Now that Thanksgiving is over, I can share my latest designs for this year’s Christmas Cards!!! They are still wet, and drying, but I will have them available on my website early next week.
FUN FACT: this video was made entirely with my phone and tablet. I’m getting ready to take a trip, where I won’t have access to a computer and I wanted to see how much editing I can do using only mobile devices
i was busy with some other projects and did not get to print today, but I DID get to carve another candidate for this year’s Christmas card.
I liked the bear in yesterday’s card so much, I thought it deserved its own design. hopefully, I’ll get to print both tomorrow.
you might remember last years Christmas card. it was of barnyard animals sitting under a bright, new star. see it here.
today I started my 2018 Christmas card. I wanted to stay with the new star theme… but with woodland animals!
I’m going to print it tomorrow afternoon, and will share print pictures of the final woodcut.
This video walks you through the process while I make a 2 color/2 plate woodcut from an existing 1 color woodcut design. The original layer is used as a key block, to guide the cutting of the gray, background layer. Instead of using a complex system to line up the 2 layers, I just eyeballed it and registered the plates by hand.
If interested, i’ll update this post with purchase information once the prints are dry (1,2,3 days from now)
UPDATE 1 : i don’t want to give you the wrong impression that my tests are always successful…i just don’t always include them in the videos. Here’s a look at the REAL first try through the press:
Energy Insurance Agency, just opened a new office in Cinncinnati East, and used my artwork for the reception area.
I see my artwork in a studio setting all the time, but its a special treat to be able to see my artwork in it’s forever home.
Here are some photos from their grand opening.
Thank you Energy Insurance Agency for supporting local art in your new office!
If you are in the Cincinnati East area, give their office a visit, to see the art and office in person. They are happy to help any size business, small or very large, with coverage options including business insurance, employee benefits and bonds.
they serve customers all across the country, so even if the office isn’t close, you can visit their website: www.energyinsagency.com for more information.
thanks again Energy Insurance Agency for supporting my work.
photos courtesy of Carrie Glover
today, I’m at the Log Cabin Print Shop, printing the background layer for a 2 layer woodcut.
ill update with a finished picture as soon as it’s complete.
UPDATE : layer 2
I’m celebrating by spending the day with weapons of mass creation
I got to print last night’s carving today at the Log Cabin Print Shop. They turned out great! I’ll put them on the website (along with some other notecards) once they dry.
I stayed up too late carving this little cabin woodcut. Below the carving is a graphite rubbing (to preview how it will print)
Keep checking in, my plan is to print and share tomorrow.
You might remember a blog post from a few months ago when I sketched the view from the Pendleton Art Center
I always thought this sketch wouldmake a great woodcut.
I have spent the last week carving the design, and it is FINALLY ready to print.
This was the first print using the Bob Foose press in it’s new home at the Log Cabin Print Shop. You can see it come to life in the video below:
This is a bigger sized woodcut: 9×24″ on a 13″x26″ paper
Ken is a self-taught artist from rural Kentucky, whose work includes painting, printmaking, and pottery. He considers himself to be a 'lifetime learner' and uses art to explore and learn more about the world around him. Much of his work reflect his optimistic views on rural folk culture, river life and simple pleasures.
