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Tugboat Printshop's framing service is back in action and "THE MOON" print can now be purchased framed directly from our website! Pictured above & below in our oversize natural walnut frame with spacers, our frames display artworks simply & elegantly and are also eco-friendly!
All frames are custom made to order by hand, from quality, local PA lumber (oak, walnut, or maple) using all archival materials. Available with spacers or cut mat window options. 2-3 weeks for delivery. Contact us if you'd like a special quote!
Also, thanks to some great recent press on DESIGN*SPONGE and THIS IS COLOSSAL, copies of "THE MOON" are going really fast! If you have been waiting to pick up your copy, don't wait too long!
While we almost always print as a team, printing "THE MOON" especially requires the team effort, with sheets of paper each over 36" x 31" and the blocks nearly the size of our press bed! Each of us rolls one of the two jig-sawed blocks (the moon shape, the sky) that, after inking, are fit together into one and print as the final layer of ink over the silvery grey block, finishing "THE MOON" print. It is a slow, rhythmic process, with great care and precision taken to make sure that each block is carefully and uniformly rolled with ink and, then, that each is locked into position exactly where it needs to be before printing through the press onto paper.
It's a pretty magical experience each time we pull a finished print off the press!
"THE MOON" woodcut is a limited edition of 200 prints, available for purchase framed or unframed in our online shop. You can also see bunches of photos chronicling the development of this large scale artwork on our flickr.
The first layer to print on "THE MOON" print is a silvery grey. The wood block texture really prints nicely in this run!
Final print size is 36" x 31". You can now see the finished 'MOON' print & get a copy of your very own online HERE!
This Friday, April 5th, from 5-8pm, we are having a release party to celebrate & unveil "THE MOON" woodcut print!
Enjoy light refreshments at this free & family friendly event and take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn about traditional woodcut printmaking from artists & printers Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth. Bring along a pal or a bunch of friends, the more the merrier! Party takes place from 5-8pm at our studios (298 Main St. in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh)
The party will be themed for "THE MOON" print, but we actually have a handful of new prints to celebrate, AND are about to jumpstart our frameshop so everything you see on the walls will basically be available framed & ready to go. PLUS we'll have a couple of our latest BIG works in progress on display, for those curious about process & eager to see what's coming up from Tugboat Printshop…
A good time to stop by, we hope to see you!
"THE MOON" is a 35.5" x 30.5" color woodcut print on BFK Paper.
Also, feel free to join & share the MOON EVENT ON FACEBOOK!
A few shots of our new woodcut print, "THE MOON". We think it turned out rather nice!
