold. I don't have any big plans, but I'm in the mood for change. What kind of change, I'm not sure, but I'm restless. I have some goals for 2014, some big, most relatively small. Aimless restlessness is an obnoxious sort. I would prefer restlessness with a clear aim in sight, rather than a general feeling with not much direction. I think this time of year precipitates this kind of aimless restlessness, though, so I'm not to distressed about it. The new year, with all its talk of resolutions and recollecting the successes and achievements of the past year makes for a prime environment for restlessness.
While restlessness is accompanied with stomach knots and uneasiness, I am glad for it in some ways. Usually when I feel restless I have a strong urge to simplify life. To purge all the unnecessary clutter and get down to what really matters. I suppose that is all in an effort to find some clarity. To weed out all the excess voices, all the dust accumulating in the corners of one's mind and surroundings, and to seek out the still, small voice of truth.

dress/marshalls :: shirt/courtesy of ruche :: tights/fred meyer :: boots/courtesy of blowfish hat + bracelet/courtesy of lulu's :: necklaces/courtesy of adorn by sarah lewis photos by Dan
In 2014 I want to go on a kind of proverbial soul seeking journey. I don't really need to physically go anywhere, it's more of an inward journey towards finding why I matter. I've always had trouble extricating my job or career from who I am as a person. I want, maybe need, the two to align, which is one reason I've never pulled the trigger on opening a retail shop, even though I've thought it would be fun and something I might actually enjoy. I just don't feel like I'd find fulfillment when it came to the fact that I was simply one more shop where people buy things, spend money on stuff that they probably don't really need all that much, and contribute to the wastefulness of American culture. I suppose that sounds overly dramatic, but it's my thought process when I think about opening a retail shop. I go through various similar thought processes when I think about different career moves, or just personal decisions and goals. I will fully admit to probably over-thinking things. So it goes.
Anyways, soul seeking journeys. I've always felt led by Frederick Buechner's quote, "Your vocation is where your greatest passion meets the world's greatest need" but have never really found where that intersection meets. It could be due to having too many passions and not feeling like I have enough energy to do all of them. Another relevant quote? "You can do anything, but not everything." (David Allen). I've always wished I could live many lives, picking a different career or vocation for each, rather than being stuck living one life and being forced to pick which things I want to do during my time on Earth, and which ones I have to let go of. At the same time, I know that I have (hopefully) many years ahead of me, and I don't need to do just one thing my whole life. I can reinvent my life, my goals, my career, at any point throughout my life. There's a lot of pressure on 20-somethings to have everything figured out, have a career, a spouse, etc, but it's important to realize that that's not entirely realistic all the time, and self worth isn't dependent on whether or not I'm working toward becoming a CEO, or getting my Ph.D., or becoming a mother. I have plenty of time to do those things. Maybe all of them, maybe none, or maybe other things I haven't even thought of yet.

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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