Colour Wheels

Lucy Colour Wheels

Zoe Colour Wheels

So today we launched our new website, which was very exciting, as it was a very long project, but more on that later. We also launched our lovely new little product range called "Colour Wheels". Named by our 8 year old, these little pops of colour are hand painted onto premium plywood. It's nice when a project involved the whole family. There are currently dozens of these little circles all over our place in various states of complete. These are a lovely way to add some colour to your wall or to an existing cluster of artworks. xx

With paint still drying... new original artwork

June 12, 2014. With paint still drying, a quick peak at one of the Printspace™ layered originals and fine art prints on its way. Nicholas has this and another 8 original canvases on the go. This is 1 metre x 1 metre at the original size. The paintings will also be available as fine art prints at 70cm x 70cm and 120cm x 120cm printed onto a thick cotton rag paper with high detail and vibrant colours.

Let us know if you would like to be notified as his work continues on this series by email contact nick@printspace.com.au
Launching in August 2014.

Art Print Friday: Let's Dance

Yay, it's Friday! Not that we need an excuse, but..... let's dance! Another new mini print in a our little range. Happy weekend everyone. xx

New York ll with a peachy sky

This is the second limited edition print of New York by Printspace. A fine art print limited to 100 per the 2 sizes.

I have gone for softer colours in this piece and a new focus on the Empire State Building. Looking south down Manhattan Island towards Freedom Tower.

The sky is a peachy colour and I have the lights turned on, on top of the tower. The people toil away in their offices as the lights flicker on for the evening.

The city has a rich history of many styles and probably most famous for Art Deco - which is why the typography solution is in this same style. The typography matches the blocky style of artwork. The blocks of colour are being used like large paint strokes to build an impressionistic feel combined with a mid century modernist approach. There are also influences of cubism even though the artwork is still quite figurative. 

Essentially, this piece is about the impressive scale of The Empire State Building and it's surrounds having more depth than the first new york print. While both prints (See Printspace™ website ) focus on buildings, this piece has more depth than the first. Nicholas wanted both pieces to be different to each other but still compliment. Hope you enjoy the colour interplay.

On a thick cotton rag paper. Unframed prints available in 2 sizes. 70 x 100 and 100 x 120cm.

Link to Printspace online shop

Art Print by Nicholas Girling.

New Mini Print: Fly Me to the Moon

 

I can't help but sing this in my head every time I see this little print. It's part of our growing mini print range. A range of prints with simple messages and quotes. Easy to pop into a frame (we use Ikea, but you don't have to!), or just pin onto a board, clip with a wooden peg, or tape to your wall.

Art Print Friday : Prost! Here's to a great weekend.

Every Friday we like to celebrate the week that was, the weekend to come and a favourite print.
This week we celebrate our boys receiving awards at their school assembly. They both got one - it was a complete coincidence, but extra brilliant as they both came home beaming with pride.

Our favourite print this week is PROST! With it's bold colours and pure happiness, this is a print bound to make you smile, and may even make you thirsty.

Enjoy your Friday night with a beer, something sparkling or maybe a hot chocolate!!  Either which way, enjoy your Friday and celebrate something - big or small! xx

NEW! The Owl and the Pussycat Art Print

'The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat. They took some honey and plenty of money wrapped up in a five pound note.' A lovely, and slightly kooky poem by Edward Lear, first published in 1871.

When we released our first edition of this print back in 2008, it was a big hit. Not just with new parents, but also with newly weds. We found out that this poem is a very popular reading at weddings. And why not, there's nothing more romantic than being serenaded.

So now, after the first edition sold out about a year ago, we decided it was time to bring this little favourite back again. It has been given a new look, but the sentiment is still the same.

It's available in 3 sizes to suit a wall, big or small. The 8x10" and 12x16" is printed on a lovely textured art paper, and the 50x70cm is printed on beautiful 300gsm cotton rag acid free art paper, using quality archival inks.

We hope you love this new print as much as we loved creating it. xx

Come along Open Studio! - Direct to public 10 - 50% off. 2 days

Are you in Melbourne?
Our first ever Open Studio. For 2 days, our doors are open for 10 to 50% off selected items. We will have our current range available as well as some oldies and some samples too. A great way to see the products in person. Hope to see you there. xx

Art prints / posters / greeting cards / wrapping paper / current season / sample / discontinued lines.

Melbourne: Friday 9th May 10am to 6pm
Melbourne: Saturday 10th May 12pm to 5pm
2 Stephenson Street Cremorne (Richmond)  - Enter via Dove Street Roller Door.
(Corner of Stephenson and Dove Streets)

See below for building and map details and suggested directions.

Map Link

https://maps.google.com.au/maps?client=safari&q=2+stephenson+street+cremorne&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&ei=zgBrU9ETwrGQBfDmgZAI&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ

Happy Mother's Day

It's almost Mother's Day......

Here's a little print to celebrate being a Mum. I think this message is something the Mum's with grown up kids have lived through, and Mum's like me with little ones think they will hold their kids hands forever..... Time flies kids..... we all know it. Every Mother's day I look at my boys and think, wow, how big you are, where have these last 8 years gone??

