Bella Flora Studio Elaine’s studio, Bella Flora has been at 44th and Fremont for nearly 16 years—before that she owned Wild Flowers on Hawthorne, and spent time in a variety of studios, always within a short distance from her three children so that she could be available to attend school events, performances, or just to be available to pick up a sick child. She …
Get your creative juices flowing with the people from Vimeo as they take you through a series of how-to videos exploring the art of the home movie – grab your dolly zoom and start filming! http://vimeo.com/videoschool
The Paperjam Girl wants to know a few things from YOU this month, so she is turning the tables and asking YOU to give us some information that will help us build a better business. So, just answer a quick multple choice question and send your answer via the link provided. Thanks for giving us your time and effort — …
Paperjam Press spotlights Friend of Family Farmers (FOFF) Friends of Family Farmers is building a strong and united voice for Oregon’s independent family farmers, food advocates, and concerned citizens who are working to foster an approach to agriculture that respects the land, treats animals humanely, sustains local communities, and provides a viable livelihood for family farmers. This month I did …
COMMUNITIES We all belong to many communities throughout our lives but seldom pause to think about it…communities are basically the coming together of a group of people to create social interaction and share common values… which can promote fun, education, a sense of belonging, and many other things. And the bonus of loyalty… As I was writing this article for the …
Christine Van Fleet wins the ‘Featured’ spot this month for her outstanding creation of a Quinceanera Invitation and Reply card for her two nieces. This is what Christine had to say about the Quinceanera celebration… I was honored when my nieces, Victoria and Vanessa, asked me to design a logo and invitations for their combined fifteenth and sixteenth birthday party. …
Answers your July question… Question: What does the FSC code mean on paper products? Answer: Good question! I have never noticed those initials before, let alone, know what they stood for, so I did a little research using one of those newfangled, what’re they called–Search Engines! Here’s what I found out: These initials are part of 4 major forestry certification …
We occasionally get very excited about a website…finding PaperSpecs.com gave us many reasons to jump up and down with excitement for finding one source to go to for getting information on new papers, the printing industry and the creative things that are being done with paper. PaperSpecs claims to be fiercely independent and are not sponsored by any mills or …
The Question: Why do you have a beauty queen holding a flag as your logo? I don’t get it–what does a beauty queen have to do with printing? The Answer: If you look at the byline, you’ll see it says “The beauty of digital printing”. Now back in the 1950’s when I won the bathing beauty title, digital printing hadn’t …
What is Art? by Shelley Esaak Art stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or incite us to riot, with a whole gamut of emotions in between. Art gives us a way to be creative and express ourselves. For some people, art is the entire reason they get out of bed in the morning. You could say …
Alberta Street is a vibrant, creative & sustainable commercial district serving both residents and visitors to our city. This neighborhood is strong and united because of its diversity, special interests to the arts & small business development– it all adds up to a very unique atmosphere. If you haven’t experienced “Last Thursday” this is a must to fully appreciate the personality …
Question: Isn’t paper really bad for the environment? Answer: Heavens No! You see, paper can be used again and again because it’s made from a natural resource… And thanks to the miracle of modern technology, paper is one of the most sustainable products in the world. One of my favorite things is that 1.7 million trees are planted EVERY DAY. …