What I did on my summer vacation from printmaking

Oct 3, 2018

“Chicken, when are you going to make the next block print?” inquired Bob. It was mid-April, and I had recently finished “Tomatoes,” the third in my “Mediterranean Foods” print series. Reviewing a jam-packed calendar of projects, travel, and shows that loomed before... Read more →

Making the “Lake View” block print

Jan 24, 2018

Do you have a happy memory of time spent near water? Where everything you did was about being in, on, or beside that beautiful water? One of my happiest childhood memories is spending time at my friends’ summer cottage. While we swam, sunbathed, picnicked and... Read more →

Making “Autumn Glow” Block Print

Jul 3, 2017

I took this photo while exploring country roads on a beautiful October day. I want to capture the warm sparkle of the leaves amid the cool green pines. Also, that little path into the dark woods is intriguing. What if there were a sunlit clearing way in there?  ... Read more →

“SPRING MIST” and Simple Pleasures

May 8, 2017

  Chapter One It’s late April again, and Bob and I are at the old country housewith my brother Chris, performing our family’s 77-year-old annual ritualof opening the house for the summer.   For the first couple of days, there are actual chores:... Read more →

Making “Sunlit Stream” block prints

Feb 28, 2017

Late last Summer I took a long walk in a wooded glen, and found inspiration  for a new block print.     But that was the year of many shows and little time for new art.  So it is now mid-January, and the making of “Sunlit Stream” can finally begin.   Printmaker friend... Read more →

The Story of “Seasons IV” Block Prints

Aug 19, 2014

This is a reprinting of some bits from my e-newsletter and Facebook “Notes” page, with a new addition at the end: a slide show of the printing progression. If you’ve already read the story, skip on down to the slides.    While making the slide show,... Read more →