Liz Morrow 2/7/14 Liz Morrow 2/7/14

zig zag maxi

I absolutely love the more ikat-esque look to this zig zag print. It's a nice change from the ubiquitous clean chevron/zig zag pattern that has been on every thing the past couple years. I love a good zig zag myself, but the more natural look seems to give this dress more versatility, I think. ModCloth has this dress in a red version too, now, which is another interesting variation. This black and off-white version is still my favorite though. One of my favorite things about remix posts is that I get even more inspiration for remixing. Looking back at some of these old outfits I have new ideas for styling this dress in new ways! Also, it's funny to see my hair growing longer!

Liz Morrow 2/5/14 Liz Morrow 2/5/14

slowing down

Monday night I fell while climbing and hyperextended my knee. I'm pretty sure I also gave myself a mild whiplash because I felt my chin slam against my sternum, my teeth smacked each other, and I woke up with a nasty sore neck. I was supposed to start month two of this round of Insanity, but I know I need to give it time to heal and not re-injure it. It's hard for me to rest intentionally. One of the reasons I really enjoy the Insanity workout is that it is so intense. I don't feel motivated enough with low intensity workouts and tend to fall of the wagon more easily I think. I'm a big fan of bootcamp-like experiences and if I could afford it right now I'd love to do a yoga retreat to really spend some quality time focused on moving forward in my practice.
But alas, I have to turn off beast mode for a while. I don't want to compromise my knee for the future. This is the first fitness/sports related injury I've had since rolling my ankle during basketball practice freshman year of high school. I'm a good decade older than I was back then, so my body probably won't be as quick to bounce back. Even though I hate it, it's good to be forced to slow down. I'm great at pushing myself, but not so great at the opposite.

dress/courtesy of modcloth :: top/courtesy of free people :: boots/vogue footwear purse/courtesy of minnetonka :: amethyst necklace/handmade :: hat/the north face shell necklace/courtesy of adorn by sarah lewis :: photos by Dan I think I mentioned it in an earlier post, but I'm giving essential oils a try. They actually just came today and since I have an injury it's kind of the perfect time to start experimenting with them! I'm an EO newb so I'll probably wait a bit before doing a post on my experience with them, but I'm pretty excited. I've been slowly transitioning my life from a pretty regular American lifestyle, to working on being more and more mindful about what I consume, when I consume, and how I consume, from food and medicine, to material objects and clothing. The transition is gradual, and in some ways it seems like some changes trigger others. I remember back when I made my 26 before 27 goal to only purchase thrifted/vintage/sustainable/made in the USA clothing, it sparked my interest in transforming how I ate as well. Thinking about what I put in my body food-wise influenced me to look into natural alternatives for birth control. It's funny how that happens. Always changing, always evolving. When I go thrifting these days I'll be sifting through the racks of clothes and I'll see an item I would've immediately snatched up in high school, or something that I would've adored three or four years ago (or even last year!) and I have no interest beyond amusement at changing styles and preferences. It can be frustrating to know that life is constant change, but sometimes it's exciting and encouraging.

Liz Morrow 2/3/14 Liz Morrow 2/3/14

team spirit

I'm not a huge football fan. I grew up watching the Anchorage Aces, our only professional sports team, play hockey in the Sullivan Area. I've have always been more of a hockey girl myself. Since I never had any loyalty to a specific football team, when the Seahawks went to the Superbowl back in 2006 I decided I'd root for the Steelers. Since I was at college in Washington everyone else was rooting for the Hawks and I figured I'd root for someone else, just for kicks. What I didn't know was how passionate everyone was about the Seahawks, and how mad they'd be at me when they lost. Even though I really had no skin in the game and honestly couldn't have cared who won people were still pretty pissed at me, and I didn't get it. Now I get it. Even though I'm a transplant Washingtonian, the excitement for the Seahawks this past season has been palpable all year, and last night it reached a fever pitch.
I took Dusty for a walk during half time and all around the neighborhood I heard kids yelling and cheering with excitement. When we stepped out our front door after the Seahawks won, you could hear cheering, fireworks, cars honking for miles and miles. We drove down 6th ave in my (Seahawks blue!) El Camino and revved her 350 small block at all the fans celebrating with a post-game smoke outside every bar. Even though I wasn't an avid fan for the whole season, being in the epicenter of the excitement that engulfed the entire Puget Sound, was something I'll never forget. I've never seen anything like it. I can't even imagine being a lifelong Seattle Seahawks fan finally getting to see your team get the big win.

