OVERCUP BLOG — naoshi
Celebrate Women Authors on International Women's Day
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- Tags: artists, authors, books, celebrate, indie authors, indie press, International Women's Day, karen Locke, liz prato, maryanna hoggatt, naoshi, niki ganong, related-high-proof-pdx, related-ice-cream-work, related-the-field-guide-to-drinking-in-america, related-tolly, related-volcanoes-palm-trees-privilege, small press, women's history month
Easy Halloween Costumes for the Unique Bookworm
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- Tags: 99 Ways to Make a Pipe, alcohol, alcohol laws, All Ages, author, authors, book, Books, booze, booze laws, buckminster fuller, Buckminster Fuller: Poet of Geometry, celebrate, children's books, DIY, drinking, drinking holidays, Drinking in America, drinking laws, ice cream, ice cream work, indie press, local, maryanna hoggatt, naoshi, oregon, pdx, publisher, publishing, raccoon, related-buckminster-fuller-poet-of-geometry, shop local, small press, the field guide to drinking in america
Painting With Sand
Posted by Taylor Young on

Sunae is a Japanese technique of painting with colored sand, but it’s not very well known. Naoshi, author and illustrator of Ice Cream Work, is working to make this unique method more recognizable. Not only did she use Sunae throughout her entire book, but she also participates in a variety of projects to help people realize how neat this technique is and how easy it is to learn. Talking about Sunae isn’t as exciting as watching videos and trying it out on your own. So, here’s your chance to learn how to create paintings with colored sand. Watch these three...
- Tags: Ice Cream Work, Naoshi, Overcup Press, Painting, related-ice-cream-work, Sand, Sunae, Videos
The Museum of Ice Cream—Naoshi's Book Come to Life
Posted by Emily Hagenburger on

Imagine a place with all-you-can-eat ice cream, a pool full of sprinkles, edible balloons, and a chocolate fountain...sounds like something out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, doesn’t it? But for a while, this was no work of fiction, but a real place. Where, you ask, could you find all of these magical things? The Museum of Ice Cream. It popped up for a month in NYC this August, and tickets were—understandably—quickly sold out. Sure, we all would have liked a chance to visit the Museum of Ice Cream, but nobody would have enjoyed it more than Ice Cream Man...
- Tags: ice cream, ice cream work, Museum of Ice Cream, naoshi, New York City, picture book, related-ice-cream-work
Happy National Ice Cream Day!
Posted by Julie Swearingen on

As if we needed another reason to eat delicious ice cream, it’s National Ice Cream Day! Whether you love classic vanilla and chocolate, or are into the more experimental flavor combos like Gin Spiced Blackberry Jam with Chocolate Chips today is the day to enjoy them all. Check out this fun video for Ice Cream Work.
- Tags: ice cream, ice cream work, naoshi, national ice cream day, portland, related-ice-cream-work, saltandstraw, stumptwoncoffeebourbonicecream