Greensboro Bend Study

March 18, 2011

Digital Image

I took my scan of these prints and put them together using the Paint program. I wanted to see how they would look if I hand-sew the prints together. Pretty pleased with my us of archaic printmaking technology and modern tools.

Greensboro Bend

March 26, 2011

2-plate blockprint

6"x4"

Finished a small edition of 28 prints and feel good about my final color choice. Fifteen of them will head to Oregon to a print exchange exhibition and I will frame one of them. I was thinking about my hanging scroll project and may try a new idea around sewing some of these prints together. Instead of creating a hanging scroll, I am thinking about sewing nine of them together in a grid and stretching them like a canvas. It dawned on me that I could then frame them like a painting. Might be the new direction I have been looking for.

Full Moon, East Hardwick

March 19, 2011
Pencil on Paper
7"x5"

Went out to view the amazing full moon this weekend and it did not disappoint. Walked behind the grange hall around 9 p.m. and stood in the deep snow for a few minutes. The total lack of clouds made it bright enough to see in the dark to draw.

There is something very peaceful about standing and observing the full moon. The light spreads across the snow-covered landscape and makes everything seem to glow.

Morrisville Color Cartoon

March 14, 2011

Copy and blue sharpie

6"x8"

Here is the color cartoon for the color block for the Morrisville blockprint. Plan to start carving this weekend!

Morrisville Proof

March, 6, 2011

Linoleum Block Print

6"x8"

After a long period of carving I finally pulled a proof of this block. I am really pleased with how it came out and as I plan the color block I am getting excited about this print.

Plainfield (state III)

March 1, 2011

4"x6"

Plexiglas Drypoint'

The plate is pulling really nice right now and the only thing I need to do is slightly bevel the edges of the plate. It should look really nice with bright colors underneath, like the blue print below.

Carborundum Print

March 1, 2011

Carborundum Plexiglas Print

4"x6"

This is the first of four colors for a five-plate print I am working on. I have figured out the right mixture of carborundum grit and acrylic medium to hold enough ink on a Plexiglas plate. Hopefully I will print the second color this weekend.