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Seeing double!

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Today I picked up my first round of print samples for my edition of reproductions of my watercolors.  

I have to say, I'm excited to see these.  The color match is near perfect, and the archival textured paper creates an overall watercolor effect.

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 I also had an enlargement test- great clarity from a 8x10 to a 18x 24.

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Good stuff today, I'm a happy Grey.

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Explorations in Natural Dyeing, Indigo, Shibori, Bojagi, and all things textile related.

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