Year: 2009

  • Adventures in Moku Hanga…

    Adventures in Moku Hanga…

    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. […]

  • Conditioning the Maru Bake Brush

    Conditioning the Maru Bake Brush

    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 […]

  • •••• • Moku Hanga • ••••

    •••• • Moku Hanga • ••••

    ….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 […]

  • Chicago Based Art Center

    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 […]

  • Health and Saftey in the Arts

    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 […]

  • Large Lino Cut from England

    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 […]

  • THE JOURNAL of The Mid America Print Council

    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 […]

  • Mid-America Print Council Members Juried Exhibition

    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 […]

  • The Northern Print Biennale

    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 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 […]

  • Dunham Recreation Center and Arts Building

    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 […]

  • TLP Summer Hours

    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 […]