Steamroller Print

This August I will be participating in my first steamroller printing event put on by Walnut Ink Press! More event information is on their Kickstarter page. Here are the event details: DATE: Saturday, August 23, 2014 TIME: 11:00am-5:00pm *There will be assigned printing time slots for each artist LOCATION: Walnut Ink Projects, 607 Franklin St, Michigan City, Indiana 46360 So what is a steamroller printing event? The picture above is helpful but I will explain. This will be a day long event during which very large wood blocks will be printed with the use of a steamroller. A 3' x…

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Screen Print of a Beet – A most serious vegetable

There is great excitement when a new tool is purchased. The potential seems limitless and the enthusiasm for the new possibilities is intoxicating. This is why so many artists and craftsmen acquire so many tools. Getting a new tool is, to put it simply, awesome. I finally acquired a screen printing kit after a year of debating the purchase. I had been first introduced to screen printing a few years ago in an Introduction to Printmaking course at IU, one of the greatest studio courses I have ever taken, thanks to the instructor. The image making process is straightforward and…

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