I figure it is probably necessary to write a post about some of the boring technical details in regards to what I plan to create over the course of the next 52 weeks, so this should sum it up:

As stated in earlier posts, I plan on creating at least 50, two or three color, screenprinted, art prints throughout 2009. A new print will be posted roughly once a week. A majority of the prints will be 8″ by 12″, and of either vertical or horizontal layout. Throughout the year, I also plan to make a few 12″ by 18″ prints as well, but probably no more than 10 of the 50 will be of this size. The smaller prints will be available for $15 and will be shipped flat. The larger prints will be $20 and will ship rolled in a heavy cardboard tube.

Subscriptions are available if you wish to purchase multiple prints at a discounted price. All subscriptions will start with the most recent print (check the sidebar on the front page or store). For example, if you were to purchase a one-month subscription (4 prints), you would receive the most recent print and then the next three that I print. If you were to purchase a three-month subscription (12 prints), you would receive the most recent print, and then the next 11; and so on.

In terms of content, if you are unfamiliar with my previous work, please read my initial post for a small sample. I’m a huge fan of cartoony illustration and handrawn lettering, so at the very simplest, I can promise that most, if not all, of the prints will be made of one or both of those elements. I like to feel there is a strong element of humor in my work, and I do not plan on changing that either.

If you have any other questions, please email me at prints@theweeklyprint.com

A selection of my 2-3 color screenprints from 2008, as a sampler for those of you who may not know my work very well.

Well howdy, and welcome to The Weekly Print. I assume most of you reading this are coming to the site for the first time, so I may as well explain myself. My name is BT Livermore, and I’m an illustrator, comic artist, and printmaker from Portland, Oregon. I decided to give myself the challenge of creating at least 50 screenprinted art prints in 2009, or roughly one per week, hence the name of the site.

This site will not only be the visual record of my personal challenge, but I hope an interesting glimpse into the life of a DIY screenprinter as well. Besides finished prints, I plan on filling this site with info about my printing process and home setup and am willing to answer any questions you may have regarding such things.

The prints will be for sale individually, but I am also offering subscriptions for those of you interested in supporting the site and receiving a ton of prints along the way. Until I finish the first print in early January, a full year subscription is only $480 (US); payable all at once, or in 12 monthly installments of $40. After the first print is posted, the prices will go up. There are shorter-term subscriptions available as well.

If you have any questions about the subscriptions, the site, or me, feel free to contact me. I will be posting more specific information about my plans for the site and what you can expect in terms of the prints in the next week or so, and I will be posting things frequently from here on out.

Thanks for reading all of this, other posts will probably be much shorter.