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@amesinthehaus

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printmaker & illustrator in portland, oregon

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“On the path lined with unkempt, wildly fragrant herbs, she’d sung an old Italian song to herself, her favourite song of all, which she’d often heard on Radio Split and which she’d hurriedly taped with an ancient cassette recorder, missing the first few lines in her excitement. She listened to it over and over as she lay on her back in the meadow back then, chewing on a long blade of grass like a sweet, in a childhood when learning and living were one and the same, and she was a deer in the void of life, a letter of the alphabet in the meadow of reasons, a rose chafer in the warm southern air.”

Happy pub day @bodrozicmarica! I’m honored to have my art on the cover of this beautiful coming of age novel which has been no less than thirteen years in the making, and (fingers crossed) is on the way to publication in english after a coveted recommendation from @newbooksingerman. Welcome to the world, Das Herzflorett! You have my gratitude and admiration always, Marica. Vielen Dank an @penguinbuecher und @luchterhand_verlag 🌿 by @amesinthehaus

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Last summer I received a message from a stranger in Berlin. Said she was an author and that she found me (aptly) in the books & authors issue of High Country News I contributed to back in 2019. And she was writing me to say that she wanted my art on the cover of her next book. Today that book is out! Happy pub day Marica. Thank you for including me on this dreamy and still inexplicable journey. I can’t wait to have this special book in my hands (which will pair nicely with my German dictionary). Vielen Dank an @penguinbuecher und @btb_verlag ✨ by @amesinthehaus

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Back in May, @npcapics National Parks magazine sent me (and my trusty sidekick Jake) to @jdfossilbedsnps in central Oregon to document the absolute treasure trove of geologic delights. All I have to say is, don’t sleep on the national monuments, people—they’re incredible! Also just kidding, that’s definitely not all I have to say on this, I’m actually not going to shut up about it for a while ✌️

Link in bio to take a closer look 👀

Big thanks to Rona Marech for the AD.

#linocut #blockprint #johndayfossilbeds by @amesinthehaus

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The tiniest friend, inspired by a traditional Zuni fetish carving that dwells in my kitchen window by @amesinthehaus

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Seaside snippets 🐚 by @amesinthehaus

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A closer look at my latest for @highcountrynews November issue 👀

#linocut #blockprint by @amesinthehaus

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a year ago

New work for @highcountrynews November issue to accompany Maggie Doherty’s review of So Far Gone by Jess Walter—a tale of political divide, conspiracy theories, and family estrangement. Thanks @lunabobuna for the AD! 🌲

#linocut #blockprint by @amesinthehaus

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painted hills ✨

#linocut #blockprint by @amesinthehaus

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It really upset my cat.

#linocut #blockprint by @amesinthehaus

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I was a lonely and profoundly misunderstood kid. I spent many hours alone in my room listening to Pet Sounds and dreaming of better days. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times blew my 12 year old mind. It made me feel like my self and my thoughts had a spiritual home and were connected to other people through time. (It still does.) The portability of ideas through art is a miracle. I walked down the aisle at my wedding to God Only Knows played by my friend Lucy. Growing up, I had no thoughts about what my future wedding would be like other than that. I had never heard anything so beautiful and that beauty carried me.

RIP Brian Wilson. by @amesinthehaus

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