You may remember the work of Clare Elsaesser from this post I wrote a while back. Clare’s shop, Tastes Orangey, is filled with beautiful prints and originals just like these. And today I cannot even believe the amazing giveaway we have you! Prizes worth a total of $100 retail!
Two very lucky winner’s will each receive sewn prints from Clare’s shop. The first prize winner will receive 3 sewn prints of their choice. And the second prize winner will receive 2 sewn prints of their choice. Pretty amazing, right? I wish I could enter this giveaway!
This time there are four ways to play and you can enter up to three times. Here are the ways to play. Each entry should be a separate comment…
1. Visit the Tastes Orangey shop. Browse Clare’s sewn prints and report back here (in the comments section) with the title of your absolute favorite(s).
2. Subscribe to the papernstitch blog by clicking here and then leave a message in the comments that says “subscribed”. **Ill know if you really did or did not subscribe, so lets play fair.
3. Twitter, facebook, or blog about this giveaway and leave a link in the comments.
4. Answer this question in the comments: What role has art played in your life thus far?
**Giveaway will end on October 19th at 11:59 pm eastern time.**
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Oh, and I posted too: http://prettyneatdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/10/pretty-neat-art-week-friday-tastes.html
CindyThere are so many I absolutely love, but I have to say that To Sea is my favorite.
LouI subscribed yesterday via Google reader (with my gmail account)
erinThese sewn prints are beautiful, I especially love “Undercover”
erinalways tired is so lovely.
Ximena del Marmoli’d like to have an entire wall of her prints, they are beautifully painted.
I shared on Facebook!
Jackie SandersMy absolute favorites (so far) are Shadows, because the girl’s profile looks exactly like my daughter, and Leaving Portland. I just love the colors and mood.
Jackie SandersI subscribe!
Jackie SandersI shared this on my facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Orit-Berl/580241088
OritI am a subscriber!
OritI have quite a few absolute favorites, but the two that I guess top the list are Initial and Pillow Land.
OritSubscribe!!! Ohhhhhh! I wanna win so bad it hurts.
Rachel RolsethMy favorite is the Lovely print. I blogged you up! Check it out here:
http://rachelrolseth.blogspot.com/2010/10/etsy-find-of-week-art-giveaway.html
Rachel Rolsethsubscribed.
CindyMy absolute favorite is “smokey crow.” But it was hard to pick one favorite!
CindyLife is art no matter what your doing. So somebody has to tell clear my parents of the undermining misconceptions I was raised under and to teach my younger siblings not to devalue it. I am still a teenager, young adult at best. Still discovering everything beautiful. Still finding ways to prove this wrong.
“Art will never profit. When will you do something productive with your life?”
To my loving, but highly confused parents: When the product of my life will come down to a breath caught half in exhale, half in beauty. Then you will buy my art, and I will have turned a profit.
AinsleySubscribed!
(Or at least I think that’s what I did, I hit the ‘Subscribe’ button anyway…)
AinsleyMy favourites are Jump, Spine & Trim!<3
AinsleySinister Tabby because he looks like our kitty!!:)
GracieI love Otis and Autumn Bath!
JenSubscribed
ErinWhat a great giveaway! I love the ebb and flow print.
ErinI like “Jump” and “Tumble” and “One with the blanket” and The Golden Cactus”
Subscribed
My favorite is One with the Blanket because its abstract, and textured, and fresh like a glimpse of a stolen moment
What role has art played in my life so far? I have studied art and produced art, and now that I produce my own craft work , my time as an artist still influences my designs, I think and respond and react through art, its a vehicle for clarifying my thoughts, and I mean visual art and contemporary dance and live music:-)
I posted the competition on my facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/penny.farrow, thanks for this !
Pennysubscribed
Alexa Whiteheadmy absolute favorite is undress or pool…hard to say…
Alexa WhiteheadI superlove the Smokey Crow. Favorite Skivvies and Undress are great too.
Nancyoh how i adore ravens! my favorite sewn print definitely is ‘smokey crow’. ‘jump’ is lovely too… such beautiful greens.
tiffanyI love love LOVE the ‘Dreamy’ and ‘Nighttime’ prints, but they are all so beautiful!
SallyOh, lovely! ‘Jump’ is my favorite sewn print – the pop of blue is just heavenly. 🙂 My fingers are crossed!!
