Gallery Night in Madison Wisconsin

See it in person!

Gallery Night

October 5th

    

at the

ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN

203 west gorham

Madison, Wisconsin 

608-251-2977

Warped woodblock

I should have photographed the block in it's most warped state. 

It would rock on a table as a shallow bowl.

It never was the best piece of wood,

I was only testing out sharpness of my knives,

and I just got carried away.

A couple weeks ago I started my attempt to flatten the block.

It's cherry, about an inch thick. 

Yes, I'll take a photo of the block so you can see.

I should do that.

I put it in a plastic bag, put a towel over it, 

sprayed it with water and sealed the bag, 

and put two thick copper sheets,
 one really heavy big solid rubber block,

and about a 40+ pound anvil on top.

And, crossed my fingers.

Yesterday I upwrapped it.

It was flat enough to print.

Not fun, but I got 8 beautiful prints!

I got some good first prints on Kitakata paper.

This year I discovered what Torinoko did with my blocks.

Luscious, is the only word I can use to describe what the prints are now.

You can see this and more

 at this years Fall Art Tour...I'm #stop25.

Another new woodprint for Fall Art Tour

This piece of wood

and my sharp little knives have 

held me captive for months.

Today, I printed a couple proofs

just to see what I was dealing with.

Yes, you will be able to see it in person at the Fall Art Tour, Stop #25

Remember...you can wear one of my prints!

There is still time.