Wood Block Printing

Wood Block Printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220, and from Egypt to the [...]

Sarah Palin Woodblock Print

Here’s my initial proof, or first state of a woodcut I did of Sarah Palin this afternoon. I used a photo from the web as a reference. I can’t get enough of Tina Fey’s send-up of her on Saturday Night Live. I really enjoyed the show last night as delivered by that company of talented [...]

Woodblock on engraver’s pillow

Here’s a nice shot of a boxwood block on my leather pillow. An essential bit of equipment for the wood engraver. Shown is the block for the ‘Cottonwood’ engraving.

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse, a very talented singer/songwriter and perhaps a bit of a train wreck. I’m fascinated by talented people who succumb to their own weaknesses. Although there is something to be said for the “Go big or go home” theory when it comes to feeding your art. I grabbed a sheet of old weather beaten [...]