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		<title>Collaboration Project: Intersect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brittni</dc:creator>
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If you are a fan of artists Shannon Rankin and Justin Richel, you may already know about their new collaboration project called Intersect. These two artists have been together for almost 8 years now, and this is the first time they have officially collaborated on a project. It all started with an invitation from Artstream to [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left">If you are a fan of artists <strong><a title="www.etsy.com/shop/selflesh" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/selflesh" target="_blank">Shannon Rankin</a></strong> and <strong><a title="www.etsy.com/shop/JustinRichel" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JustinRichel" target="_blank">Justin Richel</a></strong>, you may already know about their new collaboration project called <strong><a title="www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" target="_blank">Intersect</a></strong>. These two artists have been together for almost 8 years now, and this is the first time they have officially collaborated on a project. It all started with an invitation from <a href="http://artstreamstudios.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=236" target="_blank">Artstream</a> to participate in a show called <strong>It Takes Two – Partners in Art</strong>, which is currently on exhibit. And from there, the two decided to open the Intersect <a title="www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" target="_blank">shop</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a title="www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5238" src="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/intersect3.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="275" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left">Each piece is made with gouache painted elements and then arranged and adhered to black paper. <strong><a title="www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/intersect" target="_blank">Visit Intersect</a></strong> to view the entire collection of prints and original works. And <strong>enter to win your own Intersect print</strong> from Shannon and Justin on my blog <a href="http://papernstitchblog.com/2010/02/03/giveaway-intersect-print/" target="_blank">right here</a>.</p>
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		<title>one to watch :: isabel amyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tara</dc:creator>
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<p>i am totally digging the style at this week&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/one-to-watch/">one to watch</a>&#8221; :: <a target="_blank" title="isabel amyo on etsy" href="http://isabelamyo.etsy.com/">isabel amyo</a>. it&#8217;s a bit slouchy &#8211; a la boyfriend jeans and slouchy boots &#8211; and a bit tailored &#8211; as in bunches &#038; gathers that are just so.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" title="isabel amyo on etsy" href="http://isabelamyo.etsy.com/"><img style="width: 470px; " alt="Isabel amyo clothing" src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e20120a61e6bc0970b-500wi" /></a> </p>
<p>and did i mention isabel is french? i think it shows <img src='http://www.scoutiegirl.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>she worked in fashion design for others for 10 years. after having 2 boys, she&#8217;s decided to move out on her own! you go, girl!</p>
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<p class="ref1">handmade apparel by <a target="_blank" title="isabel amyo on etsy" href="http://isabelamyo.etsy.com/">isabel amyo</a> :: $70-150</p>




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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jan</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb0c64b970c " title=Collabo alt=Collabo src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb0c64b970c-800wi" border=0></P><br />
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>welcome to collabo &#8211; a feature about artist collaborations<br />. . . brought&nbsp;to you&nbsp;by <A href="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/daisyjanie/" target=_blank>Daisy Janie</A>, in collaboration with <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/" target=_blank>Modish</A>&nbsp;. . .</strong></P><br />
<P>this unique collabo could be a case study in &#8216;right place, right time&#8217;&nbsp;as well as &#8216;why <A href="http://twitter.com/" target=_blank>twitter</A> is good for your business&#8217;.&nbsp;yep, twitter. Kendra Zvonik of&nbsp;<A href="http://greenpost.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Green Post</A>&nbsp;tuned in at&nbsp;just the right second to see a tweet&nbsp;by Marnie Karger of <A href="http://crafterall.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Crafterall</A>&nbsp;that would&nbsp;get the wheels&nbsp;turning for a&nbsp;project together &#8211; a project that&nbsp;was&nbsp;great for them and&nbsp;even better&nbsp;for Mother Nature. </P><br />
<P>read Kendra&#8217;s half of the story here &#8211; then click over to <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/2009/07/green-post-and-crafterall.html" target=new>Modish</A> to read what&nbsp;Marnie had to say to Jena about this cool collabo.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://greenpost.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img title=Greenpost1_scout alt=Greenpost1_scout src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201157150a617970c-800wi" border=0></A> &nbsp;<br />[all graphics by Jena Coray of <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish" target=_blank>Modish</A>]</P><br />
<P><strong>Which came first: the idea or the partnership? Who approached whom?</strong><br />I believe a friendship came first. An idea appeared one day this spring, live on Twitter, like a brilliant light bulb above Marnie&#8217;s head. <A href="https://twitter.com/Crafterall" target=_blank>She</A> was having a conversation with someone about maybe asking <A href="http://greenpost.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Green Post</A> to make her some wildflower seed cards to send as thank you notes to her customers. I just happened to get on <A href="https://twitter.com/Green_Post" target=_blank>Twitter</A> at that precise moment and I saw the bright light of opportunity! Even though I had never made paper in the traditional sense, I jumped on board with <A href="http://crafterall.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Crafterall</A> to make this desire a reality. So, this was a spontaneous partnership and idea that evolved from our year-long online friendship. She has always been supportive of my work and has offered me feedback as I have struggled to develop a product separate from my paintings. Now, I must credit her publicly for not only agreeing to collaborate with me but also for helping me to find my calling in paper making. I have never been happier than I am now. </P><br />
