Two Hand Reel

Here's my Newest Print 29 colors, lino block, on hosho student paper using graphic chemical water based inks. Kento registration.

Castle Schuyler House -- Happy 33rd Anniversary

I carved this over the summer as an anniversary present for my husband. It's a creative redrawing of the Norman Keep at Castle Cardiff. Bill tweaked it from a friend's photo to make it look more like his business logo. Perfect for my purposes! The castle is Bill's, the bucalic scene is mine.
The trick has been to keep him from seeing it before the 9th. I'm fairly confident he won't look in here. ;->
Woodcut on Baltic birch, 9"x12". I utilized the direction of the grain for the cloud action, but it fought me all the rest of the block. I'm wondering if Belinda DelPesco's technique of staining the block then using polyurithane wouldn't have helped with all the chipping. I may try that for the next one.

The Bookkeeper

This is a watercolored etching. I used cool primaries to color it. I'm always mixing up my warm and cool blues, so I'm hoping this will help me keep them separate. Next is a dragon all in warm colors.

The latest from Trout Lily Studios

Though my printing schedule usualy starts in the fall (after trout season closes!) I was commissioned to produce a print centered on the energy and power of casting a fly. This print is to be for a poster for the Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo held in Minneapolis, Minnesota next spring.

I used a cherry plank for my block, Akua color ink, and bleached mullberry block paper that I get at the local art supply shop. I "believe" that I used 14 colors for this print - I'm math-challenged and it's easy for me to loose count!