Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Printing at Penland


Hi folks! Here are some snapshots from my recent printmaking residency at Penland School of Crafts, in Penland, N.C. It was an amazing two weeks! I put in an average of 15 hours a day, totalling over 200 studio hours in 12 straight days. I was certainly tired at the end, but very happy to have had so much dedicated press / studio time. 

I had several goals and hopes for this residency. During the first week, I set type, printed pages for my limited edition hand made artist book, which features my poetry and illustrations. These were all printed on the letterpress. I printed some woodcuts to accompany my etching work. I also prepared some photo polymer plates to print on the Vandercook, editioned those, and will later finish them off with etching.

During the second week, I worked on my copper plates and editioned "American Chestnut."
Below are some pictures of two projects.

Stay tuned for more pictures and updates~!

American Chestnut plate with tools

proofs of American Chestnut etching with chine colle on soft white pescia and somerset papers

Printing a type high shina block on the Vandercook

This is the first run, and will later be the background for an etching