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Kate Michelle Design
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Hey! I'm Kate Crisanti, a printmaker + artist living in Portland, OR 🌈
www.katemichelledesign.com
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Up close shot of "Meadow Mushroom" #linocut blind deboss #print on cotton paper.

New blog about this pair of Macro Mycelium pieces on the blog now🍄

#printmaking #portlandartist
February 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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A close up look at 'Velvet Foot', blind (no ink) #linocut hand carved #blockprint #deboss
6x6" on 100% cotton paper
#printmaking #artist
February 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Exploring #printmaking techniques with this pair of blind deboss #linocut pieces. More to come on these macro mycelium 🍄

Cotton paper mounted on hand stained birch wood panels
#art #portlandartist
Two small pieces of linocut blind deboss artwork in full sunlight on a white background with a dramatic diagonal shadow.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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My final #illustration in my Oregon stamp series, "Rocky Tidepools" 🦐
#artist #surfacedesign #digitalart
A postage stamp illustration featuring Oregon Tidepools creatures; including a red star fish, lichen, mussel, anemone, and crab claw. All on a blue background with lettering "Oregon 10(cents)" across the top and "Rocky Tidepools" in the bottom left corner.
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Oregon stamp #illustration series 5 of 6, "Honeybee Haven" 🐝
#artist #digitalart
Illustrated postage stamp featuring multicolored honeybee hives, a large honeybee and flower with a tree in the background. Stamp reads "Oregon 10 (cents)" across the top and "honeybee Haven" across the bottom.
February 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Oregon stamp #illustration series 4 of 6, "Into Wild Waters"
#artist #surfacedesign
Image shows an illustrated postage stamp with a figure diving into water with trees and mountains in the background, as water splashes up around the figure. Figure is wearing a red and pink striped one piece swimsuit. "Oregon 10 (cents) is written across the top of the stamp and the bottom says "Into Wild Waters"
February 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Oregon stamp #illustration series 3 of 6, Home of the Marionberry
#art #artist
Postage stamp illustration with a berry basket full of Marionberries on a pick checkered tablecloth with an orange background. Stamp reads "Oregon 10(cents) across the top and "home of the Marionberry" at the bottom.
February 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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"Camping Under the Stars", Oregon Stamp illustration series 2 of 6 🔥⛺

This illustration series was inspired by my childhood memories of summers spent outdoors in Oregon and exploring the PNW
Postage stamp illustration with a camp fire, tent with shoes outside the door, a tree off to the side, and stars in the sky. Text across the top reads "Oregon, 10(cents)" and at the bottom reads "Camping Under the Stars". Color palette is soft brown, Oregon Forestry green, deep purple, and a soft orange.
February 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Oregon Stamp illustration series, 1 of 6: "Bring Your Boots" 🥾🌲
An illustrated postage stamp with a pair of old school hiking boots with red laces, on the classic Oregon Forestry green. The top of the stamp says Oregon, 10 (cents) and the bottom says Bring Your Boots in hand lettered all caps.
February 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Hello Bluesky! I'm Kate, a printmaker + artist in the PNW. My work is inspired by the natural world and the beauty that's around us. When I'm not in the studio, you can find me digging in my garden, trying to perfect my gluten free caramel rolls,or exploring new creative challenges. Let's connect ✨
Hand carved lino block prints of "Delphinium" laid in the sun with a strong shadow across the. "Delphinium" features a soft green rectangular border around a Delphinium sprig of varying soft shades of blue and greens in the stem. Large flowers bloom and the buds at the top of the sprig break outside of the green border
January 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM