For a limited time, you can get 25% off my entire Etsy store! Use code GET25 at checkout to receive a 25% discount on your order.
This is a perfect opportunity to get a deal on Mother’s Day Gifts, Father’s Day Gifts or Gifts for Graduation. I’ve got plenty of smaller pieces that will fit in Easter baskets too 
Here’s a new variation on my popular 4″ x 5″ Personalized Dog Art Blocks. A little bigger at 5″ x 7″, but still small enough to sit on a shelf. Click link below to see the listing on my Etsy shop.
Personalize Your Pooch Dog Art Block 5 in x 7 in by johnwgolden
English Mastiff Dog Art by John W Golden Print by johnwgolden
Got a new breed for you! The Englsih Mastiff. You can get it in the Etsy shop by clicking the link above.
Control or Right click image to download to your computer. Image ©2012 John W. Golden. You have permission to download and print image as long as you attribute image to John W. Golden. You do not have permission to resell image in any form.
Maybe you saw the brilliant “Put a Bird On It” bit on last season’s Portlandia. If not, click here.
As an Etsy seller for the last five years, and with quite a few bird-themed pieces myself, I found the spot hilarious. I know the spot (and show) is a loving parody of Portland, but it certainly appeals to a lot of us non-Portlandians on Etsy also, I think.
Another prevalent theme or genre on Etsy is typographic art. I have certainly done my part to contribute to the canon of word-based art you can find there I would put forth that there are now more words than birds on Etsy, so, in the spirit of Put a Bird On It, I offer you Put a Word On It. A free download-able printable for you to enjoy. It’s 8″ x 10″, 150 dpi, so most modern inkjet printers should produce a nice print.
I’m happy for you to share this file or the link to this post as long as attribute the image to me. You have my permission to download and print this image, but not to resell the image in any form.
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All orders placed between now and Wednesday, Feb. 8th, 2012 are 20% off in my Etsy shop! Don’t miss this opportunity to save and give some sweet little heart-based art.
The mini version of my Flock illustration mounted on wood
Gonna do a little experiment The New Year’s Sale in the Etsy shop, which was a coupon code-based sale, is now an overall price-discounted sale. That means you don’t have enter a code to get the discount, and the price on the listing already reflects the discount of 25%.
Happy New Year and happy shopping!
New Year, new work, new sale! Help me ring in the new year with a little saving for yourself! Sale will end without notice, so get it while you can.
Thanks to all my customers and supporters for another great year on Etsy!
From now through Dec. 25th, get 50% off your order with coupon code THANKS50
This is a great opportunity to get yourself a little something after giving so much to others!
Here’s a little step by step of my newest mounted pieces: 18.5″ x 32″ By Order of the Managment Mounted Prints.
Step one is to create the print itself. I use a heavy weight matte surface paper, and it is very important that the print is water resistant.
Normally, I mount my prints on 3/4″ Birch Plywood, but with a print this large, 3/4″ ply would be awfully heavy. A good alternative is what is called a Cradled Board. It is basically a thin piece of plywood with a cradle, or wooden frame, attached to the back to add depth and make the board more stable.
Cradled boards are commercially available, but usually only in standard sizes. Since my BOTM series are not standard sized, I have to make my cradled boards.
That means cutting 1/4″ Birch ply to size.
And ripping select wood to the required cradle depth. In this case, the customer did not want a lot of depth, so we chose 5/8″ for the strip size. With the 1/4″ ply, total depth will be around 7/8″.
This is the assembled board. I use very short brads and wood glue to attach the cradle to the board.
This project is for five pieces, so I repeat the process 4 more times and get the 5 cradled boards you see here. At this point, after countersinking the brads on the front of the board, it’s time for lots of wood filler and sanding. Each nail hole needs to be flush, or it will be visible in the finished product.
Once the boards are sanded (and in this case, the sides painted white) Mod Podge™ is applied in a thin coat to the front of the board.
Then you hold your breath as you place the print on top of the glue…
Being careful to not put pressure on the print until it is loosely positioned.
I use my fingertips to “feel” for the proper alignment of the print. I make my board slightly smaller than the print to leave my self a little room to work with while positioning.
Once the print is in position, I carefully work the surface of the print to make sure that the paper is adhering to the wood. I try to eliminate air bubbles immediately and pay special attention to the edges because if the print does not stick well there, it’s not easy to fix later.
Here you can see the mounted prints. The next step is trimming the print, but that will have to wait for another post
It’s that time of year again! I’m starting my holiday sale early this year.
Use coupon code HOLIDAY to get 20% off your entire order. Sale will end without notice, so buy while you can
