7: Furoshiki Wrapping

Stumbleupon brought a video that showed a furoshiki wrapping demonstration, which comes from the Japanese culture. Instead of using wrapping paper, they use cloth, which is both reusable and creates a lovely presentation for the gift. How cute!


It begins with a piece of cloth like this...


and then you can turn it into all these cool wrappings!


some more samples =)


Try it yourself!

6: Tugboat Printshop

Sophy found this company on stumbleupon.com and sent it to me because I was taking printmaking classes in Florence. I loved it! I didn't actually get to try any woodblock techniques, but maybe I will get to this semester along with lithography.
Here are some samples of their work and here's their website for more samples: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/337GyM/www.tugboatprintshop.com/HOWandWHY.htm


"America the Beautiful"


"Bonfire"


"Golden Appletree" Work in Progress