Just in time for Valentine's day, freshly printed coasters for Visualchemist's swap! Here is the post with information in case you missed it. The theme is "love and letterpress". I came up with a set of 4 coasters. On the back of each : "love, with tongues of fire, infinite as the sea" "I Love You". Each coaster has "I Love You" in a different language, with specific motifs from that country. I thought this concept could serve as a conversational piece as well. If you are curious about how to say "I Love You" in a language, the phonetic spelling is printed on the front. Now, try saying "I love you " in dutch- "ick-ben-verleaved-up-yow".
This was my first attempt at printing on coasters. The square shape was easy to set up and printing was fast. My only concern was, the more impression I wanted on the coaster, the more the surface began cracking from the pressure. I would have wanted a deeper impression if it wasn't for this factor.
I can't wait to see what the other participants have conjured up!
* I have a few sets of 8 coasters that I may make available for purchase. Or contact me for individual quantities. These make beautiful accent pieces to your home and make great conversational pieces as well. These also make great, budget-friendly wedding favors.
**Update :: Received a package from Visualchemist. The Love and Letterpress goodies have arrived...I was amazed at the turnout! Included was a pamphlet debuting each of the coasters submitted with their press name.It's great to see what everyone's interpretation of "love" and "letterpress" is.
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