Hiya, ArtFolk,
Whew! It’s been a busy, busy week. I’m now in freakout mode because the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival is NEXT WEEKEND! I found a fellow artist to share my booth. This will allow me the luxury of taking bathroom breaks every once in a while. My booth mate, Rachel, is a textile artist. You can see her work here.
Ah, but I have even more news: I designed and printed a business card. Here it is:
I realize that it’s hard to see where my blog begins and my business card ends. I mean, this blog is kind of a business card anyway. I erased my phone number and email address on the card above because I don’t want my crazed fans to get any ideas.
You know what the most exciting thing about getting this business card is? I used a green printer. I went to Digital Hub, a local print shop. These people are green in so many different ways that I think it’s better I send you to the ‘environment’ section of their website. There you can read about all of their super cool eco-initiatives. Today took a lovely walk on Chicago Ave and then up Halsted to visit Digital Hub and take a look at my proofs. I really like their building. It’s large, bright, and open. I talked to the guy who did my prints and found out about how Digital Hub became a green printer. He said that Digital Hub used to be a typesetter and slowly transitioned into its present state when clients repeatedly sought a printer with the Forestry Stewardship Council certification. Many clients refused to do business with a printer unless it had that certification. So it was more as a matter of practicality that the Digital Hub first started greening.
I’m happy to support a local green business. Do you think I’ll run out of my 250 business cards at the art fair? I also have to use them the following weekend at the Lillstreet Member Show. I really need to get cracking on my preparations for that. Tonight I hope to use a friend’s studio to finish my pieces for the Lillstreet show. Then I will get them framed on Sunday. I am already starting to feel exhausted, but that could be partly attributable to the humidity and heat today.
Claire's Art Party 