<P><strong><A href="http://crafterall.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="float " title=Greenpost2_scout alt=Greenpost2_scout src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011572450c5d970b-800wi" border=0></A></strong></P><br />
<P><strong>What is the nature of your collaboration? (did one of you purchase the rights to use the other’s artwork, do you both receive revenue from sales, is the artwork on-loan for a limited time or # of pieces….)<br /></strong>The idea behind our collaboration is the <A href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7117755&amp;section_id=6119691" target=_blank>recycling, re-using and repurposing of paper</A>. Marnie sends me her scraps in a big box and I recycle, re-use and repurpose them. In exchange, Marnie receives a big box full of Green Post products, like <A href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7117755&amp;section_id=6115974" target=_blank>After Craft Seed Cards</A>, that she can re-use in her business. We don&#8217;t exchange money. We only exchange paper. We also promote and advertise for each others&#8217; businesses through our shop announcements, blogs, treasuries and through the individual sale of our products. Even though we both sell paper products, I do not believe that we are in competition. I would suggest to any of my customers that they would do well to visit Crafterall&#8217;s shop and purchase from her because her work is so unique and so well constructed. Supporting each other in business is central to the idea.</P><br />
<P><strong>How did you coordinate the project work and determine who would do what?</strong><br />It was very clear who would do what because of the nature of our individual work/business. My business is based upon recycling paper. Marnie&#8217;s business is based upon creating artwork from exquisite and colorful manufactured papers. Because <A href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5373376&amp;section_id=5728553" target=_blank>her work is intricately cut and fabricated</A>, there is always some waste. But, the beauty of paper and probably why we both are so attracted to this material, is how simple it is to use and re-use. She conscientiously saves all her paper waste and sends it to me to give the material a new life. </P><br />
<P><strong><A href="http://crafterall.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="float " title=Greenpost3_scout alt=Greenpost3_scout src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201157150b09a970c-800wi" border=0></A></strong></P><br />
<P><strong>Is the collabo ongoing or was it a one-and-done deal?<br /></strong>I hope this collaboration will last forever!!</P><br />
<P><strong>What made you want to partner your art with someone else’s?<br /></strong>My art depends on acquiring &#8220;junk&#8221; papers to recycle. I can only gather a limited supply of my own paper scraps, so I must depend on others to help me. Who better to partner with than someone like <A href="http://crafterall.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Crafterall</A> who uses such beautiful, saturated, rich, colorful and high-quality papers? Recycling such wonderful papers creates a beautiful end product for <A href="http://GreenPost.etsy.com" target=_blank>Green Post</A>. Also, helping artists recycle gives me a sense of purpose and helps me fulfill my commitment to the environment.</P><br />
<P><strong>Do you work with other artists to create collaborative pieces?<br /></strong>As I am also <A href="http://teamzvonik.etsy.com/" target=_blank>a fine art painter</A>, I have worked in collaboration with many artists over the years. I am currently collaborating with my husband in <A href="http://teamzvonik.etsy.com/" target=_blank>creating collage paintings using upcycled boat canvas</A> that he saves from his work as a sailboat canvasser. In Green Post, I hope to collaborate with as many artists as possible. I think the very nature of this business IS collaboration since this material belongs to us all. Green Post was created with the intention of showing how plentiful junk papers are and how easy and important it is to re-use this material. Green Post is intended to be a collaboration with the general public in this way. I also curate <A href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/greenpostgallery/" target=_blank>a gallery on Flickr</A> that displays the work of other Etsy artists/sellers who use Green Post products in their work. </P><br />
<P><strong><A href="http://greenpost.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="float " title=Greenpost4 alt=Greenpost4 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201157150b0e5970c-800wi" border=0></A></strong></P><br />
<P><strong>Do you have any suggestions for other artists who are considering a collaborative project?<br /></strong>I think the most important aspect of any successful collaboration is to be realistic about the project at hand, about the person with whom you are working and to be realistic about yourself and your expectations. In the past, I have tried to collaborate with others and failed because I had a romantic idea about our relationship or the project.</P><br />
<P>The beauty of this collaboration is that the idea IS the material and, therefore, concrete and very difficult to misunderstand or romanticize. When the idea is something more abstract or vague, then honest and direct communication is even more important. But, communication is essential to any working partnership. Lastly, I believe respect is crucial; not only for your partner&#8217;s work/business but also for your own. It is, therefore, important to seek balance and this is best accomplished, I think, by always being realistic and keeping the lines of communication constantly open. </P><br />
<P><strong><A href="http://greenpost.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="float " title=Greenpost5_scout alt=Greenpost5_scout src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201157150b030970c-800wi" border=0></A></strong></P><br />
