Madison Wisconsin GALLERY NIGHT

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 on the side that was curling in....
you know, the inside of the bowl, 
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.
The water will be absorbed by the block
and make it relax...
and slowly it will uncurl...flatten.
Hopefully the crack won't get bigger.

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.

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.

Woodblock print wins 2018 Purchase Award

Yes, it's official.
YAY for me and my sharp little knives!

Woodblock of too much detail

Due to my mental/emotional battle with a saddening world.

I seem to have packed this with a world into which I would escape.

Having simply run out of wood to cut, I guess it's time to get it ready to print.

Kelen's "Early Man" wins Purchase Award

On December 9th,
I was able to post:
So, I'm happy to announce,
my print, 
“Early Man,” 
has been accepted for inclusion in the Minot University 
Northwest Arts Center’s Americas 2018: Paperworks exhibition. 
 The juror was Linda Whitney.

And then, on February 14th, 2018

I posted:

"I'm REALLY HAPPY to announce 

that this print has won their purchase award!! 

I just found out!!!"