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I’m a huge fan of husband and wife team Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop. They make the most fantastic block prints – each is drawn by hand, carved out of woodblocks by hand (with hand tools), and printed onto paper by hand on their in-house etching press. They show lots of in-progress photos and is a visual treat for those who love this form of printmaking.

My breath was taken away when I saw their Bonfire print. Five different wood blocks were hand cut and each individual block was pressed onto the paper in several stages to form a masterpiece.

Go team!

I think by now you would have notices that I’ve been a little obsessed with 2011 calendars — and here’s installment #3 to prove my point (you can see my first post and second post about illustrated calendars!)

An illustrated recipe of a whisked sponge cake with strawberries and cream for a calendar, by Dawn Tan

An illustrated desk calendar by Aliette

A calendar with a story for each month of the year by Lineanongrata

A calendar for tea-loving bunny fans by Tabitha Emma

Beautiful 2011 tea towels designed by Matti Pikkujämsä for Kauniste (available at their online shop)

Pretty mini illustrated calendar by Milk and Cookies

Stephanie Levy’s Coffee & Pancake calendar

2011 My Folk Lover calendar

Pretty and feminine calendar by Loujinga, available at her shop.

Phew! I think I pretty much covered it all — unless I’m missing some more, in which case you are most welcome to add in our comments section!