dress/courtesy of modcloth :: jacket/courtesy of lulu's :: necklace/handmade hat/the north face :: shoes (similar)/courtesy of blowfish
I don't think I'll become a rabid football fan anytime soon, though. I enjoy watching the game, but I don't have a TV, and I'm not part of a group of friends who are really into sports either. I have heard whispers of an NHL team being created in Seattle, though, which is exciting. Tacoma used to have a hockey team that was in the same league as the Anchorage Aces, but they disappeared years ago and have never been replaced. I'll be in Anchorage for a week in March and there are a few Aces games while I'm in town, so it'll be fun to see a game or two! I've only gotten to go to maybe one game per year since moving away for college in 2005, but it's always fun to go back and cheer for my home team. They've played in the same arena for decades, and it's barely changed much over the years, which makes it even more nostalgic to go back.
I started going when I was around 10 years old and I remember there was this super cute family that had season tickets right near us. When I first started going they had a little baby girl and I watched her grow up every season. It's crazy to think that that little girl is now probably a college student somewhere, all grown up! The whole family always had their Aces jerseys on, even the little girl. I still have my Aces jersey, with tons of signatures on it from getting the players to sign it during "Skate with the Aces" nights. I think I'd still be a little star struck if I met Keith Street or Dean Larson on the street, my favorite players. I can't help but smile thinking about yelling "ACES!" in response to the far side of the arena yelling "GO!" and the feeling I get when that fog horn blows after every goal.

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

on shareability

Today I read this advice someone had tweeted from a blogging conference: "Keep your writing concise & tweetable. It makes you shareable." It didn't rest well with me. I'm sure it's true that creating concise, tweetable content makes you shareable, but what didn't rest well was the idea that everything we do and write on a blog should aim to be shareable. That the highest goal was shareability and we should sacrifice eloquence or longwindedness on the altar of shareability. Humans aren't designed to communicate in 140 characters. Hell, they're not even designed to communicate in characters alone. They're designed to communicate with their entire beings. Their tone of voice, their body language, and their words. They're suppose to communicate in context, and the internet is often a huge contextless void, endlessly filling with words unattached to their appropriate contexts.
I guess what I'm saying is that, no, I won't be neatly packaging myself into twitter friendly soundbytes. I can't do the endless rat race for viral shares. I've spent my fair share of time at blogging conferences learning from "the best" about how to make my blog into an empire, and while there was tons of useful information learned at those conferences, I just can't get on board with the plea to encourage our slow devolvement into newspeak. Words are powerful. Sometimes a few words are powerful, but often it's far more than 140 characters which touch our hearts and souls, tantalize our minds, and change the world.
If you're looking for shareability, then I suppose creating concise and tweetable content is good advice. At the end of the day, though, I'd rather write from my heart, as long or short as necessary to share what is trying to leap from inside me onto that blank screen.

Liz Morrow 1/31/14 Liz Morrow 1/31/14

getting out

Yesterday Dusty went in to get spayed, which meant that I had the whole day to myself. I used to spent tons of time alone, working at coffee shops, going wherever I wanted, but since getting Dusty I've spent most of my time at home. When we first got her I didn't leave her for more than a couple hours alone, and now I usually try to not leave her for more than five or six hours. Not wanting to leave Dusty for too long, plus my laptop being slow as molasses, meant that my days of working at coffee shops pretty much disappeared completely. I do miss getting out of the house to do my work, and I wonder if my lack of inspiration these days is linked to a sort of cabin fever. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to working from home is keeping motivated and inspired.
This graffiti garage is one of those inspirational Tacoma places, but it's been slated to be removed someday soon. It used to be a legal place to do graffiti art, but they announced last year that it would no longer be a place where graffiti artists could freely paint. I keep expecting to drive by and see it white washed, but so far that hasn't been the case. I'm not sure if the property owner decided not to go through with it or what, but the walls are still saturated with tags and creations from graffiti artists. Any Tacoma people know what the deal is with the Garages? I was so sad to hear they weren't going to allow graffiti art any longer as it's one of my favorite places for photos!
Anyway, getting out of the house and into the crisp fresh air felt good. The sun came out briefly and even though it was pretty chilly and windy, it wasn't too bad inside the garages hidden from the windchill.

top/the great pnw :: jacket/modcloth :: boots/target :: skirt/courtesy of modcloth necklaces/courtesy of adorn by sarah lewis
I think I've worn this jacket in every outfit post this month, just about. I'd had it on my wish list for months, and I finally caved when it went on sale, and holy cow was it a good investment. It's one of the most worn things I own these days! Plus, every single time I wear it someone compliments it or comments on how much they want one. I'm so glad I finally gave in and snagged it! It's one of those things that instantly makes me feel ten times more bad ass when I put it on, which is a win in my book. So if you're tired of seeing it, too bad.

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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