ed fella – PLAZM

Limited edition artistamps 1, 2, 3, & 4

Joshua Berger — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:34:43 +0000

Our first four artistamps are now available. All are in a signed limited edition of 100. From left to right:

No. 1 by Ed Fella. Less than five of these remain.

No. 2 by Brooklyn-based Canadian collage artist Allan Bealy. Each sheet in the limited edition of 100 is individually rubber-stamped and signed by Allan.

No. 3. by art director and illustrator Mia Nolting is a letterpress + digital combo.

No. 4 is by Japanese artist and illustrator Kentaro Okawara.

The Artist Series is an ongoing collaboration between The Portland Stamp Company and invited designers, artists, and writers who create original poster stamp designs.

View in more detail and read interviews with each artist on the making of their stamp on The Portland Stamp Company website. You can also order from there or purchase at buyolympia.com.

Ed Fella: Some Odds to No End(s)

Joshua Berger — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 04:35:22 +0000

Our pal Ed Fella‘s show is opening at FISK Gallery, on lucky Friday the 13th. We’ve had so many fun collaborations with Ed over the years. Your attendance is highly recommended. A rare treat for PDX …

There is an opening reception at 7pm — details here: http://fiskgallery.com/

For the opening our Portland Stamp Company made 50 commemorative stamps. They are available at the gallery only, $10. First come, first served.

Just for fun, here are a few of the things Ed has done for Plazm magazine over the years.

Cover, Plazm #17, 1998. Wait that was 20 years ago?

His first contribution was back in 1997 in Plazm issue 16. We did a 32-page newsprint coloring book that was inserted into each issue of the magazine. There were 30 great contributors in the coloring book alone! Ed Fella did the page shown here.

Speaking of 30, here’s a lovely Plazm 30 for our thirtieth issue.

Plazm launches The Portland Stamp Company Artist Series

Joshua Berger — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:06:18 +0000

Looking for a signed, limited edition work of art by Ed Fella for a cool twenty-five clams? How about one featuring multiple panels you can lick and stick on an envelope? Then you’re ready for the Artist Series from The Portland Stamp Company, a new venture founded by Plazm partner Niko Courtelis, Chief Perforation Officer of the new firm and his loyal Vice Perforator, Josh Berger.

Launching today, the Artist Series is a collaboration between The Portland Stamp Company and invited designers, artists, and writers who create original poster stamp designs. Poster stamps—also known as Cinderella stamps—were popular from the mid 19th century through World War II and featured the day’s prominent designers and artists. People used them to celebrate special occasions, spread political propaganda, and of course, advertise products. Nearly forgotten for decades, poster stamps are experiencing a small, passionate revival on our antique equipment. Customers may design their own stamps or ask the Plazm designers at The Portland Stamp Company to do the honors.

Our poster stamps can be printed with letterpress, risograph, or digital output on lickable, gummed paper. Each sheet is then pinhole-perforated by hand on The Portland Stamp Company’s vintage machines. The Artist Series sheets are signed and numbered by the artist, and released in a limited edition of 100. They can be purchased from buyolympia.com.

Upcoming artists include Allan Bealy, Rebeca Méndez, Chris Johansen, David Carson, Mia Nolting, and Kate Bingaman-Burt, with many more to follow.