Liz Morrow 5/15/14 Liz Morrow 5/15/14

denim top five

Yesterday I was chatting with a friend about how crazy it is that we've been on Facebook for almost 10 years. September 20, 2005 is when I signed up for Facebook, back in the days when you had to have a college email address in order to get an account. I guess it's not all that weird that my life is documented on Facebook, since I've also been documenting my life on this blog for nearly six years as well. It's still funny to look back and see who I used to be all those years ago. I remember thinking how grown up I felt, as a freshman in college, and looking back I feel like I was so young. My little brother is now going into his junior year in college, I'm rapidly approaching 30, how is time going so fast? It's honestly a little disconcerting.
I need to stop putting things off, thinking, "Oh, I'll have time to do that later." Next thing I know I'll probably be celebrating my 30th birthday and wondering how I've been on this planet for three decades already. I know thirty isn't a huge deal, but it does feel like one of those birthdays where you're like, well damn. I guess I'm like really an adult or something, right? One year from today it'll have been ten years since I graduated high school, and I'm realizing that I have stuff I want to do that I've been putting off for years. Goals I've been secretly holding onto, but never diving in and just going for. And here we are, already almost halfway through another year. I'm done with the excuses, it's time to dive in, man. It's time to make it happen and chase dreams even if they scare me a little or if that voice in the pit of my stomach says, "I don't know if you have what it takes, I don't think you can do it."

top (similar)/thrifted :: skirt (similar)/courtesy of superstition vintage petticoat/courtesy of modcloth shoes(similar)/courtesy of seychelles :: hat/courtesy of lulu's

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

BACK TO BASICS // denim top four

I've been on a do-it-myself kick lately, learning a bunch of new skills. Sometimes it seems like spontaneity is the best way to learn something new. Just jump in and you'll force yourself to learn how to swim, right? I was cleaning the Brave the other day and as I was vacuuming I thought about how ugly the carpet was. Brown/beige outdated carpet, not even the original green 70's carpet. I peeled up a corner of the carpet to see what the condition was of the subfloor, and it looked alright, so I just ripped the carpet out. Sink or swim, right? I'd never installed any kind of flooring before, but I figured it couldn't be too hard. Well, it wasn't, but I will say that the next time I install wood floors it's going to be in a room with all right angles and straight walls. Of course one project always turns into, like, ten. We turned on the water and one of the pipes has a hole, so today I'll be learning how to repair copper pipe. My next project is replacing the old countertop, so that'll be a whole other learning curve what with having to take out and put back in both the sink and stove. I think doing one project that felt like it was a little outside of the scope of my ability gives me the confidence to do more. After getting a couple quotes on fencing in our yard we decided that we'd just go for it and do it ourselves. I've never built a fence before, but hey, there's a first time for everything, right? Building a fence turned into re-flooring the Winne, which turned into replacing the countertops (and an unplanned pipe fix). Hopefully the Brave doesn't spring any other unplanned projects on me, though. I mean, I like feeling empowered and capable, but I do like doing things other than fixing broken motor home parts.

top (similar)/thrifted :: jeans/courtesy of modcloth :: flower crown/handmade

Liz Morrow 5/13/14 Liz Morrow 5/13/14

fresh flowers

So, I'm cheating on my Back to Basics series for this one (though I only have two more outfits left in that series!). I got this dress, which is actually a sheer nightgown over a black slip, planning on wearing it as a dress. I've been really wanting a light, lace-y summer maxi, and when I saw this nightgown I figured I could make something work with a nude slip underneath. I haven't found the right nude slip yet, but I had this black one and thought I'd see how it looked. I love how it really brings out the floral pattern and it gives it a darker, more moody feel. On Saturday we went to the farmer's market and I decided I was going to get myself a bouquet of flowers to have in the house. What I'd forgotten was that it was Mother's Day on Sunday and every single flower vendor was frantically trying to make bouquets for the throngs of people getting a bouquet for mom. I got a little sad because I can't get a bouquet of fresh farmer's market blooms for my mom (well, I could but I think they'd be wilted by the time they made it to Alaska). I looked up some flower shops in Anchorage to see if they had anything I could get delivered to her, but none of the bouquets were half as beautiful as the ones I see at the farmers market. My little brother was in town, though, and he got her some roses, so at least she got some flowers from one of her kids. Well played, brother. Though he was the only one of three kids who was actually in the same city as her on Mother's Day. I've still got the bug for fresh flowers so maybe I'll grab some at the farmer's market today, now that the big flower rush is over. Did you guys do anything special for your moms on mother's day? I look forward to the day I live in the same town as my mom again. I'd love to stand in line at the farmer's market to get her flowers, take her out to brunch, and hang out with her in person on mother's day. Someday!