<P><strong>If you could work with any other artist to create a piece together (famous and/or deceased included), who would it be and what would you make?<br /></strong>The list of artists that I admire is so long that there is hardly room for that here! But, that said, I am very content to be able to collaborate with Marnie now because when I first joined Etsy, when I first saw her work, I felt like she had it nailed! Her work speaks to me so directly and fills me with a sense of calm like nothing else. I sleep with a <A href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5373376&amp;section_id=5752660" target=_blank>framed Aqua Topo</A> next to my bed. It is the last thing I see before I go to sleep and the first thing I see when I awaken. To work with Marnie is an honor and a privilege. I am truly grateful for this opportunity. Thank you! <br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -<br />Thank you,&nbsp;Kendra!&nbsp;Your collaboration with Marnie is the ultimate in good business, good friendships and good &#8220;earth stewardship&#8221; &#8211; cracks me up that twitter was the catalyst&nbsp;for the whole thing!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -</P><br />
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		<title>collabo : eco eco &amp; lucie summers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>welcome to collabo &#8211; a biweekly feature about artist collaborations<br />. . . brought&#0160;to you in collaboration with <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/" target="_blank">Modish</a>&#0160;. . .</strong></p>
<p>you just never know who might be peeking at your designs, nor what grand ideas they might be conjuring&#0160;for a project together. as evidenced by this collaboration between&#0160;Alison Jackson-Bass of <a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/" target="_blank">Eco Eco</a> &amp; Lucie Summers of <a href="http://summersville.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Summersville</a>,&#0160;the risk of&#0160;putting your&#0160;portfolio&#0160;on-line for&#0160;all to see&#0160;might be worth the reward&#0160;of a potential business partner stumbling&#0160;across it and&#0160;contacting you!</p>
<p>read Alison&#39;s half of the story here &#8211; then click over to <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/2009/07/collabo-lucie-summers-eco-eco.html" target="new">Modish</a> to read what&#0160;Lucie had to say to Jena about this cool collabo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/" target="new"><img alt="Ecoluciecollabo" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011571da18c0970b " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011571da18c0970b-800wi" title="Ecoluciecollabo" /></a>&#0160;<br />[all graphics by Jena Coray of <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish" target="_blank">Modish</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Which came first: the idea or the partnership? Who approached whom?</strong><br />I stumbled across <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lusummers/" target="_blank">Lucie&#39;s photostream on Flickr</a> and was knocked out by her creativity. I liked the idea of commissioning some greetings cards from her so I contacted her directly and everything went from there.</p>
<p>We did print a very small run of cards, but Lucie&#39;s style has developed since then and we decided that one of her designs, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21521779" target="_blank">Totem</a>, would be perfect for <a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/view/buy_online/living/stationery/recycled_double-sided_gift_wrap/" target="_blank">gift wrap</a>. I suggested the idea to Lucie and she loved it. She chose the colours and suggested that we have the paper printed on both sides, which adds value and gives the purchaser more choice.</p>
<p><strong>What is the nature of your collaboration? (did one of you purchase the rights to use the other’s artwork, do you both receive revenue from sales, is the artwork on-loan for a limited time or # of pieces….)<br /></strong>We are both very trusting and it&#39;s an informal collaboration. Lucie was given a large quantity of printed wrap to sell herself as payment. Future projects will probably work in a similar way, perhaps with an ongoing design fee payment per item/metre. I&#39;m very concerned that Lucie doesn&#39;t feel that we&#39;re taking advantage of her, so if she ever wants to make it a more legally binding relationship then I&#39;d be happy with that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/" target="new"><img alt="Ecoluciecollabo_1" border="0" class="float " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011571da1932970b-800wi" title="Ecoluciecollabo_1" /></a></p>
<p><strong>How did you coordinate the project work and determine who would do what?<br /></strong>Lucie contributes brilliant designs and I run around trying to make them into product. As a company, Eco Eco has <a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/view/about_us_&amp;_our_shops/our_ethos/" target="_blank">an ethos</a> that emphasises eco-friendly, ethically produced, organic, recycled products &#8211; not necessarily all at once! I chose a printer, Severnprint, that has won awards for its environmental policies. The <a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/view/buy_online/living/stationery/recycled_double-sided_gift_wrap/" target="_blank">wrapping paper</a> is recycled/FSC, is printed with vegetable-based inks using renewable energy. Now we have a product that is both green and beautiful.</p>
<p><strong>Is the collabo ongoing or was it a one-and-done deal?<br /></strong>Definitely ongoing! By the end of next week (fingers crossed) we&#39;ll have commissioned a small run of Totem printed on certified organic, fair trade cotton. If we&#39;re happy with the quality then we&#39;ll extend the printing run to other designs and colours next spring. Lucie is currently printing on recycled felt to create amazing coasters and place mats and we&#39;ll ask her to print some for us. We&#39;re also thinking about wallpaper and I have one or two other ideas that I haven&#39;t told Lucie about yet. (That&#39;ll get her going!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/" target="new"><img alt="Ecoluciecollabo_2" border="0" class="float " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570e54ea1970c-800wi" title="Ecoluciecollabo_2" /></a></p>
