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My gocco calendar has been one of my favorite projects this past month. I got to create illustrations inspired by some of my favorite Minnesota and upper Midwest landscapes, and then figure out how to print them using my gocco press. I'm excited about how it all turned out. The photos could be better...I promise it looks better in person.
I'm only posting a few photos up here, but the whole calendar is up on ETSY too:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ilsahan

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/113962/latin.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAOXfS3s557 Ilsa Brink ilsa han Ilsa Brink Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:07:00 -0700 halloween http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/halloween-754 http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/halloween-754

I'm going to be pretty sad when it's over. Last year's was a bit more eventful - with one of the best haunted corn mazes I could hope for...but this one has been good too. I bet Matt will be relieved not to be pulling the car over at every spookily decorated house though.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/113962/latin.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAOXfS3s557 Ilsa Brink ilsa han Ilsa Brink Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:10:15 -0700 Found: http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/found-801 http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/found-801
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I found this today when searching for something or the other. She's been asking to go to the clay studio, but we just can't seem to find the time. What I need is a kiln.
And a wheel.
And a platen press.
And more time.

And Ilsa and Matt back in San Luis Obispo!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/81361/pictureframe.jpg http://posterous.com/users/eIMgsJZzj3 nothing happened here nothing happened here Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:32:39 -0700 Cecilia Lieder http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/cecilia-lieder http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/cecilia-lieder
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I saw this piece on saturday, spent all sunday thinking about it, and then bought it on monday. It's by Cecelia Lieder, a printmaker from Duluth. It's my first piece of Minn art and I'm really happy it's hanging on my wall now.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/113962/latin.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAOXfS3s557 Ilsa Brink ilsa han Ilsa Brink Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:55:00 -0700 the parkway http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/the-parkway http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/the-parkway

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I always thought of oakland's Parkway theater as my friend. Like good friends, the Parkway made the east bay feel more like home. Though closing night of the Parkway was particularly heartbreaking, since Sydney, Amber and I didn't arrive early enough to be let in to Let the Right One In that night, I still wanted to commemorate our last Parkway experience with this little watercolor. I'm still looking for an independent theater out here in Minn...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/113962/latin.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAOXfS3s557 Ilsa Brink ilsa han Ilsa Brink Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:07:44 -0700 what is art http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/what-is-art-12 http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/what-is-art-12

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/113962/latin.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aAOXfS3s557 Ilsa Brink ilsa han Ilsa Brink Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:31:13 -0700 Collaboration http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/collaboration http://westbymidwest.posterous.com/collaboration We were asked to do a project which would serve as a self portrait and answer the question, "What is art?" The final pieces all had to be mailed by August 24th, 2009, to Ashley Schwellenbach at New Times, San Luis Obispo as naked/altered mail.

So Hannah and I collaborated :)

Ilsa, I can't wait to see yours! Did you see the shoe project on NHH?

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