I finished a new three color print today… contemplating doing a whole series of balls. Another relief print on handmade paper created with 3D printed printing plates.
Being a printmaker with a 3D printer means that when you forgot to get (or make) a card and you've only got two hours before an event you've got things covered.
This print was also very popular at Cheltenham and Wakefield. We sold five!
Thankfully I recently printed some more although it's already getting to the point where I need to print more.
I try to make a lot of entry level affordable prints because I know that times are tough at the moment. But I might still print that Mousehole print yet!
The iconic Great Wave 🌊woodblock from Japanese printmaker Katsushika Hokusai is part of a 46-piece series depicting Mount Fuji across landscapes and seasons. Today, a complete set of Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji is heading to auction for the first time in 20 years. Learn more about Hokusai’s wide-ranging influence and the collector who’s been amassing his work.
➡️ via Observer: “Hokusai’s Full Mount Fuji Series Could Fetch $5M in Christie’s Asia Week New York Sale”
In honour of his birthday: Kepler’s Somnium. This hand-printed linocut illustrates astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler's science fiction story Somnium, or "The Dream". Kepler (1571-1630) wrote the strange manuscript in Latin, and circulated it amongst friends, with the intention of eventually publishing it but he died before that could could happen.
For the #ArtAdventCalendar, a print I made for #FolktaleWeek23 Sea prompt. It’s a linocut of one of my favourite mythological creatures: the Zaratan, here in my print a giant sea turtle disguised as an island. There’s a small campfire on the supposed beach, and a sailing ship from the age of exploration nearby.
“There is a story that is told in all lands and throughout all history -
Here's another one of my recent prints, Mevagissey Harbour, a six colour screenprint which I started editioning earlier this year.
It is from a series of photographs I took of the harbour. I did not trace it from the photograph though but redrew it and interpreted it in my own way.
It features four colours and two transparent blacks. And lots of textures and natural media elements.
Happy birthday to #mathematician, aeronautical #engineer, philanthropist and Cherokee ‘hidden figure’ of the space race: Mary Golda Ross (1908-2008).
Great-great-granddaughter of Chief John Ross, who was forced to lead his people on the Trail of Tears, Ross attributed her success in math to the Cherokee tradition of encouraging equal education for boys and girls. She went to…
Are you aware of owls? It’s International Owl Awareness Day and here are a few of my favourites: the burrowing owl who appears to be wearing pantaloons, the screech owl and the snowy owl, official bird of Quebec.
maybe time for a re- #introduction with all the supposed new folks about, since I can't sleep 🫠
hey pals, I'm Lee (ze or he). I'm a programmer for my day job and an artist and crafter in my free time. I'm #trans, queer, nonbinary; #neurodivergent (AuDHD) and generally mentally a bit shit; I always aim to be more inclusive and accessible (and open to corrections).
in the art world, I do a lot of #printmaking on paper and fabric, #bookbinding custom journals, and #knitting, #spinning, and other #fiberArts. I love to create custom work that's uniquely suited to the recipient.
I live with my wife in the Pacific NW of the US, on an island with fantastic wildlife which I'll occasionally post #photography of, especially #birdPhotography. And I don't shut up about the birds and critters in our yard 😄
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A tower of giraffes 🦒, g is for giraffe and a lone giraffe for #WorldGiraffeDay! Such an apt #termOfVenery for the world’s tallest animal, celebrated on the longest day (in the northern hemisphere - or night in the southern). There are estimated to be only 117,000 remaining in the wild so #conservation efforts are needed to ensure they survive and thrive in the future.
Ok starting a new art thread for 2023! Here's the deal: a mostly daily thread with a different artist every day (sometimes I repeat from previous years if I feel like featuring other work/projects), primarily modern and contemporary since that's my thing. I'm even making a hashtag for it in case that makes it easier for folks to follow. Enjoy! #art#BigArtThread
Woodblock prints by Japanese artist Nishijima Katsuyuki, (couldn't find dates for some of these but I'm guessing) c. 1990s-2000s. Known for his romantic images of Japan, he uses the same traditional woodblock printing techniques employed by ukiyo-e masters centuries earlier. #art#printmaking#BigArtThread
Prints by Jamaican-American artist Mavis Pusey, 1960s-70s, a painter, printmaker, patternmaker, and teacher who pursued an abstract style despite pressure on Black artists of the time to make figurative work focusing on identity and social issues. #art#printmaking#BigArtThread
Woodblock prints by Japanese artist Yoshida Chizuko, 1950s-60s, a co-founder of the Joryū Hanga Kyōkai, the first association for women printmakers in Japan, known for her abstract experiments within the medium. #art#printmaking#ModernArt#BigArtThread
Prints by Jewish Polish-Brazilian artist Fayga Ostrower, 1970s-80s, whose family fled Germany in the 30s and settled in Brazil, where she became an important figure and teacher within the abstraction movement. #art#printmaking#ModernArt#BigArtThread
Works by multidisciplinary American artist Patssi Valdez, 1980s-90s, a founding member of Los Angeles-based experimental Chicano art collective ASCO. #art#painting#printmaking#BigArtThread
Prints by Japanese artist Iwami Reika, 1970s-80s, incorporating metallic inks and natural textures into woodcut and collograph techniques. #art#printmaking#BigArtThread
Purple Octopus Print