<p><strong>What made you want to partner your art with someone else’s?<br /></strong>I do design myself (I&#39;m currently working on some throws and cushions from local wool) but I thought Lucie&#39;s talents for pattern and colour were particularly strong and wanted to grab them and use them before anyone else got to her.</p>
<p><strong>Do you work with other artists to create collaborative pieces?<br /></strong>Not in quite the same way as with Lucie. I&#39;ve made some suggestions to other makers who have developed the ideas into finished items. One product was <a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/view/buy_online/living/bath/Locally_made_wooden_soap_dish/" target="_blank">a soap dish made from local timber offcuts</a> by a local woodworker (available on our website), and another was hand-felted hearts from local wool, naturally dyed, that we sell in our shop. I&#39;ve also asked a local potter to produce some tableware to a design I&#39;ve suggested.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/" target="new"><img alt="Ecoluciecollabo_3" border="0" class="float " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011571da1a85970b-800wi" title="Ecoluciecollabo_3" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Do you have any suggestions for other artists who are considering a collaborative project?<br /></strong>Go with your gut feel. If you&#39;re even slightly hesitant about the collaborative process make sure that you get things in writing, taking legal advice as necessary. A friendly relationship at the beginning could break down later and cause all sorts of problems. Lucie and I are both pretty laid back so that shouldn&#39;t happen with us. If she wants to move on by herself that&#39;s fine &#8211; good luck to her. But while she&#39;s happy to work with Eco Eco then I&#39;m delighted to pander to her every whim.</p>
<p><strong>If you could work with any other artist to create a piece together (famous and/or deceased included), who would it be and what would you make?<br /></strong>Crikey, that&#39;s a question! I love the work of the British artist Eric Ravilious, who died tragically early on an air/sea rescue mission whilst acting as a war artist in WWII. His works were exquisite, delicate and I love the joy of the commonplace that you see in his designs. His &#39;Garden Implements&#39; printed cotton fabric is charming. I think he&#39;d be my first choice.<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -<br />Thank you,&#0160;Alison!&#0160;I really enjoyed learning&#0160;how this whole process worked for both <a href="http://www.eco-eco.co.uk/" target="new">you/Eco Eco</a> and <a href="http://summersville.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Lu</a>! It&#39;s exactly the type of collaboration many surface designers dream about (me included)!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jan</dc:creator>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>welcome to collabo &#8211; a biweekly feature about artist collaborations<br />. . . brought&nbsp;to you in collaboration with <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/" target=_blank>Modish</A>&nbsp;. . .</strong></P><br />
<P>collaborations come in all shapes &amp; sizes (and ways). this week&#8217;s&nbsp;featured&nbsp;duo came together&nbsp;accidentally,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the resulting art is&nbsp;nothing short of&nbsp;fantastic!&nbsp;find out what happened when Linda Johnson of <A href="http://www.littleflowerdesigns.com/" target=_blank>Little Flower Designs</A>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Juliet Ames of <A href="http://ibreakplates.com/" target=_blank>The Broken Plate Pendant Company</A>&nbsp;were at a windy art show together&#8230;</P><br />
<P>read Linda&#8217;s half of the story here &#8211; then click over to <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/2009/06/collabo-little-flower-designs-the-broken-plate.html" target=new>Modish</A> to read what Juliet had to say to Jena about this cool collabo.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25944743" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e20115705ad28d970c " title=Littleflower&amp;brokenplate alt=Littleflower&amp;brokenplate src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e20115705ad28d970c-800wi" border=0></A><br />[all graphics by Jena Coray of <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish" target=_blank>Modish</A>]</P><br />
<P><strong>Which came first: the idea or the partnership? Who approached whom?</strong><br />I have run into Juliet at quite a few craft shows and briefly spoke to her about my seconds to possibly use in her jewelry. She mentioned the charity aspect of the collaboration which I loved so when the wind knocked over <A href="http://littleflowerdesigns.com/shop/platter.htm" class="broken_link"  target=_blank>2 of my platters</A> at a show. I knew what to do &#8211; I plopped the shards into a bag and asked Juliet if she would like to try to do something with them. The rest was all up to her!</P><br />
<P><strong>What is the nature of your collaboration? (did one of you purchase the rights to use the other’s artwork, do you both receive revenue from sales, is the artwork on-loan for a limited time or # of pieces….)<br /></strong>Juliet handled everything! I gave her the shards and choose the charity (the <A href="http://www.aspca.org/" target=_blank>ASPCA</A> for my overwhelming love of animals) and she is doing the rest. $5 from each piece will go to the <A href="http://www.aspca.org/" target=_blank>ASPCA</A> then the rest to Juliet for her time, materials and everything else that goes into selling handmade items. For me, I&#8217;m happy something came of my hard work and for the extra exposure to Juliet&#8217;s followers.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25945637" target=new><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011571501bda970b " title=Littleflower&amp;brokenplate2 alt=Littleflower&amp;brokenplate2 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011571501bda970b-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>How did you coordinate the project work and determine who would do what?<br /></strong>Once Juliet had the pieces, it was just an e-mail or 2 to choose the charity. Juliet already had a process in place so it was easy on my side!</P><br />
<P><strong>Is the collabo ongoing or was it a one-and-done deal?<br /></strong>I&#8217;d be glad to give Juliet some seconds to smash! So who knows!</P><br />
