Things are looking a bit spotty because today, January 22nd, is National Polka Dot Day! For today, Howard letterpress printed an image from two hand-carved woodcuts, made about 130 years ago, from the Lewis Winter Collection. Lewis Winter, who had a wood and photo engraving office at 627 J Street in Sacramento from 1888 to 1910, designed a lot of cuts of clothing items and fabrics for catalogs and local newspapers. If you saw this image in a catalog, would it entice you to buy the fabric? Also i

2.4K views · 52 reactions | Did you know this about the origin of polka dots!? This story makes me love them even more! I’m loving this polka dot dress from @balielf and how it fits in perfectly in my studio with my beautiful painting by @bianca_lever_art  | Elli Milan | Facebook