ele annand
Ele Annand and I went to high school together, and both spent a lot of time in the art room. She was about the second person I’d ever met named Ele (pronounced the same as my name), and was such a talented artist that I really looked up to her. After she graduated, I didn’t hear her name again until about 5 years later, when I picked up a beautiful print at a printmaking conference in Washington, D.C.
I was in line to buy it when I flipped it over and saw Ele’s signature, and I about fell over. Of all the prints (thousands) at that conference, it was so weird that the one I chose to buy was from Ele from high school. More than once I’ve tried to find Ele online, sure that she was up to something great. I never found anything, so imagine my surprise to find an email from her in my inbox this morning! She’s currently at Penland, and has a few gorgeous prints up in her etsy shop, Go Away Winter. They’d make great Christmas gifts, y’all!
You can find more work on her blog, Go Away Winter.
Responses to “ele annand”
anne
November 17, 2009 at 11:27 amAww, serendipity. I love that story and the merdog print! :]
kendrick
November 17, 2009 at 2:12 pmlove the colors & illustration style on these
Jessica Sutton
November 17, 2009 at 4:05 pmThis stuff is so cute!
I love all the print work it has a wonderful feel to it!
erin
November 18, 2009 at 1:13 pmWhat a great story, and what a small world. I think I’m going to have to put the “Sneaky” print on my wish list!
Ele
November 22, 2009 at 12:19 pmThanks for the kind words and memories. I remember Ellie being the first person who I knew with my name. I was surprised she lived a block away from me and was taking painting lessons from the same teacher I went to. So lovely to see that you are doing well!