<P><strong>What made you want to partner your art with someone else’s?<br /></strong>I usually don&#8217;t go for anyone using my shards but, after seeing what she did with a fellow potter&#8217;s (<A href="http://www.dianafayt.com/index.html" target=_blank>Diana Fayt</A>) broken plate I felt good handing over the pieces.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25945282" target=new><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e20115705ae572970c " title=Littleflower&amp;brokenplate3 alt=Littleflower&amp;brokenplate3 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e20115705ae572970c-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>Do you work with other artists to create collaborative pieces?<br /></strong>No, but I&#8217;m open to working with others on original projects.</P><br />
<P><strong>Do you have any suggestions for other artists who are considering a collaborative project?<br /></strong>I suggest you do what feels right for you. You need to be comfortable with what your putting your name on.</P><br />
<P><strong>If you could work with any other artist to create a piece together (famous and/or deceased included), who would it be and what would you make?<br /></strong>I would love to work with a master printer to create textiles with some of my designs. But I&#8217;m not sure who exactly that would be! <br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -<br />Thank you, <A href="http://www.littleflowerdesigns.com/" target=_blank>Linda</A>! I really enjoyed learning&nbsp;how this whole process worked for both you and <A href="http://thebrokenplate.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Juliet</A>! I&#8217;m extra happy that you selected the <A href="http://www.aspca.org/" target=_blank>ASPCA</A> as the recipient of your sale proceeds!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -</P><br />
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>welcome to collabo &#8211; a biweekly feature about artist collaborations<br />. . . brought&nbsp;to you in collaboration with <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/" target=_blank>Modish</A>&nbsp;. . .</strong></P><br />
<P>this week&#8217;s&nbsp;featured&nbsp;pairing is overflowing with artsy goodness in every which way. creative thinkers &amp; doers <A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Jen McCleary</A>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<A href="http://alisonalison.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Alison Corrie</A>&nbsp;worked together to&nbsp;create collaborative collage books, postcards and giclee prints with paintings, collage, drawings and&nbsp;more &#8211; the results&nbsp;offer a nice departure from the everyday. nice work, ladies!</P><br />
<P>read Jen McCleary&#8217;s&nbsp;half of the story here &#8211; then click over to <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/2009/06/collabo-alison-corrie-jen-mccleary.html" target=new>Modish</A> to read what Alison&nbsp;had to say to Jena about this cool collabo.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8675970b " title=Alisonjen_scout alt=Alisonjen_scout src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8675970b-800wi" border=0></A>&nbsp;<br />[all graphics by Jena Coray of <A href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish" target=_blank>Modish</A>]</P><br />
<P><strong>Which came first: the idea or the partnership? Who approached whom?</strong><br />I think it just came up in conversation. We&#8217;ve known each other for years (<A href="http://alisonalison.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Alison</A> is my boyfriend&#8217;s sister) but even though we always talked about whatever we were working on, it never occurred to us to do something together until a couple of years ago. I remember that I had been thinking vaguely about the idea of doing some sort of collaboration but didn&#8217;t really have any specifics in mind. I think she mentioned something about a collaborative project, and it was like &#8220;oh! we should do something!&#8221; I remember that this conversation occurred at Reading Terminal Market in Philly and that I was eating stuffed grape leaves and a strawberry smoothie, but I don&#8217;t remember the details of the conversation other than agreeing to do a collaborative book project.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8fa5970b " title=Alisonjen_scout3 alt=Alisonjen_scout3 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8fa5970b-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>What is the nature of your collaboration? (did one of you purchase the rights to use the other’s artwork, do you both receive revenue from sales, is the artwork on-loan for a limited time or # of pieces….)<br /></strong>It&#8217;s pretty casual and started out just as something fun for us to do rather than as a commercial project. It was actually kind of refreshing to make something knowing that it was not intended for sale. Last year we started selling <A href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=95241&amp;section_id=5075307" target=_blank>giclee prints and postcards</A> of some of the collage images from the books, but I still think of it as more of a fun/non-commercial project. We split revenue evenly since we have contributed equally to the images.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156ff8ba6c970c " title=Alisonjen_scout4 alt=Alisonjen_scout4 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156ff8ba6c970c-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>How did you coordinate the project work and determine who would do what?<br /></strong>We usually have <A href="http://jenmccleary.com/category/collaboration/" target=_blank>two books in progress</A> at the same time so we each have something to work on. The books are handmade- we take turns making them. We each add whatever we want to the book, then send it in the mail to the other person, who adds whatever they want. It&#8217;s pretty much wide open- it&#8217;s fair game to add to the other person&#8217;s images, even to totally destroy them, cut up the pages, whatever. We do a lot of collage work in the books, but also add paint, drawing, even some 3D objects like beads and thread and wire. We don&#8217;t really have a schedule for when to exchange the books, it&#8217;s just whenever we feel like we&#8217;ve reached a good stopping point. Usually after a few back-and-forth rounds we reach a point where we both feel like the book is complete. I&#8217;ve only recently <A href="http://jenmccleary.com/2009/06/alison-jen-book-4-round-1/" target=_blank>started documenting each stage of the book</A> rather than just the finished images. I&#8217;m really interested in how the images evolve and I like having photos of each stage of the book. I&#8217;m hoping to eventually put together some sort of stop-motion videos showing the evolution of the images.</P><br />
