Purity Syrup Press

lot’s of berries on my press lately! partridgeberry, bakeapple, and blueberry so far. all of these and more are for a show coming up in may at two whales, also featuring paintings by Jane Walker! stop by and see them in person over a yummy treat if you’re in the area ☺️

check out this wee process video of printing my new blueberry block!
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this print is the first of a series about wild foods, for an upcoming show back home in newfoundland ✨ stay tuned for more deets!

Watch this reel by puritysyrup on Instagram posted on their Instagram profile: “an edition of the blueb block! 🫐🫐🫐 this print is the first of a series about wild foods, for an…”

sorry, i’ll be at the cabin until further notice. please leave a message and i’ll get back to you ❄️❄️❄️

just kidding! i’m busy in my studio (bedroom) printing away for spring shop updates. including some work at a new gallery in one of my favourite places! second to the cabin, of course. stay tuned ✨✨✨

chase the border collie was an early valentines commission from Aunt Robyn💌 i usually don't know the pups from commissions, but i actually gave chase his name when my cousins brought him home 13 years ago! this print is extra special 🖤

a Mary Oliver quote for your monday…
“what would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? what would this world be like without dogs?”

today i’m finally printing the pack of dogs i carved over the holidays. these two are headed all the way to the UK! thanks 🧡

another pup portrait almost there. well, that’s if the test print comes out 🤞 this carving might look different because i used komatex, left over from undergrad. i defintiely prefer my faithful lino!

thank you for your portrait orders last week, resulting in just over $100 to the ❤️🐾

due to the number of pet portrait requests i have been getting over the last little while, i made a listing for them on my shop! 🐾❤️

if you would like a custom pet print, please go through the link below. thank you for all of the orders so far! 🥲

Custom Pet Portrait | Etsy Canada I can print your favourite critter! ❤️🐾 How it works: YOU send me 2-3 photos of your pet, one photo must be looking at the camera. Please use the Etsy message box here. I create a unique, original linoprint portrait hand-carved in linoleum and printed onto archival cotton paper. Paper dimensi...

tiny whales of 2021!
basically i just printed dogs and whales last year, and i’m okay with that🐋🐶

which species should i print next in my tiny whale series? accepting suggestions, the weirder and rarer the better!

it breaks my heart to hear that the dartmouth spca was broken into and robbed over christmas 💔 please consider donating $20 to by texting "SPCA" to 4-10-10

i will be donating all profits from my next pet portrait commission to the 🐾 dm me to order

now that holidays are over and i don’t need to keep commissions a secret anymore, maybe i can get back to sharing prints on this page 🤞

this on of sweet Juno is one of my fav pup portraits yet! the original was also printed onto a set of custom greeting cards - so fun and Juno approved! 🐾