Hello from New South Pattern House!

June is here at NSPH, and we've got a steady stream of summer markets. Read on to learn where to find us, and about a special event happening in July. 

My print release this month is a set of two Yellow Crowned Night Herons, inspired by the small population that's been visiting Sandy Creek park in Durham. I'll give you details on how to pre-order, plus some nerdy wildlife facts :) below.   

Enjoy!

-Katie 

Above: This pair of Night Heron prints is available in the popular 13x19 and 16x24 inch matboard sizes. 

Usually, the Herons I see on my creek are either Great Blue Herons, or Green Herons. So when I heard there was a small population of Yellow-Crowned Night Herons in Durham, I jumped at the chance to go out and see them. 

Yellow-Crowned Night Herons are Crustacean specialists. On the coast, they eat crabs.  Here in the NC Piedmont, they catch Crawdads and they are AMAZING at it. Because of this, I included a crayfish in each block print, to highlight this predator/prey relationship. 

above: "Yellow-Crowned Night Heron" Limited Edition of 90 Block Prints. Shown with 13x19 inch matboard in a black frame. 

After taking hundreds of reference photos, I headed back to the studio to work on these birds. My first attempt at inking this block didn't really feel vibrant enough, so I decided to do a background with a green gradient create a waterline.  This really helped make the Crawdads "pop" and highlighted that foraging behavior which was so fun to observe in the wild. 

above: "Night Heron and Crayfish" Limited Edition of 90 Block Prints. Shown with 13x19 inch matboard in a black frame. 

If you'd like to preorder, here are the details:

1. Which prints you would like? (The left print is called "Yellow Crowned Night Heron" and the right print is called "Night Heron and Crayfish.") You can also reserve a set of 2. 
2. What size matboards you would like (13x19 of 16x24.) 

Sandhill Crane Prints are back in stock, and will be at our upcoming shows. 

June 7th- Durham Craft Market, Durham, NC. 8-12. Click here for more information

June 14th- Durham Craft Market, Durham, NC.  8-12. Click here for more information

June 21st- Durham Craft Market, Durham, NC.  8-12. Click here for more information

July 4-5th- Festival for the Eno, Durham NC. Click here for more information. 

July 12th- Durham Craft Market, Durham, NC.  8-12. Click here for more information. MARKET FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 25% of my sales both online and in person on this day will go to Helene relief. I'll have a full display of mountain themed pieces, and maybe even a surprise print for y'all. 

Yellow-Crowned night Heron at Sandy Creek Park in Durham, NC. Y'all.  If you're local, and you haven't been out to Sandy Creek park yet, I highly recommend checking it out. 

Thank you so much for letting me share my work with y'all. In addition to my summer shows, my next big project is a GIANT carving of a North American River Otter. Be sure to ask me about how the carving is going when we see each other next! 

-Katie