Archive for the Mac Plus Tag

“Mac & Cheese” Sneak Peek!

Porcuprints’ latest addition is “Mac & Cheese”! See Below for a sneak peek before it goes on sale! “Mac & Cheese will be up for sale soon!  

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Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy

Sometimes artists make mistakes. I am definitely one of those artists. In woodcut or wood-engraving, the mistake usually occurs when the carving tool slips and carves/gauges out areas you really, really didn’t want to carve. For example, while carving the Mac Plus block, I managed to make a serious mistake and my tool slipped right through the outer edge. Luckily
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Resingrave: Milling out Unwanted Spaces

Printmakers love Resingrave for its ability to hold crisp lines and details. It resists bruising and, thanks to the new formula, it seldom chips.  Unfortunately, our designs don’t always fit exactly on the block and we are left trying to figure out the best way to carve out large blocks of space. George Alexander Walker, author of The Woodcut Artist’s
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Mac Plus Project

Last year my trusty Mac Powerbook G4 threatened to die on me. The “Y” key stuck and the down arrow didn’t work at all. It was slowing down and crashing at the most inopportune times. Of course this was in the midst of trying to write/finish my Masters Thesis, so we couldn’t let that happen. I got a shiny new
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