Lunar Calendar Printing

Just like I expected, last night didn't include much sleep. I woke up early, excited to tackle the huge batch of printing today.Before I could do anything, though, I had to take time to carefully tear the large sheets of paper down to size. Contrary...

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Drying Rack

I love it when a plan comes together!A while back I ordered this print drying rack. It was quite affordable, but required me to wait a while for delivery and spend a few hours assembling it.[Print rack during assembly]It could not have arrived at a...

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Private Printmaking Lesson

This last weekend I took an intaglio class at the Whiteaker Printmaker's Studio. I sort of knew that intaglio was not for me even before I learned it, but you've gotta try it to know, right?As long as I was paying for a trip to...

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Weekend Etching Class

I'm a little behind on blog posting because I'm too busy actually doing stuff. C'est la vie!This last weekend I took another awesome class at the Whiteaker Printmaker's Studio in Eugene. It was taught by Bryan Putnam, an amazing printmaker who uses a variety of...

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Lunar Calendar, Take 2

In yesterday's version of the calendar I had one big problem, it was off-level. The top edge was thicker than the bottom. Today I tried a few things to fix it. First, I started sanding with 220 grit paper glued down to a flat board....

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Lunar Calendar, Take 1

Yesterday I received confirmation that Heather, one of the owners of the Whiteaker Printmakers studio, will be available to help me print the edition of lunar calendars on Monday after the intaglio class. This is great news, and really lights a fire under me to...

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Studio Infrastructure

Things are changing in the rented studio space downtown. The space where I have been winding beams and doing woodwork looks like it is going to turn into a cooperatively run gallery and, maybe, a coffee shop. To that end, I've started setting up a...

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Lunar Calendar Fundraiser

[Lunar Calendar Design]In designing my new life as a printmaker, I anticipated lots of expenses in tools and materials. What I didn't necessarily expect, however, was how much education I was going to need.Before my Summer weaving show season starts, I'm getting serious about studying...

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Stone Pigment, First Press Tests

Today's post is really more of a photo essay. I had already ground a bunch of black slate and yellow ochre into fine powders, water-sorted to keep the finest pigment particles, and dried the results of that sorting.[Water-sorted black slate pigment powder, still wet]I was...

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