Adventures in Moku Hanga… After practicing on scrap blocks and paper for a week or two, I decided to take the plunge and attempt a *real* print using this method. I wanted to use my usual reduction technique to see how well it would work. After all, the paper has…
Conditioning the Maru Bake Brush The Japanese Maru Bake brush is made of dense, coarse horse hair embedded in a bamboo handle. Prior to use, it needs to be conditioned by singeing, and later splitting, the hair either on a hotplate, or with a flame. I chose the hotplate method,…
….so for the last few years I’ve been working on woodcuts,your basic run-of-the-mill relief type woodcut printmakingthat western printmakers do.A year or so ago,I became intrigued with theJapanese style of woodblock printing calledMoku Hanga.Unfortunately there aren’t any Moku Hangaworkshops in, or around our area. There are a few availablein different…
LILLSTREET ART CENTER www.lillstreet.com When I went to the SGC conference this year I learned about several Printmaking Studios in the country. One that is not too far away and seemed quite versatile and active is LILLSTREET ART CENTER in Chicago. They have a broad range of artist opportunities from…
If you have any concerns about or want to stay up-to-date on health and safety issues pertaining to the arts you can reference the following information: Visit: “Health and Saftey Articles” www.chicagoartistsresource.org/node/15316Â HEALTH IN THE ARTS University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health The mission of the Health…
I just received information from a gentleman named Mark Andrew Webber who lives in Reading, England and has just completed a Linocut that took him six months of research and design and two months to carve.  It is  a Map of Paris, 150cm x 180cm (@ 58″ x 70″).  He…
Examples from the Journal PRINT Slang Introduction and Editing by Erik Waterkotte “A humorous, albeit practical, lexicon of printmaking studio vernacular from across the country… The printmaking studio is a communal working environment, and often a unique language develops between printmakers…” Â Theories of Printmaking By Dr. Kelly Donahue-Wallace “How…
The Mid-America Print Council Members Juried Exhibition is currently accepting submissions. The link for the prospectus and online submission is https://www.usi.edu/libarts/mapc The exhibition is being hosted by the University of Southern Indiana and coordinated by Joseph D’Uva and the USI Gallery Committee. Juror:  Janet Ballweg, Professor of Art and…
The Northern Print Biennale is the first major event for international printmaking in the UK in over 20 years. A gallery of the selected works can be viewed here.
NEW PRINTS PROGRAM New Prints 2009/Autumn Call for Entries Deadline – September 14, 2009 In keeping with our mission to promote the greater appreciation and understanding of the fine art print, IPCNY presents a selection of new prints four times per year. New Prints 2009/Autumn will be the 33rd New…
Dunham Recreation Center and Arts Building has extended their summer hours now through August 14.  You can get into the Arts Building as early as 7:00 am throughout the week by obtaining the key from the Rec. Center.  Be sure to have your renewed Dunham membership card with you.  You can…
TLP Summer Hours The Saturday open studio session for the month of June, as well as figure drawing have been cancelled. In July, the Saturday open studio day, in addition to the figure drawing will be held on July 25th. Figure drawing plus open studio Saturday will be held on…