Laurel Mathe

@laurelmathe.bsky.social

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Designer, illustrator, letterpress & budding lino printmaker. Nature, science, art nouveau, typography, scifi, Tolkien, Pratchett. Kindness. Owned by coffee. Modern world = enjoying artistic anachronisms more. Laurel & Lee Press & mysticdesign.net She/Her

Artist holding yard art made of stained glass that looks like a jellyfish.
Note card with matching envelope that was printed on a letterpress. The note card has debossed flowers in both the transparent ink and yellow ink.
Photo of us, two friends protesting together and dog Murphy. Protest signs read, “Democracy needs your courage“ with the words “0ur rage” highlighted in red within the words. Also “women’s rights are human rights” with the statue of liberty featured. The dog is wearing a sign which reads, “I wanna lick ICE too”. No
Comic strip with the first panel showing a cat asking “Hey … You alright?” The second panel shows a raccoon who is facing away saying, “I’m rabid” And the final and third panel shows a close-up of a wide-eyed, rabid-looking raccoon with barred sharp teeth saying “FOR DEMOCRACY”. In the wide and wild eyes of the raccoon are the letters that spell out VOTE.
A bush that has been shaped into a bowling pin outside the front of a bowling alley in Auburn California
Cartoon characters SpongeBob Squarepants and his friend, Patrick the starfish are dressed up as Sherlock Holmes and Watson. SpongeBob is holding a magnifying glass to his eye while SpongeBob is holding a lollipop to his eye. They are located at the bottom of the ocean.
A cute little bunny, holding a walkie-talkie in a field. There is a thought bubble above the bunny, which reads “WTF, over.”
A cute bunny rabbit with a walkie talkie in grass. The speech bubble above the bunny says “WTF, over”.
A Sierra Nevada Ensatina newt. Dark brown with reddish orange spots.
24”x24” Canvas of mountain lion head surrounded by plants, lichen, rocks, acorns, moss and branches. Artwork called River Lion by Laurel Mathe.
A black and orange pipevine swallowtail caterpillar eating upon a pipevine leaf.
On a beautiful sunny and windy Spring day in northern California’s foothills surrounded by fields of grass and flowering purple lupine. A woman hiker surveys the hillsides.
A woman cutting into a linocut block, slowly carving out an image of a flower. Shavings and tools litter the table around her.
An orange tabby cat sitting at a table being served a pancake on a plate. The pancake has been made so that it looks like the cat. After viewing the pancake, the cat looks up at the viewer and says, “Am I a joke to you, Karen?”
Bench style chair created for an old ski lift and using old skis for the back of the chair.
Art by @katieabey of a cat holding two signs. The first sign says, “Grateful to be here”, and the second sign says, “But respectfully WTF”.
Discarded boots found in the woods. One boot has moss growing down the front of it.
Two humans protesting against trump and elon and one very good dog with a sign reading “Dogs against DOGE”. Feb. 2025, Auburn
Screen capture of a Snope’s online article clarifying that a post from musk was satirical and not actual.
Murphy the dog inspecting our newly created protest signs: “Democracy over Dick-tators”(dick w/ MAGA hat on), “No Self-made Kings in our USA”, “We Beat ‘em Before (WWII German helmet) We can Beat them Again” (red hat), and “I Protest Having to Protest Again” as we three hold up the signs for a photo.
Beaver lodge in the center of a pond, Auburn, CA. Also ducks swimming in the background.
A screenshot of an Open Culture post featuring the CIA’s declassified Simple Sabotage Field Manual article.
Murphy, our most very good girl, posing perfectly for her doggie portrait.
Paint sample patches painted on a wall to help choose a color to paint a studio
Letterpress printing video. The final print is of art depicting an American Dipper.
Artwork depicting the American Dipper, also known as the water ouzel. This is a print of the artwork made on a 1914 C&P letterpress. The art transitions from the top where it is a wave then it becomes the dipper's tail then transitions into the river showing the dipper catching a fish under the water and finally to the river's edge where there is a nest with eggs amongst the reeds and rocks. Art created by Laurel Mathe & LeeAnn Bigley.
Veruca Salt from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory being judged a “bad egg” and dropped down the trash/ incinerator chute.
First Threads post by Laurel expressing skepticism regarding whether Zuck will be any better managing the Threads social media platform than Elon with his former twitter social media platform now called x.
Portuguese man o’ war linocut print that is framed and hanging on a wall
Vintage Wesel hand press left outside to rust. Front
Sunlight casting shadows through the trees on bright green grass
Laurel and her dog Murphy in front of trail signage she created for the Codfish Creek Trail.
Letterpress in a room with wood stove
The John Muir Trail Foundation logo featuring John Muir. Colorful mountain-scape in the background. Logo design by Laurel Mathe
Letterpress close up of broken roller saddle
Son Ken with Murphy.
Derelict old metal camper in the woods.
Turkey tail fungi on a log with moss and leaves in the rain.
Wizard made of stained glass in a circular frame with staff and grey beard.