<P><strong>Is the collabo ongoing or was it a one-and-done deal?<br /></strong>It&#8217;s ongoing. Books One and Two are complete, and we are working on Three and Four right now. Alison has Three and I have Four, but we&#8217;re about to exchange. I&#8217;d love to keep on going exchanging books unless one of us gets tired of it for some reason. I think it would be fantastic to do this for the next ten years or something and then have a big stack of books and have an exhibit of all of them!</P><br />
<P><A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8bb3970b " title=Alisonjen_scout2 alt=Alisonjen_scout2 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8bb3970b-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>What made you want to partner your art with someone else’s?<br /></strong>I think I wanted to do something to force myself to step out of my comfort zone. It&#8217;s so easy to get stuck in a rut, to keep producing the same kinds of things repeatedly, to keep using the same colors and the same imagery. Working collaboratively forces me out of that place in two ways- when I am adding to someone else&#8217;s work it gives me a starting place that I would not have thought of myself. And then it&#8217;s interesting to see how the other person reacts to and adds to my work. I think there&#8217;s something good about letting go of the idea of control, of the art being &#8220;mine.&#8221; Collaboration is kind of like a really long visual conversation, a give-and-take, and I love watching the images evolve over time.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8a0c970b " title=Alisonjen_scout5 alt=Alisonjen_scout5 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570ed8a0c970b-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>Do you work with other artists to create collaborative pieces?<br /></strong>Yes, right now I am also doing a collaborative book project with a friend from art school that I recently got back in touch with after ten years &#8211; <A href="http://www.marcisenders.typepad.com/" target=_blank>Marci Senders</A>.&nbsp;links to our books: <A href="http://jenmccleary.com/2009/04/collaborative-book-project-stage-1-my-book/" target=_blank>stage&nbsp;1, my book</A> and <A href="http://jenmccleary.com/2009/04/collaborative-book-project-stage-1-marcis-book/" target=_blank>stage 1, Marci&#8217;s book</A>.&nbsp;I also recently made some <A href="http://jenmccleary.com/2009/04/new-digital-collages-a-collaboration-in-black-and-white/">collaborative digital collages</A> with my sister. I used some of her photos and combined them with some of my photos. Even though I did all the work on the computer since she doesn&#8217;t know the software, it was really a joint effort since we sat at the computer together for the whole process and decided together what to do with each image.</P><br />
<P><A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank><img  class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156ff8c0b8970c " title=Alisonjen_scout6 alt=Alisonjen_scout6 src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156ff8c0b8970c-800wi" border=0></A></P><br />
<P><strong>Do you have any suggestions for other artists who are considering a collaborative project?<br /></strong>Have fun, keep an open mind, and learn something from your partner.</P><br />
<P><strong>If you could work with any other artist to create a piece together (famous and/or deceased included), who would it be and what would you make?<br /></strong>Joseph Cornell. I love his collages and assemblages. He would have been a fun person to do this sort of collage book exchange project with!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -<br />Thank you, <A href="http://jenmccleary.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Jen</A>! I really enjoyed learning&nbsp;how this whole process worked for both you and <A href="http://alisonalison.etsy.com/" target=_blank>Alison</A>!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -</P><br />
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong>welcome to collabo &#8211; a biweekly feature about artist collaborations<br />. . . brought&#0160;to you in collaboration with <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/" target="_blank">Modish</a>&#0160;. . .</strong></p>
<p>this week&#39;s&#0160;featured&#0160;pairing is of special interest to me b/c it includes one of my favorite surface design businesses: <a href="http://umbrellaprints.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Umbrella Prints</a>. Amy Prior &amp; Carly Schwerdt are the team behind Umbrella Prints, and they partnered with talented jewelry designer Ceeb Wassermann of&#0160;<a href="http://howlindoggie.etsy.com/" target="_blank">howlindoggie</a> to create original metal pendants with motifs from their fabrics.</p>
<p>read the Umbrella Prints&#39; half of the story here &#8211; then click over to <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/2009/05/collabo-umbrella-prints-ceeb-wassermann.html" target="new">Modish</a> to read what Ceeb had to say to Jena about this cool collabo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.umbrellaprints.com.au/" target="new"><img alt="Ub+cw_main1" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb44bce970c " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb44bce970c-800wi" title="Ub+cw_main1" /></a><br />[all graphics by Jena Coray of <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish" target="_blank">Modish</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Which came first: the idea or the partnership? Who approached whom?<br /></strong>Umbrella Prints began Tandem collaborations in 2007.&#0160; We named them Tandems in order to describe a design ride or journey where each person&#39;s skills, energy and ideas propel a design forward.&#0160; A Tandem is also fun and you never know where you might end up!&#0160; Carly and I didn&#39;t know how this idea would work in reality but each Tandem collaboration has been different and special. </p>
<p>In this circumstance we approached <a href="http://howlindoggie.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Ceeb</a>- a cold call and completely nerve-wracking- like asking for a first date.&#0160; Amy had previously purchased one of Ceeb&#39;s pendants, wore it all the time and treasured it.&#0160; We knew she was the best person to create silver shapes from our designs as her own work displays a similar mixture of solid shapes and line in the same way our textiles do.&#0160; </p>
