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Kari Miller

Craft, Design / Digital, Drawing, Painting, Paper / Book / Illustration, Printmaking, Visual / Media

I am a printmaker by trade and study. Ink and multiplication of imagery is in my blood. Owner, printer and designer at Tiny Dog Press, I create cards, posters and other gift items that focus on local architecture placed with geometric backgrounds produced by letterpress or silk screen methods. I believe in the value of personal stories that make each of our lives rich. TDP's architecture series brings popular Baltimore locations into your everyday life reminding you of your stories behind those locations within the city.
As a visual artist I am interested in exploring social issues with the desire to communicate understanding, hope and healing through the work. The last 10 years of life experiences have directed my personal interests in the arena of trauma; how our brains and bodies experience and heal from trauma. In addition, the last 4 years I have been immersed in the community surrounding individuals with Down syndrome and differing abilities. Both interests are rooted in my experience as a mother to two children while being an advocate and ally in both communities.

About the Artist

Kari Miller is a native Texan who fell in love with the history, grit and beauty found in Baltimore City. Graduate from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in printmaking, Kari moved to Baltimore to pursue her art while living in a city full of excitement. Currently owner of Tiny Dog Press, adjunct instructor of art at Stevenson University and mother of a lively toddler residing in Northeast Baltimore City. Soon to be pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts. Tiny Dog Press is a Baltimore City letterpress & silkscreen design and print company that has a line of cards, posters and other gift items that showcase popular architecture in Baltimore placed against geometric or floral backgrounds.

Kari Miller website Tiny Dog Press

Featured Work

Photos

Baltimore is full of history, icons and stories. This 4 color silk screen poster illustrates the the Bromo Seltzer Tower, Domino Sugars sign, Fells Point Thames Street, Patterson Park Pagoda and the infamous city benches. ...Details... 4 color silk screen printed flat poster (yellow, green, red and blue) Size: 11" x 15" image on 16" x 20" paper currently selling 3rd edition of this poster
Baltimore is full of history, icons and stories. This mix pack includes 10 Baltimore Art Industry cards. Each card is 2 color letterpress printed fold-over card with a colored blank envelope. Each card has a short blurb on the history of either the location or neighborhood the card is illustrating. ...Details… Ten Cards 2 color letterpress printed fold-over cards Blank interior A2 card size {4-1/4" x 5-1/2" folded} Each card comes with a blank envelope ...Cards Included in Pack... Center Stage Theatre Creative Alliance Parkway Theatre Baltimore Museum of Industry Hippodrome The Senator Theatre The Walters Art Museum Baltimore Museum of Art American Visionary Art Museum Bromo Seltzer Tower (Baltimore Office of Promotions) ...Packaging... Box sets are packaged in a clear box and mailed inside another cardboard box. Box set cards are NOT individually packaged in a clear sleeve.
As a visual artist I have been interested in exploring social issues with the desire to communicate understanding, hope and healing through the work. The last 10 years of life experiences have directed my personal interests in the arena of trauma; how our brains and bodies experience and heal from trauma by our parenting a child who experienced trauma from foster placements. Trauma Series explores the various expressed emotional responses and society's way to "fix" those emotional responses. This mixed media drawing is based on our experience of being prescribed an abundance of medications to assist in pacifying my child's natural behavioral responses from experiencing previous trauma. Questioning over medication vs needed medication.
As a visual artist I have been interested in exploring social issues with the desire to communicate understanding, hope and healing through the work. The last 10 years of life experiences have directed my personal interests in the arena of trauma; how our brains and bodies experience and heal from trauma by our parenting a child who experienced trauma from foster placements. Trauma Series explores the various expressed emotional responses and society's way to "fix" those emotional responses. This mixed media drawings is based on a photo project with my first kiddo as he explored how to correctly express his emotions. Relief cut facial expressions floating above a silk screen printed larger head of the child with text intertwined between the two and a variety of colors blocking verbal connection.
These sweet little letterpress card are good for any occasion with a blank interior waiting for a personalized message. Each card is a hand drawn illustration printed by hand on Tiny Dog Press' vintage 1949 platen press printing one color at a time. All design & production is done in Baltimore. ...Details... Mix Pack set includes one card of each of the following designs: Black Eye Susan, Cherry Blossom branch, Tulip, Thistle, Thorn Flower & Calla Lily Each card is a 3 color letterpress printed fold-over card Printed on 300gsm Cranes Lettra cotton paper Blank interior Size: 4Bar folded 3 1/2" x 4 7/8" Each card comes with a blank coordinating color envelope ...Packaging... Individual cards are packaged in a clear sleeve for protection and mailed inside chip board mailer envelope. Box sets are packaged in a clear box and mailed inside another cardboard box. Box set cards are NOT individually packaged in a clear sleeve.