CARVING THE "LOG"

Mushrooms & ferns & and all sorts of smallish forest-y things being carved! "LOG" is now available for special limited time pre-order HERE.

"TREE SWING" WOODBLOCK PRINT

The "DESERT ISLAND" color blocks continue to progress (updates really, really soon!), and alongside those big blocks we've been handing back & forth some other stuff (woodblocks) too!

As you may know, Tugboat Printshop is just the two of us, husband and wife, Paul and Valerie, collaborating to make artwork, usually woodcut prints. Every aspect of the making of our prints is done, start to finish, by the two of us working together.  We work on many blocks at a time, handing everything back and forth lots of times. Projects are always happening simultaneously.

In any event, we guess we're trying to let you know that there is a whole lot to anticipate here at Tugboat Printshop this Fall! We've been working like crazy and there is lots of new, lots to come! You should really stay tuned.

For the present, here's a peek at the tiniest of the batch of blocks we have in the works, a wee little image that we will probably be titled "TREE SWING". Coming soon to OUR SHOP!

PRINTING "SNAKE VINE"

Finished prints of the new "SNAKE VINE" woodcut will be ready to ship out early next week! Be part of the first batch of orders to ship when you get your copy here! 

Shown above, the printed layers building into the final print. "SNAKE VINE" is a 11" x 20.5" color woodcut on Natural Kitakata Paper. Edition size of 200 prints.

COLORING FARM BARGE

Yellow, Red, and Blue blocks to be carved & printed with the key block to complete the "FARM BARGE" Woodcut!


Join us this Friday, July 6th, at Tugboat Printshop's Studios in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh) to view the finished "FARM BARGE" color print! We'll be open for Penn Ave. First Friday from 5-8pm, with drinks & music & prints & fun! 


The "FARM BARGE" print is also available for pre-order online. Pre-order rates are limited time intro deals, so if you like a bargain and you like this print, get one HERE!

MORE FARM BARGE

The key block for the new "FARM BARGE" woodcut is carved! We are a little behind on the documenting…the color blocks are already almost completed, too! This print is available for pre-order on our website for a limited time. Get a copy HERE!


And we're having a release party for the finished print this Friday, July 6th from 5-8pm! More event details HERE!

NEW PRINTING VIDEO!

RED, BLUE, YELLOW BLOCKS!

Oh, the rainbow of colors so soon to be yielded from these big blocks in the works at Tugboat Printshop this week! Joy, joy, joy!!! Yellow block will make yellow, orange, green, brown! Blue will make blue, green, brown, purple! Red will make red, orange, purple brown! And don't forget the 2 key blocks HERE & HERE that will print, too! (Yep ~ it's a long process…) Proofing in just a couple days! SO AMPED!!

"GARDEN" is up for PRE-ORDER until we've finished the editioning, so if you haven't already, grab your copy of the "GARDEN" today!

PRINTING BIG, BAD WOLF

HOMEMADE BOAT

"HOMEMADE BOAT"
10.5" x 13" Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper
Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2011.

LIMITED EDITION OF 100 PRINTS.
$65.00

A couple sits adrift upon a raft at sunset, their toes dipping into the rainbow colored waters. The sunlit beams stemming from the horizon catch the plaid umbrella and set it aglow. "HOMEMADE BOAT" is a 10" x 13" Woodcut on Ivory Somerset Paper.

See it now in our ONLINE SHOP!