dress(nightgown)/courtesy of modcloth :: bracelet/courtesy of lulu's amethyst necklace/handmade :: black slip + sheer top + hat(similar) + shoes/thrifted shell necklace/courtesy of adorn by sarah lewis

Liz Morrow 5/12/14 Liz Morrow 5/12/14

strawberry rhubarb banana baked oatmeal

So, Dan and I have been working on being better with meal planning. Oftentimes we end up with the fridge open, staring into the void, trying to come up with something to make, and it feels like we're ending up spending more money scrapping meals together haphazardly. Since there's only two of us, it makes a lot of sense to make bigger meals we can reheat, and make our food last longer. I had made baked oatmeal once a few years ago, so when I thought about making things that would last for a few days and could be reheated, I knew that baked oatmeal would be perfect. Since it's rhubarb season, I had to throw some rhubarb in, and I actually just made this recipe again with just rhubarb (2 cups), no strawberries or banana and it was still great!
Do you guys have any great meal planning resources? Our basic plan is to make something big 3-4 times per week and then be able to use the leftovers to cover the other days, so I've been looking for stuff like soups, casseroles, pasta, etc. We'll be getting more and more food in our CSA as the summer months kick in, so I'm sure I'll be doing tons of planning meals around whatever wacky produce we get. Pinterest is a pretty great resource for me.

(recipe adapted from inspired taste)

Ingredients

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup chopped rhubarb
2 cups milk
1 large egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large banana, sliced

Optional crumble topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 8 x 8 inch baking dish with and place on a baking sheet.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, cinnamon, salt, strawberries, and rhubarb.

3. In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract. Then, pour over oats and fruit. Gently shake the baking dish to help the milk mixture go throughout the oats.

5. If you want to add the optional crumble topping, mix all those ingredients in a small bowl and use your hands to mush everything together into a crumbly consistency. I like to add the crumble topping with 10-15 minutes left of bake time but you can add it now, too!

4. Bake oatmeal for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the milk mixture has set. If you want your top to get nice and crispy, turn on the broiler at the end for like 30 seconds!

Serve hot! I like to reheat the leftovers in a pan on the stove the next day.

Liz Morrow 5/10/14 Liz Morrow 5/10/14

summer swimsuit wishlist

This time of year is hard because I'm like so ready for summer to be here but we're stuck in that half amazing weather, half gross weather season. After a friend mentioned looking for suggestions for cute swimsuits, it got me window shopping for a new suit. I only wear a swim suit like once a year, but that doesn't keep me from wanting to buy all the swimsuits. This polka dot bikini was seriously probably the best swimsuit buy I ever made. I thought I lost the top last year and thought about buying another, but luckily I found it hiding in the Winne. Phew! I should probably buy another one just as a back-up, that's how much I love it. I was going to try to pick a favorite suit from this list, but I just like them all for so many different reasons. One that I did feel like needed to be on my body immediately, though, is the velvet leopard print one. Also, that hat.

I feel like most bikini/swimsuit posts tend to reference the simultaneous feeling that it's also time to start working out more to achieve a "beach body." I think this is probably my favorite way to get a beach body. Also, if you're wondering how to pick a swimsuit for your shape, this is a great guide.

1/ modcloth :: 2/ free people :: 3/ modcloth :: 4/ free people

5/ asos :: 6/ pinup girl clothing :: 7/ modcloth :: 8/ free people

For a long time it seemed like two-piece suits reigned when it came to finding a cute swimsuit, but I think the one-piece has experience a resurgence these last few years. There are just so many stylish, well designed options. I'd even take the wacky tan lines to rock that crocheted suit. I've wanted a crocheted swimsuit for years, but haven't found the perfect one yet. That one is definitely on my radar, but I think I'd probably prefer the coverage of the other three. That leopard suit, man, it speaks to me. It probably doesn't help that I've wanted to be Micheline since I was like 16. That gal is like hot sex on a stick, man. Pin up inspiration for days.

It's supposed to get sunny today and then be in the 70's all week, so maybe I'll get inspired to snag a new suit for the summer! It'll also be a great time to test out my homemade sunscreen, so maybe by the end up next week I'll have results to share!

above bikini via ofabz

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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