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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I made a #Printmaking themed quiz for our Missoula club! Unfortunately it is was deemed very difficult… Let me know how you fare on the exam— I’ll post the answers in the comments in 2 days! #letterpress #reliefprint #woodcut #screenprint #print

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Made this #letterpress print for a demo, really poured my heart into it 🫗

A text based letterpress print, with magenta colored ink on white paper, that says “I went to art school and all I got was this shitty letterpress print” with a little Victorian nymph lady raising her arms in exasperation from a pond. All the words are printed in different fonts and sizes.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I’ve been using Dover copyright free images and type specimen scans to decorate my very beginner thrown pots! It’s like #letterpress printing in the round ✨

Two cups are shown with underglaze transfers on them, matt in surface. A green manicule finger points on one cup and an antique hand press (aka Gutenberg) is on the surface of the black cup.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Happy #halloween month from favorite Candy Corn gal.

A dog licking her chops wearing a candy corn hat next to a letterpress type cabinet and a print of a very glum jack o lantern.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Made myself a #glumpumpkin using #woodtype & a #letterpress! How many of u have seen the cartoon “The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile”? #halloween #jackolantern #pumpkin

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

✨So hers can look like this:✨

My black and tan dog, Cokie Roberts, snoozing on a beach towel on the sand next to a bonfire at night.

My black and tan rescue dog, Cokie Roberts, getting a belly rub in the vibrant green grass of summer. Her eyes are closed and she’s very relaxed.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

#NoKings ready thanks to a little help from pals in the Missoula community. #letterpress #poster #woodtype #art #printmaking

Two letterpress printed posters are propped up in my studio. The one on the left is printed in green and pink and says “another world is possible”, the other print on the right says “when cruelty becomes normals compassion looks radical”.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

This is a process print from a recent #letterpress edition. Spring in motion.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I made this #exlibris print for a friend. Bright and cheerful for spring! #letterpress #printmaking #centaur

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

My newest print! “Take Cover" #Woodcut, E.V. of 25 (b/c some prints are on Mulberry & the other paper is Cougar) Mulberry here measures 25"x31". I printed this with the talented students at The University of Utah! #printmaking #reliefprint #art #linocut #figureart #blendroll #print #currentevents

A woodcut print with a female figure standing in the center. Her acid green hair glows to the right of the page while her brows furrow and and hand fist up against her mouth. Above her head is the word “take” and below her waist is the word “cover” both in a bold San serif in a gradient warm grey. The background color is a cool paynes grey.

A close up of the figure’s face. She has acid green eyes that match her hair. The facial expression is simultaneously pissed off but guarded.

A close up photo of the windswept acid green hair. This shows off the texture of the woodcut which highlights the grain of the birch plywood when it’s printed as a woodcut.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Every time, I am tempted by the devil to drink from the forbidden airport cocktail.

A container where folks can empty their reusable bottles before going through TSA security where large amount of liquids are not allowed. It whispers my name to drink from it…

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Blue sky I want to love you but sharing on evil meta is still easier as an image based artist… Anyway, here’s Wonderwall— I mean all the blocks of my latest #wooduct

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy Valentines Day! Little guy is from “The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel (1565)” slapped together by me. #valentinesday #valentinesdaycard #stationery #handmade #screenprint #Pantagruel #bosch

A Valentine’s Day card that’s says “you stir me” in red letters surrounded by 2 gold hearts. Below the text is an image from The Dreams of Pantagruel of a weird half man half cauldron who appears to be tasting his own soup body with a spoon. The soup is a gold color and a little steam comes off the soup. The cauldron has a clawfoot tub and the centaur-ish guy has a hooded cape. It is truly bizarre which is why it makes an excellent Valentine’s Day card.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Getting close to being done carving this key block. She’s a masked bandit but not for long. #woodcut #printmaking #reliefprint #artwip #figuredrawing

A red toned piece of wood (with wood grain shining through) surrounds the carved area of a female figure with wild hair blowing in the wind. The eyes, forehead, and eyebrows have not been carved yet.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Started carving! No rhyme or reason to which sections I tackle with my gouges — but I do tend to leave the hair for last since it’s arduous. I just started the #FourthWing series. It should keep me entertained to get this block carved ASAP. #woodcut #printmaking #artjail #artwip

A red toned block with a drawing of a woman sits on top of my desk. Wood chips are scattered from where the wood has already been carved away. Wood handled carving gouges lay next the the block, as does a drafting brush to brush the wood chips off of the block.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Discovered a new artist to love thanks to @roadshowpbs.bsky.social! Maybe one day I can see Acee Blue Eagle’s paintings in real life and not through a screen. #aceeblueeagle #art #painting #antiquesroadshow

A doe leaping over a cloud with a brick red background by Acee Blue Eagle

A painting of a lizard being attacked by two birds by Acee Blue Eagle

A painting of a Skunk next to a cactus? By Acee Blue Eagle

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I’ve cleaned the cruddy ink off through letter E, and one other random letter— can you tell which one it is? #letterpress #woodtype #restoration #delittle

A through Z wood type letterpress font. Most of the letters are covered in old ink (years old!) and the only clean letters are A through E and one N. The font has an Art Deco vibe.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🐍 Happy Year of the Snake! I made this card with my #Prixel kit. #printmaking #letterpress (ish) #art #yearofthesnake

Using shapes a multi-color card featuring a black and tan dog with a blue color is surrounded by light blue snakes. The snakes’ bodies spell out Happy New Year. They have forked tongues printed in light pink.

The printed card is sitting in front of the Prixel Kit that was used to make the art on the card.

Multiple cards are laid out in rows and columns on a tabletop to dry. Each card has the same image of a Dog surrounded by blue snakes that spell out Happy New Year.

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Christa Carleton @printerpal.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I love me some Woodsy The Owl from the U.S. Forest Service so here he is sledding. GIVE A HOOT— Don’t pollute! #woodsytheowl #forestservice #USFS

A watercolor painting done on lined notebook paper depicting Woodsy the owl sledding in a bright orange sled in the snow. Woodsy waves while the other wing holds onto the rope on the sled. His hat is being swept off his head because he is sledding very fast.

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