Yggd Block

block scanned and greyed.

mirrored - faux print

Yggdrasil -- The World Tree

As above, so below. 8-]

Here It Is 8-]

photo


scan

Julie, Mistess of Science

Color is closer to photo.

Almost there

Had to quit -- horrible tension headache. Didn't stop and stretch often enough! But it's almost there.

MOS in Progress

Julie, Mistress of Science, Julie's xmas present, commemmorates her MS in Physics. I'm attempting to layer color a la Belinda's instruction. It's a challenge. ;-j

Midwinter Night

Woo and hoo! The xmas cards came off really well. Classy, if I do say so myself. ;-j And in addition to the cards, Schuyler House also bought 20 prints, so Christmas came early this year. 8-]

We had miscalculated the actual size of the cards however, and some judicial digital alterations had to be done to the image: the tree was elongated, with mix and match and cut and paste branches added to the top, as well as extending the sky. But I think it looks all of a piece.

VistaPrint.com did the cards, and I think they did a nice job. We chose a matt linen finish. I'd definitely do this again.

Castle -- Kozo

Print on kozo.

Castle Xmas Progress

Schuyler House Xmas card progress -- faux print. Getting there.

Castle Card In Progress

Castle Christmas Card

Well, it can be fixed. I got the d*mn castle backwards. It's not too heavily carved yet, so I think I can transpose the wall section to the other side. This is the amended image with the castle switched. I think I can do that.

I am so p*ssed.

A Turkey of a Site ;->

My paleo-gobbler can be seen, along with other Fall Exchange prints, on the FourOceansPress site:

http://www.fouroceanspress.com/archive_fall_2007.html

Christmas Card Template

Working on Christmas cards for Schuyler House. This is a section plucked out of a previous woodblock to work with. I was thinking of going landscape but then when I googled a mess of Japanese winter woodcuts I discovered that the majority of them seem to be in portrait, so I thought I'd give it a try.

I'll be adding a tree over to one side, subtracting the sheep and adding a deer or three. Also opting for a uniform sky, probably dark blue fading to light blue, hanga fashion. Don't think I'll be doing it hanga style however. Probably black and white with watercolor. Have to see how it developes.

Paleo-Gobbler Print

Paleo-Gobbler in yellow ochre water-based ink, with accents in red and black.

The block needs a little more carving to open up some lines that swelled with first inking. Pretty much there tho.

Paleo-Turkey

this is a faux print (i.e., mirrored and grey-scaled)


this is a scan of the block

Fall is not the turkey's favorite season. The block is not very good. Kept chipping across the grain. I'll have to find out what this is so I can avoid it in future.

Turkey still needs a little detail.

Paleo-Gobbler

My paleo-gobbler for another fall exchange. This one's got me giggling. I've taken half the turkey jokes out but it still strikes me as funny.

Fall's the time of year when every turkey has to keep looking over his shoulder. Even paleo-turkeys. ;-}

A Pile of Leaves

This is the one shown being pulled in the previous post.


Red skies take warning.


Copper skies.


This one's a double -- I pulled two different prints off this plate.


Night Fall. This one's my entry in the autumn EAST challenge on Etsy.

Most of these can be seen in detail in my etsy shop: http://ellenshipley.etsy.com/, if anyone's interested. 8-]

Spiral Dance

Here's a fallish-looking leaf spiral monoprint. The plate just gets richer the longer I ink and print. 8-] I love monoprints with stencils (and leaves).

A Good Day in the Print Lab

One of many monoprints I pulled today, playing with leaves and spiral stencils. This particular print is a ghost, generally paler than the first pass.

Fabric on Ground

Ran a zinc plate thru the press with fabric on the soft ground, and I got a pretty good impression, but I didn't etch it long enough. 4 minutes. Should have done 8 at least. I'll try printing it again today -- I was rushed on Monday at the end of class. But if I don't like it I'll re-etch it.

Don't know if I'll just run anothe piece of fabric/soft ground thru the press, or what. Have to see what Jim thinks.

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