COLORING GARDEN

Printing the blue block and key block #2 on the new "GARDEN" woodcut!! Just a few days left for pre-ordering… here!

GRASS HOUSE WOODCUT

HOORAY! The new woodcut print in our ongoing LIFE OF LEISURE Series ~ "GRASS HOUSE" ~ is complete! Pictured above are (top) the finished print and (below) a shot of the color blocks printed before the key block is printed. We think it turned out rather lovely!

Gentle pastels color this charming little image of a hillside house covered completely in grass. We like to imagine living in little respites like this. Spreading out plaid blanket, throwing down a polka-dotted straw stuffed pillow into the sweet smelling grass and spending the afternoon wondering and cloud gazing.

"GRASS HOUSE" is now available in our online shop ~ soon to be available in our Etsy. Print size is 8 inches x 10 inches, printed on Ivory Somerset Paper. A collaborative print by the two of us at Tugboat Printshop, Paul + Valerie! Enjoy!

GRASS HOUSE

Work on "GRASS HOUSE" is speeding along! Key block is carved! Transfers to color blocks are complete! Color blocks are drawn in and being carved! Should be available in the shop shortly! Sign up for our mailing list on our website to be the first to hear of it's release online! (Work on the "GARDEN" is coming along grrreat too ~ more photos in a bit!)

CARVING THE GARDEN

Carving is speeding along on the blue block for our new 18" x 24" color woodcut print, "GARDEN." We drew the image in in black, but all of the line work you see will print in dark blue. When this block is totally carved out, we'll start work on the 3-4 other color blocks. The finished blocks will all print together to complete the vibrant, full color final image! "GARDEN" is up on our website as part of our LIFE OF LEISURE Woodcut Series, currently available for pre-order at a reduced introductory rate.

GARDEN WOODCUT PROGRESS

We're back at work on the "GARDEN" print after a brief hiatus over the holidays to celebrate the birth of our newborn little girl (she's so sweet!). Pictured above is the lower left corner of the wood block (will be the lower right corner in the final printed image). Drawing first in pencil, then in marker pen…and we're almost ready to start carving on this one! "GARDEN" will be a full color 18" x 24" woodcut print! This is the dark blue block…see other photos of this work in progress on our website. "GARDEN" is now available for pre-order at a special introductory rate! More soon!

WOODCUTS IN PROGRESS!

We've had many chances to crawl back into our favorite place lately ~ the studio! The drizzly days of early Fall make the impulse to cozy up to a block of wood with a cup of coffee and some moody jams simply inescapable! Above are some progress pics of our latest 2 woodcuts in the works...

BATTLECRABS WOODCUT

"BATTLECRABS IN LOVE"
Series: THE DEEP BLUE SEA
12" x 15" Color Woodcut Print on Pale Pink Arturo Paper
Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2008.

SECOND EDITION OF 100 PRINTS.
*ALMOST SOLD OUT*
$65.00

Heads up and pinchers out! Our "BATTLCRABS IN LOVE" Woodcut Print is almost sold out! Only 10 copies left in the edition and once they are gone, it's gone for good from our shop. Want one? While copies last, you can BUY A PRINT HERE!

TUGBOAT IN PAPER RUNWAY!

Tugboat Printshop is featured in Issue #2 of PAPER RUNWAY magazine! Read Issue #2 online or purchase a copy of this classy new magazine here! Tugboat Printshop can be found on pages 31, 56, and 57! Enjoy!

"RV" WOODBLOCK PROGRESS

THE DECEMBERISTS POSTER

Almost done penning in our pencil sketch here (also already started the cutting)! This is the key block for a woodblock poster we're working on for The Decemberists. End poster will be printed from 3 hand-carved blocks in 3 colors.

Show's in Omaha on April 17th ~ so we'll be finishing up with this project very shortly. End poster size will be 18" x 24"…BIG! Stay tuned for more process & progress!

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!

HOUSE TREE

"HOUSE TREE"

9" x 7" Color Woodcut Print on Heavyweight Ivory Somerset Paper
Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2011.

LIMITED EDITION OF 100 PRINTS.

$25.00

VISIT OUR ONLINE SHOP!

A gently rounded door creaks open to reveal the glowing, day-lit interior of of this pleasant little tree room. A simple image bringing to mind the fantasies of youth and secret, special places of retreat and contemplation. A closed book rests on the knotted loop of an old tangled root. The texture of the inside of the tree rises up along the walls and flows like an undulating woven mat along the earthen floor. Printed in Mint Green + Honey Ochre on Ivory Somerset Paper.

"House Tree" was featured on Martha Stewart's Craft Dept. Blog in a how to about woodblock printing that Tugboat Printshop put together this past December, 2010.

Also available in our ETSY SHOP!

NEW PRINTS!

Happy 2011! We'll be kicking off the jolly new year with a slew of new prints! Pictured above, the pink block (1 of 4 to be printed) for "Homemade Boat" and below, work on the rose thicket block for "Big, Bad Wolf" ~ so so so excited to show you more! Stay tuned for more process photos, folks! (Click on photos above to see full picture!)

THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH BLOCKS!

Printing for the "Forest" block is now complete! After 5 color runs through the press, 200+ copies through each time, we are relieved to be finished! The print looks super special, too!

"Forest" is the latest print in our collaborative print series LIFE OF LEISURE and can be found in our online shop under that heading. Paper size is a standard 20" x 16" ~ Ivory Somerset. Limited edition of 200 prints!

((( SEE FOREST ONLINE! )))

GOLDEN APPLE TREE

"GOLDEN APPLE TREE"
36" x 26" Gold Woodcut Print on Heavyweight Ivory Somerset Paper
Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2010.

LIMITED EDITION OF 100 PRINTS.
$180.00

Find "Golden Apple Tree" as part of our latest prints series, LIFE OF LEISURE, in our online shop! Printed in ALL GOLD INK!

FIRST RUN ON FOREST

We finished printing the first run on our new "Forest" woodblock print yesterday! This will be a 5 block print ~ 4 color blocks & the black key block. Edition size will be 200 and they are going fast! See more photos of this print in progress on Tugboat Printshop's Flickr. "Forest" is available for purchase in our online shop. More soon!

2 NEW WOODCUTS!

"THE VISIT"

13" x 9" Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper

Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2010.

Edition of 100

"WILDCAT"

8" x 11" Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper
Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2010.
Edition of 100

NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE SHOP!

DIY SHOW POSTER!

The finished commission woodcut poster for DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts, an exhibition this September 10-March 26, 2011 at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh.

SNEAK PEEK: NEW WOODCUT!

WOODCUT WEDDING INVITATION

Read more about this invite HERE! See the blocks HERE!