I love holding my little boys hands. The littlest one will let me hold his hand for quite a while, especially as we walk along. The older one is a bit more selective, but I sneak them when he's not paying attention.

The art print is in the shop now, and we are giving every customer who purchases one a free sheet of 'Textures' wrapping paper and a 'Wishes' gift tag.

Have a beautiful Mother's Day everyone xxx

Why you can and should have Sorbet every day

There are some great textures and shots of reds in this wall art. I like how the yellow changes from a crisp and sharp colour into a more mustard colour at the bottom of the painting. This print is quite calming and easy to look at. It is not overly precious and has a rawness about it which is timeless. Each of the three Sorbet art prints are limited to 100 units and are signed and numbered by the artist.  We hope you like Sorbet #3. Available now as unframed from Printspace™ in 50cm x 50cm (IKEA frame suggested) online shop. Order this wall art print. Art by Mara Girling.

Styling with : Sorbet Limited Edition Art Print

I had so much fun finding pieces to work in with our new Sorbet Limited Edition Art Print. (Available now from Printspace) It's great, as there are no limitations and you can choose anything at all.  I couldn't help myself, especially with the rug.... the colours are amazing.  The Light is a perfect shade of pale green/blue. Was I being greedy adding 2 pieces from Jardan? Nah, they are too lovely to ignore.

Created from an original painting, this print has all the brightness and detail that the painting does, and can be framed easily. Summer might have officially ended a few weeks ago now, and this print in gelati colours are a reminder of sunny days!

The print is a limited edition of 100, and is 50cm x 50cm (paper size, print is a bit smaller to allow for a white border for framing.) Yes, Ikea do a frame to fit this size. It is printed on beautiful cotton rag art paper, right here in Melbourne. xx

Where to buy these products:

Art: Printspace Sorbet Limited Edition Art Print
Lighting: Toldbod 120, Living Edge
Sofa: Wilfred, Jardan
Low Table: Iko, Jardan
Rug: Ribbon Multi Stripe, Armadillo & Co

Japanese Fish Prints

 Nick created these lovely Japanese inspired art prints about 6 months ago, and recently it seems that people have discovered them! Sometimes things just need to grow on you. We recently had a customer order 2 of them on the 50x70cm size, and the colours looked beautiful. It's so wonderful to see customers selections and what they put together.

See them on our web site.
xx

Hello Finders Keepers!

Hello! Everyone ready for a fab weekend at Finders Keepers?
We'll be there with lots of new goodies... stock up on new wrapping paper, tags and cards, as well as our new Sunshine wall banners. Not to mention our huge range of art prints too!

See you there. xx

Gifts For Dad

1. Prost Art Print   2. Salute Art Print   3. Cheers Art Print   4. A Votre Sante Art Print5. Limited Edition London Art Print 70x100cm   6. Areoplane Greeting Card   7. Panda Greeting Card   8. Penguins Greeting Card   9. Flying Machines Greeting Card

Life Instyle August 2013

Here are some images from our stand at Life Instyle, Melbourne, just last week.
What a huge 4 days, where we had the opportunity to meet and talk to stockists, stylists and decorators from around the country and overseas. Thank you to everyone who popped in to visit our stand.

We have heaps of new things happening:
Stationery, new cards (which aren't in this picture - hence the empty space at the top of the card rack!!), new wrapping paper and gift tags.
Textiles for the home, a new range of cushions, and wall hangings.
Textiles for the kids, with world maps, height charts and cotton ABC books.
Limited Edition artwork and original paintings on paper.

It's been a busy few months to say the least, and we are looking forward to adding the new products to our online shop over the coming weeks and also to see it in stores soon too.

xxx

Love a little Craft DIY

High-Spirited Garland, from BHLDN

From Cinco Style

From Hello Sandwich

From The Purl Bee

From Hello Polly

I'm not much of a crafter. I'm way too messy.... that's why I started drawing, you can be as messy as you like! But craft needs precision and me and knitting just never got along. I wish we did, as I wished I could sew a straight line! Given that my Mum is the best maker I know it's a bit ridiculous that I didn't inherit that gene. And I do love all things craft.... I'll have to stick to the paper kind and leave the knitting to the professionals.
Thanks pinterest for these lovely images. xxx

The Finders Keepers is on this weekend!

And we will be there with our current range of art and stationery and also some new things too....

Sneaky Peak : New Paintings

Nick has been working away on some new paintings for an upcoming exhibition at APTE cafe in Alphington. It is something he has been wanting to do for a very long time, so it has been super exciting to watch it happen. Here is a sneaky peak at some of them. For more info visit here.

It's been great having the studio at home converted into a painting room..... there are canvases and boards all over the house. as well as drips of colour on the floorboards. And it has inspired our littlest to do some painting too - his paintings seem to take a lot less time however!

all mine....

This gorgeous artwork by Rachel Castle, is mine, all mine. yay.
thank you NDP. xxx

New Printspace Wall Stickers...

We are very excited about our collaboration with the lovely The Wall Sticker Company.

We have spent the last few months planning, prepping and designing a little range of wall stickers. You can have a look at their site and check them out. I think they'll look cute on walls.... go on have a look!