<p><strong>What is the nature of your collaboration? (did one of you purchase the rights to use the other’s artwork, do you both receive revenue from sales, is the artwork on-loan for a limited time or # of pieces….)<br /></strong>Every collaboration is based on trust.&#0160; The Elephant design and the FanFlower motif come directly from our fabric and Ceeb cuts them with great skill and patience by hand from silver. Each charm has Ceeb&#39;s hallmark and UP for Umbrella Prints stamped into its surface. People like to flip the charms over and show off the marks which is a lovely. We manage the point of sale for the charms and every sale is split 50/50. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.umbrellaprints.com.au/" target="new"><img alt="Up+cw_jan1" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb44c24970c " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb44c24970c-800wi" title="Up+cw_jan1" /></a></p>
<p><strong>How did you coordinate the project work and determine who would do what?<br /></strong>We coordinate everything by emails back and forth! It was definitely a feel as you go process. We sent images of our designs to Ceeb who then posted us samples of what the finished product might look like.&#0160;&#0160; We were all so happy with the final charms and then decided to create a Bubba Elephant for children as well.</p>
<p><strong>Is the collabo ongoing or was it a one-and-done deal?<br /></strong>We have enjoyed working with Ceeb so much and hope to continue the journey! Umbrella Prints has just released two new printed fabric designs and would love to see elements from within the designs transformed into jewelery. Ceeb is very busy with her own gorgeous range- we are grateful to work with her to realize some of our own design dreams.</p>
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<p><strong>What made you want to partner your art with someone else’s?<br /></strong>Carly and I would like to create an open, transparent business and to experiment and keep changing with the basis of our designs always being pattern.&#0160;&#0160; We view design as a permeable membrane where ideas flow in and out.&#0160; Life is too short to lock yourself and your ideas away in a room- plus it&#39;s isolating.&#0160; People crave beautiful design and there is room for every designer to succeed.&#0160; I don&#39;t know who suggested only one artist can work on a canvas.</p>
<p>As artists it is natural to be interested and attracted to all types of textures and mediums, it all crosses over.&#0160; As surface designers it is natural to want to see what your patterns and shapes look like on different surfaces but impossible to achieve all the skills you would need to produce them by yourself to any real standard of quality.&#0160; It is so exciting to blend what you do with someone else; with both party&#0160;keeping identity &amp; integrity.</p>
<p><strong>Do you work with other artists to create collaborative pieces?<br /></strong>Umbrella Prints is a collaboration in itself- we pool our time, ideas and our skills. We worked with lovely crafter Brooke Simmons, from Melbourne, to produce a limited run of her Boobook Sausage Dogs (boobooksausagedogs.bigcartel.com) in Umbrella Prints fabrics and were approached by Jennifer Rinzler from Ciuccio (ciucciobaby.com) to collaborate by airmail (she is in Los Angeles) on her modern baby quilts in our fabrics- in that case we did a direct swap. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.umbrellaprints.com.au/" target="new"><img alt="Up+cw_jan3" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb44cbc970c " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156fb44cbc970c-800wi" title="Up+cw_jan3" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Do you have any suggestions for other artists who are considering a collaborative project?<br /></strong>Talk, listen, check and check again, relax, <strong>respect </strong>and acknowledge. You really need to love what the other artist does and trust implicitly that their own style best represents your own because a Tandem wouldn&#39;t be a Tandem without the two parties whole input- you put your work on the table and so do they &#8230; and then because you both love what the other person does it all just fits together&#8230; and if it doesn&#39;t? not to worry &#8230; it&#39;s all about that journey.</p>
<p><strong>If you could work with any other artist to create a piece together (famous and/or deceased included), who would it be and what would you make?<br /></strong>Where do we start!?&#0160; This is a cruel and fabulous question! Sculptor Henry Moore, painter Gustav Klimt, dancers Fontaine/Nureyev :: large pieces&#8230; movement&#8230;. and another person&#39;s perspective. It is so refreshing to see and learn from another artist&#39;s perception of your own designs and how that is reflected in new forms and objects. We are open to working with emerging and established artists/designers- if you have an idea in mind just <a href="http://www.umbrellaprints.etsy.com/" target="_blank">make contact</a>.<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -<br />Thank you, <a href="http://www.umbrellaprints.com.au/" target="new">Amy &amp; Carly</a>! I really enjoyed learning&#0160;how this whole process worked for you both and <a href="http://howlindoggie.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Ceeb</a>!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -</p>
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		<title>collabo : shanna murray &amp; pistachio press</title>
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<p><strong>welcome to collabo &#8211; a new biweekly feature about artist collaborations.</strong>&#0160;<br />to put a unique&#0160;spin on this feature, i&#0160;invited one of my all-time favorite&#0160;bloggers (Jena Coray of <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/" target="_blank">Modish</a>)&#0160;to share &#8211; er, collaborate&#0160;-&#0160;with me on this&#0160;series. lucky for&#0160;us, Jena likes to say <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/biztips/2009/05/the-yes-syndrome.html" target="_blank">yes</a>!&#0160;we&#0160;have each interviewed one of the artists in our collabo pick, and each of those interviews will appear at the same-time, same-date on our respective blogs.&#0160;at the bottom of this post, you&#39;ll be able to click over to <a href="http://www.modishblog.com/modish/collabo/" target="_blank">Modish</a> to see what the other artist in our collabo pick had to say. make sense? hope so!&#0160;</p>
<p>kicking off our collabo series&#0160;is a spectacular letterpress card collaboration between&#0160;<a href="http://shannamurray.typepad.com/" target="_blank">shanna murray</a> &amp; <a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">rachael hetzel of pistachio press</a>.&#0160;<strong>my Q&amp;A with Rachael follows&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sm+pp" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156f8d8fb9970c " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156f8d8fb9970c-800wi" title="Sm+pp" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Which came first: the idea or the partnership? Who approached whom?</strong><br />After becoming friends and working together for several months as co-organizers for <a href="http://www.secondstorie.net/" target="_blank">Second Storie Indie Market</a>, Shanna and I decided it would be a good idea to collaborate on a project. We didn’t have a specific idea in mind at the beginning, but we eventually decided to make a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13948364" target="_blank">series of letterpress printed cards</a>.</p>
<p><strong>What is the nature of your collaboration? (did one of you purchase the rights to use the other’s artwork, do you both receive revenue from sales, is the artwork on-loan for a limited time or # of pieces….)</strong><br />Because we conceived of the idea and executed it together, we thought it was most fair to split the expenses and the profits 50/50. We both receive revenue from sales and we keep track of everything on spreadsheets. Every few months we re-evaluate the spreadsheets and split the profits.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sm+pp2" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156f8eba60970c " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156f8eba60970c-800wi" title="Sm+pp2" /></a>&#0160;</strong></p>
<p><strong>How did you coordinate the project work and determine who would do what?<br /></strong>I had been printing for a few years, so we thought this would be a good opportunity for Shanna to get some more printing experience. For the designs, we decided that we really wanted to focus on abstract pieces, which seemed to be a rarity in the stationery world. When we actually got to the design part, we sat down at Shanna’s kitchen table with our laptops side by side. We both adjusted the design elements by sending the files back and forth and truly working collaboratively. After the designs were finalized we ordered the plates and then spent many hours printing together.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sm+pp_jan1" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e201156f8d90eb970c " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e201156f8d90eb970c-800wi" title="Sm+pp_jan1" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Is the collabo ongoing or was it a one-and-done deal?</strong><br />This specific project was <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13954551" target="_blank">a limited edition, one-time collaboration</a>. However, we share a studio space and are consistently looking for ways to work together.</p>
<p><strong>What made you want to partner your art with someone else’s?</strong><br />As a printmaker, I have always worked in a collaborative environment by sharing equipment and press time. After I started Pistachio Press I worked many long hours by myself and really missed this collaborative atmosphere. As my friendship with Shanna grew we began to realize that we had similar aesthetic tendencies and that we both gravitated to similar styles of design. Working together on a new project really seemed like the ideal situation for me to break out of my isolated working environment and work with someone whose work I also love.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sm+pp_jan2" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011570836497970b " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570836497970b-800wi" title="Sm+pp_jan2" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Do you work with other artists to create collaborative pieces?</strong><br />I have worked with a few other artists on collaborative pieces, although it hasn’t been in quite the same capacity as working with Shanna. For most of these other collaborations I work with a designer and then I contribute the letterpress printing for the projects.</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any suggestions for other artists who are considering a collaborative project?</strong><br />It’s so important to be on the same page as collaborators, from the very beginning. In some sense this is also a business partnership. You need to work out who is fronting the money for the project, how you’ll handle press, who will sell the pieces and what price to sell the final product. If you aren’t honest with each other or if you don’t lay out all of the terms and possible scenarios in the beginning, you’ll run the risk of endangering your friendship.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sm+pp_jan3" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d83453d93d69e2011570836846970b " src="http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453d93d69e2011570836846970b-800wi" title="Sm+pp_jan3" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>If you could work with any other artist to create a piece together (famous and/or deceased included), who would it be and what would you make?<br /></strong>When collaborating I prefer to work with someone whose work I adore and who is (hopefully) down-to-earth. I’d absolutely love to work on a set of limited edition art prints with <a href="http://www.juliapott.com/" target="_blank">Julia Pott</a>, <a href="http://www.yellena.com/" target="_blank">Yellena James</a>, or <a href="http://www.betsywalton.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Betsy Walton</a>. I think the illustration style of each of these women would translate really well to letterpress, and I would be thrilled to work on a new series of prints!</p>
<p>- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -<br />Thank you, <a href="http://pistachiopress.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Rachael</a>! Loved learning more about how this whole process worked for you and <a href="http://shannamurray.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Shanna</a>!<br />- &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - -</p>
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