Michelle ClementHey Brittni! What an irresistible giveaway. I love Clare’s work (and she is a sweetheart). I have been drooling over ‘Island’ and ‘Jump’.
SilvanaFavorites~ Pillow Land and Blanket Monster. So glad to see this giveaway! Clare’s work became a favorite of mine on Etsy months ago.
BonnieOh, definitely “Always Tired” is my favorite. That is my life.
Julieart has spoken the sometimes silent words i cannot seem to say myself.
kristen k.i also subscribe to papernstitch via google reader already!
kristen k.i love ‘island’ 🙂
kristen k.I LOVE LOVE ‘Pillow Land’
Lucia LaCivitai’m a subscriber.
Megan Lanewhat beautiful work! i think i like llama love best 🙂
Megan LaneArt is how I make a living, as I’m sure it does most people here! So, in short, it’s vitally important to my lifestyle and well-being. Staying creatively inspired day after day is challenging but endlessly rewarding. I started out painting and crafting, and turned my love of art into a graphic design career. When I have free time I love to dabble in more liberating, hands-on artistic endeavors. I wouldn’t imagine my life any other way!
Jentwittered! http://twitter.com/#!/hoppipollak
JenI subscribed 🙂
Jenwhat a great shop! my favorite: Pup in the Grass
Jenand i subscribed!
angieI use art as a form of expressing myself and escaping the real world for a little bit. I like painting with oil.
angiei tweeted! http://twitter.com/noodlenthread/status/27146572836
angiemy favorite has to be To The Clouds: http://www.etsy.com/listing/58059232/to-the-clouds-sewn-print
angieAnd I shared this post in facebook!
Here’s the link:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/anapina/posts/153433854692518
ana pinaMy favourite print would have to be “Bag”. Thanks for the introduction to this wonderful artist!
thursdayand… “subscribedâ€
ana pinaIt’s so hard to pick one, since there are so many great works!! I’m a Clare’s fan and I’m totally in love with this one:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/56513043/into-black-sewn-print
Into Black, sewn print
Hope to be lucky 🙂
ana pinaMy favorite is Always Tired. Gee, it looks so familiar… 😀
kneecree at gmail dot com
DENISEI love, love the Otis print! I have a black lab, he’s my favorite ever!
JodieI tweeted about the contest.
KNSubscribed!
KNPillow Land is my favorite print.
KNWhat role hasn’t art played in my life…It is my passion, my job, it surrounds my space, it enhances my life, it fulfills me, makes me happy and I have no paint splatter free clothes because of it.
cathieI have a direct link to Paperstitch on my sidebar – it’s how I keep track of, and visit, my favorite blog sites.
cathieAlthough very difficult to choose, I think one of my favorite sewn prints is “Pool” Like all of her work, classy and simple
cathieI like the simplicity of the Long Legs print!
RianSubscribed, thank you!
RianLink to my tweet!
http://twitter.com/#!/reneeanneart/status/26759657688
Renée“Ebb and Flow” is my favorite print!
RenéeSubscribed!
BeckyI like the “One Two” sewn print and the Pool one as well!
Beckyi think art just calms me down at the end of a long day.
DeniseJust now, after looking at those pictures, it feels really good to experience some calming pictures of rest and soft pillows 🙂
I subscribe!
DeniseI LOVELOVELOVE the my moon print. Amazing designs.
DeniseAnd I just suscribed !
MarieI really love ‘Island’ !
MarieWhat role has art played in your life thus far?
I consider art my life saver. It kept me out of trouble as a kid, helped me work through problems and now its one of the reasons that I wake up happy in the morning. It feeds my soul and keeps me challenged.
JackieLooking at art gives me inspiration and energy. Me and my husband have been visiting museums all over the world since the day we met and it great to enjoy beautiful things together, it has become an important part of our relationship. he gave me my first piece of art (by Stanley Donwood) when I graduated.
FloddertjeAnd I try to make some things myself as well, but I wouldn’t call that art. I enjoy it though.
And I’ve subscribed a long time ago. . .
FloddertjeMy absolute favourite is ‘shadows’, I love others too but this one keeps attracting my eye.
FloddertjeI LOVE Tumble
KatrinaSubscribed!
KarinWhat role has art played in your life thus far?
EmilyI grew up in a very creative, artistic family and my mom always valued being creative in our everyday lives. I think it helps me think outside the box in many situations and it certainly developed a hobby for crafting!
I also subscribe.
