Linocut Fail - I RUINED my latest Linocut, then fixed it.
I spent the past week trying to fix my latest Linocut fail. This one hurt because I really liked the way this latest print turned out. ...
I spent the past week trying to fix my latest Linocut fail. This one hurt because I really liked the way this latest print turned out. ...
You don't need to have an expensive press to make great Lino prints. I, for one, still use my trusty wooden spoon for hand printing. In...
As I continue to grow and learn about Lino Relief Printing, I'm always looking for new techniques to add to my tool box. Being a painter...
I'm using Speedball Speedy-Carve for the first time. Since I've never cut on this brand of block before, I'm going to share my first...
I thought I'd post a quick process video showing how I used my homemade paper in print making. So here it is, from making the paper to...
I have recently added embroidery to the things I love to do. I find it a peaceful and meditative practice that can be enjoyed anywhere. ...
We decided to try to make some paper from old documents we needed to discard. Before we started, Chris made a paper making frame and...
As we all know, Halloween 2020 will have to be reimagined. I don't see this as a bad thing. It gives us a chance to plan out some...
Originally, I was a quick sketch portrait artist at Busch Gardens. This was my summer job as a high schooler and through college. The...
I don't have a formal art studio, and I don't think this is too uncommon. I may be wrong. When I say that my printing shop is a kitchen...
Ok, this should be called how I overcome artist block. Mostly because it may not work for everyone, but this is how I do it. By the way,...
A constant source of inspiration for me are my studio cats Huey and Stevie. Huey is a black cat we rescued from the animal shelter. When...
As an artist and a shameless rule breaker, I do whatever it takes to make the image bend to my will. This can mean using the wrong side...
For most of my artistic life I've been drawn to portraiture. Landscapes were just not my thing. In my college days, the idea of creating...
Sometimes I wake up with an idea and have to act on it ASAP. That was how my new Image "Black Cat on Gold Rug" came about. I had been...
This image was not planned at all. It started out as sketches for a simple reduction print landscape. As I worked through my designs,...
In my last landscape project I used the reduction print process to create space and separate colors in my whimsical landscape, "White...
How I made a block register out of cardboard for a reduction print. First I cut out two pieces of cardboard to make my register. I...
Today I tried Speedball Speedy Cut. Here is what I liked about it and the challenges I encountered working with this block. What I like...
I was introduced to printmaking about 3 years ago when a friend in my art group hosted a class teaching the basics. It wasn't long after...