Guenzel Gallery Print Fair

"In conjunction with the Guenzel Gallery exhibition, Out of the Woods, 

join us for a free print fair with participating artist Linda Kelen 

and create a small woodblock print. 

All materials provided."

 It's happening this coming Saturday in Fish Creek...

Door County, Wisconsin...

so I've been cutting wood and printing the blocks as fast as I can 

to show what's possible to do in a short amount of time. 
I'm using 1/4" and 3/8" Shina Plywood.

I'll post them here as I finish them.

An ExLibris print 

seems (to me) to be a perfect end goal 

for whomever might want to pick up a knife.

 So.....we'll see what happens.

woodblock printing update

I've been cutting the last major block for the "Strong, Brave, & Handsome" set...

and printing 6-7 prints from each of the blocks,

I'm readying for a solo show in Shorewood, Wisconsin.

I used to hate printing,

never able to get all that I believed I had cut into a block,

and eventually wrote myself off as just a crappy printer.

Barbara Mason, a solarplate wizard I met at a Japanese printing bootcamp some years back,

and a couple others on the Baren Forum,

suggested I try the Japanese Kitakata.

Alex Prentis, of iMcClains Printmaking Supplies, supported the Kitakata choice,

and suggested I try the Gamblin Relief ink.

The combination of the two for my blocks changed everything.

I'm seeing a delicacy showing up that I knew was there, but couldn't get.

These now are unmistakeably WOOD prints....and they are wonderful.