If you are like me and like to leave extra time for Christmas posts, now is the time to order prints from my shop. Remember, your purchases mean the world to small businesses like mine this time of year (Walmart won't miss it!) #birds #chickadee #linocut #letterpress #printmaking

New #Linocut Reduction #Letterpress print. Foothills of the Rocky Mountains are a very special place in autumn. As you walk through the fields in the rural countryside, the breeze inevitably picks up and the leaves weave an intricate dance. #landscape #reductionlinocut #printamaking

My heart on #transdayofremembrance as a resident of Alberta. #protecttranskids #translivesmatter

If you see this, post your bird art. #birds #linocut #letterpress

Time for another #letterpress #reduction #linocut #birds print! This one is of two Mourning Doves and passing of seasons. 9 layers of ink on Stonehenge paper. Limited edition of 28 - available on my website (link in profile)

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Ok, did not expect “The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe” to feel quite so relevant to this moment. Here’s Edmund, deciding to side with the leader who he’s been told disappears people.

Printing presses kept their letters in cases. Capital letters went in the upper case. Smaller letters went in the lower case. This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’ Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press? MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

New #letterpress reduction #linocut print For a wonderful, brief part of summer the creek is lit up with the songs of Red-winged blackbirds. The males flit from different stalks of marshy plant life while looking for that perfect love interest, doing everything they can to get noticed.

My social media is filled with artists announcing that they are suspending shipments to the US when the de minimis tariff exemptions are removed August 29. This is devastating for a lot of small businesses. Canadian artists should find artworks still exempt from tariffs (in accordance with CUSMA)

We're living through the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore, while the government stomps its uncaring boot on our necks. But there's an easy way to fight back: Care. I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

pope from chicago (all things go, all things go)

Today is Trans Day of Visibility, and now more than ever it's important to remember how much better our world is when people can live their lives without hiding a core part of themselves. #TDOV #TransRightsAreHumanRights

ai art is like being a runner and youre excited for a marathon and youre training and then someone comes up and says 'why not use this new 'car tech' it can drive you to the finish line and youll have run the marathon without that pesky running'. then theyre confused when you say no and run instead

Had the honor of speaking at today’s @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Philly. I spoke about the importance of breaking the right rules and harnessing chaos for the greater good.

Printing this guy was so much fun, the colours feel like those first few weeks of spring where the greens are still fresh. You can learn more or buy an original print here: www.michellewiebe.com/store/p26/Th... #birds #letterpress #linocut #printmaking #reductionlinocut

Okay, I'll play! #printpromptmonday #flipped This #linocut is a very simplified version of a chi-rho page you might find in a manuscript. These #birds are doing all sorts of acrobatics.

This song sparrow was so much fun to print because of the fluffy feathers, a very different texture from other birds I've printed. Find it here: www.michellewiebe.com/store/p23/Me... #linocut #reductionlinocut #Letterpress #linoprint #birds #Canadianbirding

I have been sorting through my studio and finding some little gems that can be listed in my shop. This charming little bird print is a 4" x 6" image printed on 5" x 7" paper. www.michellewiebe.com/store/p24/Bi... #birds #canadianbirding #linocut #printmaking

Oh I really enjoyed playing with the colour layers on this one. www.michellewiebe.com/blog/new-wor... #linocut #birds #Canadianbirding #letterpress #reductionlinocut #bluejay

The morning light in my studio bathing my drying prints definitely makes me want to be productive. www.michellewiebe.com/blog/studio-... #letterpress #linocut #birds #birdart #printmaking

New reduction linocut! Gradations are tricky when you aren't doing a rainbow roll, LOL. www.michellewiebe.com/blog/new-wor... #Birds #Canadianbirding #linocut #letterpress #linoprint

I've been really trying to hone my skills doing reduction linocut. I've learned that taking the time at the outset to draft a roadmap of where I want the piece to go has been super helpful. I rely on my rough colour notes to move the work forward. #birds #letterpress #linocut #printmaking

Someone you are guaranteed to run across in my neighbourhood is the magpies. I took some risks with the juxtaposition of blue and orange and it paid off in the end (with some nail biting around layer 5!). Find it here: ​http://www.michellewiebe.com/store/p20/Neighbourhood-watch.html

Printing a layer of desperately needed sunshine today.

Just a reminder if you needed one today. #Letterpress printed for some deeply loved people in my life. (For those of you who have the means of production, a reminder that we can use these tools to promote love. Let's try our best right now.)

Postcard Trios are in the shop! I have a variety of sets listed in my shop, some of which will have proceeds benefiting related causes. Find them here: www.michellewiebe.com/shop.html #linocut #letterpressprinting #letterpresslove #postcards

This is a great thing to do! It makes social media much more useable for folks with low vision and can provide context for anyone who wants to know more. Many of us try to only repost images with alt-text too. You can go to settings and require alt-text on images so you don’t forget.

Nuthatch Reduction Linocut - I have so enjoyed printing this piece. Playing with how the layers of ink interact to form the image has been super interesting. #letterpress #printmaking #Canadianbirding #linocut You can find it here: www.michellewiebe.com/store/p10/To...

What a good idea. This book is amazing.

Northern Flicker Reduction Linocut, the subject is one that frequents my back yard and always astonishes me with how invisibly visible they are with their bright red markings. #addbirder #letterpress #Canadianbirding You can find it here: www.michellewiebe.com/store/p9/In-...