port2port press

2008-05-14T05:51:51Z

hi. i want to show you these little purple artichokes which i added to lentils for a dinner i hosted this past sunday. i could not get over just how beautiful they were ... pure everyday life at its best. bye for now, mav

2008-05-13T06:44:56Z

a few more peeks into the new book. hi! thanks for checking out our new release. it has been so fun to co-curate these L&S books (see where it all began here) ... waiting for the artists to submit their projects and then seeing it all come together ... and then putting it in front of a creative and excited audience ... i love the community that is building and the support for such a simple idea ... it makes me happy. tomorrow back to non-work posts. be well, mav

2008-05-12T06:01:18Z

hi! it's here! LINES & SHAPES Volume Two **the new visual theme is BLOCK** artists include: meg mateo ilasco jim green stephanie waddell maditi rebecca thuss & patrick farrell the numbered first edition is now available on our website and you can see a bit more here. i'll be talking more about the book tomorrow here in this space. thank you so much for taking the time to look at our new book! ... and thank you to the amazing artists who give of them time & talents. have a nice day, mav

2008-05-09T06:03:25Z

hi! so here's a sneak peek! ... i know it's just a tiny peek but if you look later today i think someone else online (hint: the wonderful joy) is going to show/tell you a bit more ... what's the fun of me spilling all the beans?! we'll be online with Lines & Shapes Volume Two on monday. i hope your weekend is refreshing and lovely. be well, mav

2008-05-08T06:22:42Z

hi, friends. a little newsy bit today -- the Levitate/Sväva pieces are going to be in a show in Chicago which opens this weekend! the curators, jessica & stephen, contacted me several weeks ago about being a part of the group show, entitled Structures of the Sun, and i was so honored. what fun for elisabeth and me. we wish we could go to the opening but perhaps if you're in the area you can go? it is this coming saturday, 6–9pm at Penelope's. the best part is that Penelope's is the cutest shop so you can peek at their wares as well; i used to shop there all the time when i lived in Chicago. all three pieces will be hung, with the other amazing work, and available for sale framed. tomorrow -- a tiny sneak peek of Lines & Shapes, Volume 2. monday is the release of the numbered first edition. all subscribers books will ship out first followed, just as quickly as we can, by any single orders we receive. Volume 2 is so wonderful and enchanting. very excited! until -- mav

2008-05-07T06:48:37Z

top: evening light from monday night. middle: new sneakers working hard in the studio. bottom: an outtake from may 1, 2008. : : : : : : : : : : : : hi. just a few photographs i wanted to share today. i am back in the studio and lena and i are getting ready for the launch of LINES & SHAPES, Volume 2 on monday, may 12. i cannot wait to show it to you ... might have to get in a quick sneak peek on friday! type to you tomorrow, mav

2008-05-02T07:05:49Z

yeah ... i am way into circles. no news there. (i hit 1,000 favorites. eeeeeep! we celebrate soon.) above you see ... top: my photograph; lately i'm so into grapefruit. middle: planting by gee, nicole + details, balloons, ocean beach, san francisco by harpy bottom: untitled by orangette + the breakfast monster by papa rocket : : : : : : : : : : : : i hope you have a splendid weekend. i will be posting again starting WED of next week. see you then! mav

2008-05-01T04:17:56Z

hi. thank you for looking at my new work yesterday. the FREE shipping continues through may 5 and orders will ship on may 6 when i am back in the studio. : : : : : : : : : : : : in other news, i am going to start sharing with you some 'outtakes' from my 3191 Evenings project. sometimes i'll post stephanie and mine in a diptych and sometimes i'll just share mine. for today i have featured my outtake from april 23. i usually take 2-3 photographs and edit them down to 1 way before i get stephanie's photograph via email but it's always fun to revisit the old shots that didn't make the cut! if you want to see a bit more about 3191 and see some of our Morning diptychs (which are no longer available for online viewing), you can check out our latest interview with Expressions. oooh, friday tomorrow. you know what that means... cheers, mav

2008-04-30T10:54:08Z

hi! i have a new Collection card set in my shop and a new Away From Home photograph postcard set. and as i said, i am offering FREE shipping through may 5th. take a look at my new goods here. : : : : : : : : : : : : and as promised, here are the TOTES that i have been working on. this is just a small sampling of what is to come this summer (although they might not be these same words). i have been experimenting with printing on fabric for a few years but am finally getting what i want with the wood type and a lot of time playing. let me know what you think! : : : : : : : : : : : : each of these totes of one-of-a-kind and printed on my letterpress with hand-mixed inks. size is approx 11 x 10 x 4' and the color of tote fabric is canvas/cream. they will come wrapped up in tissue & twine with a treat. prices include shipping: EGGS = $30 MILK = $40 CANDY = $50 if you see one you like email me at: maria@port2portpress.com. ** i will try to update this image if one sells. ** : : : : : : : : : : : : thank you for taking the time to look at my work today! cheers, mav

2008-04-29T06:04:03Z

top: some ink swatches from the colors i've been mixing. middle: drying cards under tissue + my new Away From Home ~ London photograph postcard set. bottom: one of the plates from my new Collection Nº2 card set. : : : : : : : : : : : : some sneak peeks for tomorrow's shop update. i will have just a handful of little totes as well but i am going to post them here on my blog instead of adding them to the shop. they are all one-of-a-kind 'proofs' from the tote i worked on for Open Space and because of that you can just email me if you see one you like. come this summer i will have lots of little totes in the shop as well as some other letterpress-printed-fabric-fun (can't tell you now but will soon!). see you here tomorrow around noon EST! and as ever, thank you for looking at my work. hi. mav