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Printing a Reduction Woodcut
Here’s a video illustrating some steps on how I print a seven colour reduction woodblock print. For those who aren’t familiar with the process, it’s a method of making an intricate multi-colour print using only one block, which is printed over and over again on the same paper with different colours after subsequent parts ofRead more ⟶
Riffles ~ A Reduction Woodcut
Dawson author Dan Dowhal threw out a challenge for me and other printmakers in the form of a commission to make work based on a ‘seed’ word. In my case, it was “riffles”, as in sluice box for capturing alluvial gold nuggets, etc. when digging for gold. This is part of his initiative called TheRead more ⟶
Moosehide Slide Print
Here’s a print I made awhile back based on a photograph I took from my window facing north with a view of the iconic Moosehide Slide in the distance. It’s available for purchase for $150 CA plus $20 postage and handling. Just message me by clicking [HERE] for how to proceed. Or: Click [HERE] forRead more ⟶
Pen & Ink ~ Tavira, Portugal
I’ve taken to making ‘woodcuts’ and ‘wood engravings’ with nothing more than an iPad and stylus using a simple drawing application (Tayasui Sketch). Essentially, I use an additive/subtractive approach to making marks for developing the drawing so that it looks like both a wood engraving and scratchboard. It takes me a long time to doRead more ⟶
My Trump Card
Time to display my “race“ card in time for the 2020 American election! Nothing rankles more than to hear people, especially in the media, speak of the US President as the “Leader of the free world”. Utter arrogant nonsense while grievously insulting to those who understand how leaders are actually elected. Millions of peopleRead more ⟶
Bronze Sculpture
Here’s a bronze sculpture I made years ago in art school! Guess I must have been channeling Giacometti when I was sticking wax bits onto the armature. I brought it home where it remained in its waxen state at my parent’s house. Then my mother took it to a foundry and had an edition ofRead more ⟶
Selfie as a woodcut
Here’s a short video I posted on Instagram (@greentreepress) awhile ago of a woodcut I made earlier in the year. I’m showing how I hand burnish a woodblock print onto Japanese Washi paper. Not sure if I would want to pull all 67 this way. For the actual run I have a setup on myRead more ⟶
A New Wood Engraving
Nowadays, artists not only make art but many of us have to use a machete to thrash our way through the social media jungle, including blog type websites like this one. It’s a mindset thing. Is my audience actually reading my posts, does anyone really care, etc.? I don’t mind functioning under the illusion thatRead more ⟶
Autumn comes to the Yukon!
On my drive home to Dawson City last weekend I had to stop the car and capture this scene. The quality of light in this country is amazing and so different from other locations. Maybe its because we’re sitting at the top of the world. I was already feeling exhilarated from my 18 KM legRead more ⟶