EmilyLOVE ‘Spring Tide’! And many others but that is my very best favorite.
EmilyAnd I subscribe!!
KiraI’m loving “Dreamy,” “Sea Bed,” and “Flame.” But they’re all great!!
KiraI’m subscribed (ages ago)
SusanI immediately love “Dreamy”.
SusanArt has given me the chance to express myself and find endless inspiration from others!
LacretiaI love the “head over heels” print, the succulent print and the lavender web print.
LacretiaSubscribed! Thanks for the chance to win!
Lacretiai’m sort of torn between ‘one with the blanket’ and ‘hooded’ ..they’re both really dark and mysterious and beautiful.
i think ‘hooded’ wins
<3
haley@breadofmanyart has always been something i was fond of, but until recently has been put on the back burner in the pursuit of a career. i’ve decided to open my own shop online selling quilts i’ve made, and hope that art can be at the forefront, rather than off in the distance now!
courtneyi’d pick boat shoes and give it to my brother for christmas… he was in the coast guard up until this summer. it would be a good keepsake of his time spent at sea!
courtneyAnd finally:
Art is my escape from the left-brained world I function in most hours of the day. I’m a research assistant and will hopefully be accepted to a PhD program this coming spring to study in the area of environmental chemistry.
My full-time job for the forseeable future involves calculations and precision and experimental procedures (which don’t get me wrong – I friggin’ love it!) so art and crafting is my way to let my left brain take a back seat for a while and let my right brain stretch its legs. It keeps me well-rounded and my brain in constant motion so I don’t get bored or stuck in repetition.
SashaJust put up a blog post about the giveaway here:
http://whatnomints.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/tastes-orangey-sewn-print-giveaway/
SashaI subscribed!
SashaI love all the prints that involve bedding – But this one speaks to me: It’s how I feel EVERY time I have to wake up in the morning …
http://www.etsy.com/listing/55760303/wrapped-sewn-print
SashaOne favorite? how about 4.
Becca C.Jump, So cozy, Shadows, To the clouds.
I love them so so much.
Art has made a huge impact on me throughout my life. For as long as i can remember I have been sewing, knitting, crocheting, photographing, coloring, painting, drawing, you name it. I am now attending an art college in Boston to pursue my dream as an illustrator. I also hope to become a child and family photographer after college. Through every struggle in my life, art has always been my fallback. After my brother passed away, art is what kept me going, I just pushed through it by focusing every bit of my energy on my art and creative process. I just love lovellove the simplicity and beauty in Clare Elsaesser’s work, especially the sewn pieces.
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Tastes Orangey Sewn Print Giveaway! « What. No Mints?Art plays a HUGE role in my life. Not only do I paint, draw, photograph (and also graduated college with an art degree), but I also own and run a custom framing shop. I come in contact with fabulous art everyday!
And if Art didn’t already consume my life enough, I’ve also taught my three ponies how to paint, and my dachshund makes world famous scratch art.
I can’t imagine my life without art!
Kyleyhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/51874717/burro-sewn-print
Gotta love the burro….he’s so cute!
KyleyMy favorite is Sinister Tabby, looks like my late great cat Yuri. 🙂
BridgetMy favorite has to be ‘Favorite Skivvies!… yay!
BridgetOooh, I love Chalk Circle, Blanket Monster, and Kitteh.
LaurenOh, I am so in love with tastes Orangey’s work! I can’t possibly pick one favorite. I love fall and hidden.
Jodieart has always been a part of my life, mostly thanks to my mom and to great art departments in the public schools i attended. my only regret is not pursuing art as a career early on.
alexandra kellernow i’m finding myself immersed in art on a regular basis and love sharing everything and anything creative with my 4 year old son.
My Dad is an artist and as kids, our vacations would revolve around art shows. I look at art in a different way that most buyers do (at least I think I do). Creating my own art has given me greater respect for artists, it also gives me that important time to myself, away from my kids and life. Without it, I would be lost. It is part of me. It is my life.
Carrie Gi subscribe to your blog – but of course!
alexandra kellerwoo hoo!
alexandra kelleri love these as a set: pool, jump and spring tide.
but i also love Otis, because he looks like our Bandit 🙂
Subscribed
Carrie GLlama Love is adorable for a kids room, or my studio. I also really enjoy Jump.
Great giveaway…found you on Twitter.
Carrie GI subscribe!
PenelopeMy favorite is Golden Cactus!
Penelope