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New URL Launched!

Folio CIII has be rebranded! We are now Porcuprints at www.porcuprints.com! With a new name and a new url, this is the beginning of new stage for us. Stay tuned for an Etsy Store and Facebook Page!

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Art Historical Tattoos

I love tattoos. Or rather, I love well executed tattoos that are meaningful in some way. Recently I have noticed a beautiful trend in tattooing; I have seen a lot of tattoos inspired by famous works of art! From Hokusai prints to van Gogh paintings, they span all art historical periods and styles. I wanted to share just a few
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An Exercise in White Space

My latest print, “Heian Shrine in Winter,” turned out to be an exercise in the use of white space. In this four-color print, I have tried to use the uncolored portions of the page to indicate snow. It was a very obvious choice to go with snow, I know, but the exercise was successful in creating an aesthetic composition. Hopefully
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Art Changes How We View the World

Has anyone ever said to you,”All art is quite useless”? This Oscar Wilde quote follows artists and art historians around like an annoying little sibling. And it never seems to go away, no matter how many times you say, “art has its place and it helps us to understand the world around us like nothing else!” Luckily, we now have
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Flamingo Print Update

Has it really been a year since my last post?! With graduate school and my thesis almost finished (crossing fingers!) I finally have more time to devote to my art. Long, long ago I began work on a tri-color flamingo print. I can now say that I have finished carving the blocks! Now it is time to print. I had
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Ave Maria: Devotional Prints in the Age of Martin Luther

I cannot believe that it has been almost a year since my last post. In the intervening period, I have been very busy and I finally have something to show for it. Recently I designed and installed a print exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art. The title of the show is “Ave Maria: Devotional Prints in the Age of
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Flamingo Print

My current printing project is a three color print of a pair of flamingos. I got the idea for this print from a photograph that I took at the Atlanta Zoo.  I don’t know if anyone is going to be interested in this bird, but when I saw this photograph I fell in love. This is not the bright pink
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