
Art Work
weekly archive of what I’m working on in my studio, what’s coming to the shop, and art market shenanigans
All photos are copyright LaRaye Rushing.

Papermaking Reveal
My first batches of handmade paper for the year is dry and ready to show off.

Papermaking Continues
Dyeing my first batches of paper for the year and prepping to pull some sheets.

Handmade Papermaking Resumes
Making handmade paper from paper scraps and trying out aqueous pigments and a dry box.

Brand New Website and a Trip to Tillamook
Working on a website revamp and a winter visit to Tillamook and Cape Meares.

2024 Cyanotype Notecard sets
New A6 and A7 cyanotype notecard sets with Queen Anne’s Lace and Gingko and seven new single cards.

2024 Botanical Monoprints
These botancial monoprints start with collecting plants near my home on the Oregon Coast. I press them for a few weeks. Then using my own DIY etching press setup, I ink them and create these prints.

2024 Botanical Letterpress Prints
The plants featured on these letterpress prints were originally in a cyanotype or ink monoprint. I took the shape from a scan and created letterpress plates from the result. The plate and paper are then pressed using my own home letterpress setup.

Thrifted Framed Prints
While thrifting, I have been grabbing any frames that catch my eye. Then I pop cyanotypes and ink botanical monoprints in them. These are only available at in-person art markets. Come find me at one when you’re out on the Oregon Coast.

2024 Spring Cyanotypes
My first time making cyanotypes in the spring. Lots of wildflowers I collected up the road at the end of last summer, ferns from my yard, and for the first time ever, seaweed.
