Category: printmaking

Hot off the press! I’m excited to share with you my latest reduction woodcut: Fox + Hens

This is a reduction woodcut. An interesting technique where all 6 colors come from the same block. The block is carved in stages, and the paper goes through the press a separate time for each color. Scroll down to see all the steps

This is a limited edition (only 21) woodcut print. Printed on acid free, 100% cotton paper with archival oil based inks. You can order one online or in person at any of my events for $60 (while available)

The image is 8×10″
The paper 11×14″

I want to learn more about the different species of birds that live and travel through Kentucky, and decided to learn through woodcuts.

It’s appropriate to start with our state’s official bird: the cardinal!!!

The first layer (left) is a very pale green, with the stars and whites of the bird eyes—feathers, etc carved away.

The second layer (right) is the light brown of the female cardinal.

layer 3 (left) is a light red followed by a deep red in layer 4 (right)

the design really comes together in layer 5(left) when we add a green
and is finished (!!!!) with the 6th layer: BLACK

These are all hand inked with archival oil based inks, then printed with a hand cranked etching press.

THIS EDITION HAS SOLD OUT! – Thank you everyone for your support!
The image is approx 6″x12 on an 8×15″ 100% PCW recycled paper and was printed in a limited edition of 18.

I’m super excited to share my latest woodcut: ‘BEARing Fruit’

I have been working on better and more precise cuts in the wood. This size 5×7″ has been a good exercise in my craftsmanship.

Drumroll please…………

Hand inked and printed with an old fashioned press, this 4 color reduction woodcut uses oil-based archival inks and acid free 100% PCW recycled paper.

It’s nice to be back home and in my studio (with my rusty/trusty press!

I just finished carving a spring inspired linocut, and am ready to print

I’m printing with a slightly different technique; using cotton paper and etching blankets.
This creates a beautiful embossing on the back of the paper after going through the press.

A quick walkthough of the SOS Art Human Rights Portfolio. Sorry about the glare on the artwork and rushing through the exhibit. Although i was there at a slow time of the day, i still did not want to be a distraction to the people enjoying the show. Hopefully the video gives you an idea of the presentation and the space for the exhibit.

This Portfolio of Woodcut Prints on “Human Rights” is a project of SOS ART in collaboration with Taller Burro Press in Oaxaca, Mexico. It consists of 25 prints by 12 artists from Oaxaca and 12 artists from Cincinnati, each addressing one of 12 human rights, and the 25th print, the title page, created by an artist from Cincinnati.

The purpose of the portfolio was to challenge artists to create images and messages around human rights through a collaborative process across different cultures; also to raise funds for both SOS ART and Taller Burro Press for their current and future projects.

you can read more about the project, and take a better look at the artwork here:

A Shady Place

Have guitar, Will Travel

Handprinted linocut on handmade paper

Created in an improvised studio while visiting Mexico.

new block print:
good morning kiss

handprinted linocut created in an improvised studio while visiting Mexico.

Hope you are having a good start of the week!