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What's good or not in antique prints.
Being a print fanatic, I am always on the lookout for interesting prints, be they woodblocks, intaglio or lithographs. Over the years, I...
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Jan 29, 20244 min read
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Japanese Ukiyo-e prints
One summer day, a Denver antique dealer called to say they had some prints I might like. The last thing I needed was more prints, but I...
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Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Original Print or Giclee?
A fellow artist proudly announced that he is creating original prints of his watercolors. “Really?” “Yeah, I manipulate the image in my...
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Dec 21, 20236 min read
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A New Block For An Existing Image
A friend was asking about the challenge of creating a new block to print a background color to a reduction woodblock that is nearing...
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Dec 10, 20235 min read
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The Final Carve
It is always a joy to watch an image evolve from nebulous color fields into a definable image as each color layer is printed over the...
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Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Adding a glaze and using a mask.
Being open to change can be a bit challenging. The first challenge is to recognize a change needs to happen. As I was printing the last...
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Printing Gorge Two Track
I always feel like I am reaching a turning point when printing an edition as I start printing the foreground on a woodblock landscape....
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
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A Quick Solution to Finish a Block
I was pleased at first with the woodblock "Evening Enchantment" but after looking at it for a day, I realized it needed one more color...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
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Inking A Block
Someone asked about the details of inking a woodblock using the moku hanga process. For me, one of the attractions of the process is the...
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Dec 6, 20222 min read
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What is a Reduction Woodblock?
One of the print processes I use extensively is called the Reduction Process. This is where a single block is carved between printings....
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Dec 6, 20222 min read
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