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New Etsy Listing
My latest listing on Etsy has just gone live! It is a hand-colored version of “Don’t Play Koi with Me!” I used calligraphy inks and watercolors for the color. Also, I added a calligraphy gold ink in the tail and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, calligraphy ink, cherry blossoms, Etsy, ink, koi fish, porcuprints, printing, printing press, resingrave, tattooed woman, watercolor, woman, wood engraving, woodcut
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New Print in Etsy Store!
“Don’t Play Koi with Me!” is now for sale in my Etsy Store! Check out the listing for lots of pictures, a full description and to purchase this wonderful print! http://www.etsy.com/listing/86472571/tattooed-woman-nude-koi-cherry-blossom Makes a great gift for the Holidays!
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Tagged burin, cherry blossom, Etsy, fine art, holiday gift ideas, koi, listing, print, tattoo, water lily, woman, wood engraving, woodcut
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Tattooed Woman, carving in process
My latest print features a woman with an (almost) full back tattoo. I just finished carving the block, but I wanted to give you a taste before I print it! Stay tuned for more photos and the final print!
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Tagged art, fine art, full back tattoo, koi fish, print, tattoo, wood engraving, woodcut
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Nouveau Peacock…At Last!
The latest addition to my store has finally arrived! Anyone who has been reading this blog for a while might remember my posting about a peacock print I was working on back in 2009. I finished carving the block in … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art nouveau, better late than never, cherry blossoms, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, japonism, Ornamental border, peacock, Pierre Bonnard, wood cut, wood engraving
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Flamingos Print Has Arrived!
I finally finished the Flamingos print, and have put it up on the website. For now, it is only available in Black & White. I may eventually get around to the multi-color version, but for now black will have … Continue reading
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Tagged flamingo, wood engraving, woodcut
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Mac Plus, milling machine, resingrave, wood engraving, woodcut
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