PRINTING "ACORN" WOODCUTS

Producing the "ACORN" woodcut began this week! Earth tones rainbow across the first block to print (top pic), brown to gold to green. The key block adds most of the "ACORN" detailing. Ornamental markings suggest vibrating energy at work. A mighty oak shoots straight out the acorn's cap! 

"ACORN" is 13" x 10" on Natural Kitakata (off-white) paper.  100 prints, going fast! Get your copy HERE!

FAVORITE FRAMES

Some shots of the "DAISY BOUQUET" woodcut on Kitakata paper. Paper size is 20" x 16", the artwork is printed from 2 woodblocks. Framed here in pickled maple with spacers & museum glass. (This is how we typically frame our prints for exhibition, with the hand-printed paper displayed object-like in a simple and elegant hardwood frame. Walnut & pickled maple are our current favorite woods!)

CARVING BLOCK #5

Headed to press with the "OVERLOOK" to begin final proofing when we're done carving this last block! The 5th woodblock (4th color block) made for this lush vertical landscape print-in-progress, this block will add lots of dark green & shadowy depth...

PROOFING "OVERLOOK" BEGINS!

Proofing on the big "OVERLOOK" woodcut has officially begun! Stay tuned for the big unveiling of the 1st proof in color on Friday, August 21st, 2015! Join up to our mailing list for 1st details.

"DAISY BOUQUET" WOODCUT PRINT

"DAISY BOUQUET"

20" x 16" Woodcut Print on Natural Kitakata Paper

Valerie Lueth + Paul Roden, 2015.

EDITION OF 100 PRINTS.

$150.00

2ND BLOCK FOR 'DAISIES'

The 2nd block for the "DAISY BOUQUET" woodcut. 

Prints all of the white-tinted flower petals & dots in the centers.

See the 1st printer's proof HERE!

"LOG" WOODCUT PRINT

O, the magic of the forest! The final "LOG" prints are delicate & lovely, with colors harmonious and peaceful, yet blazing and alive! The print has an otherworldly glow, radiating a life pulse in its careful combination of wild patterns & electric pastels. So happy that this image has finally made its way into being!

The cheerfully colored print is a rumination on the cycle of life. The "LOG" supports an intricate and beautiful fern and fungal ikebana, all growing from the decay of the severed tree limb. The fleeting beauty of the smaller growing organisms is fed by the death of the sturdier tree. 

Limited edition prints are HERE!

THE NEW "LOG" IN COLOR!

Introducing the new "LOG" woodcut in vivid, wild, glowing color! Printing is going so smooth & the print itself is looking so dreamy. Delightful!

4 woodblocks make "LOG", each an impressed layer of woodgrain color. (See all of the blocks here.)
Printed on 16" x 20" Natural Kitakata Paper. Edition of 100. 

In joy, we're extending the earlybird intro rate until Monday (4/26)! Last chance for "LOG" special!

RED BLOCK FOR "LOG"

Just updated the "LOG" page on our site with all of the finished color block carvings! Stay tuned for a color proof in the coming days, hoping to have a copy to show by Friday's newsletter. Join up at tugboatprintshop.com to be the first to see the color print!

CELEBRATING 100 TODAY!

100 woodcut prints made! 

100 newsletters sent!

We're celebrating big landmarks with a woodcut special! 

For the next 100 hours we are gifting $20 in T.B.P.S. gift certificates for every $100 spent! A really great opportunity to invest in future prints!(Offer expires 3/31/15 at 2pm EST)

Visit our shop & take advantage of this (once every 100) special special! No coupons necessary, deal is automatic at checkout through the end date (3/31/15). Gift certificates will ship with orders. 

Thanks for all of your support!

Here's to another 100!

PRINTING BLUE & BLACK

The finished print is HERE!

PRINTING RED & YELLOW

After countless hours carving color blocks, we are now printing the "COMMUNITY" woodcut! See the first run here, lots of additional shots of the lengthy process on our flickr. 

And, heads up, the pre-order special expires tomorrow! 

ALMOST THERE!

We're almost ready to begin proofing color on the "COMMUNITY" woodcut! Excited!

"COMMUNITY" woodcut prints will be finished & ready for local pick-up starting May 30th! To celebrate the date, we're hosting Happy Hour Open Studios here at Tugboat from 4:00-7pm! (May 30)

Online orders will ship the following week!

More about this new work in progress HERE.

COLOR BLOCKS FOR COMMUNITY

Penning in rainbow color as we imagine up a world lush with greenery, brick, stone & log for the new "COMMUNITY" woodcut. The blocks above are being carved in low relief and will then be rolled up and inked for printing to paper. These are not the final colors of the print, these are color separations that guide our block making. The black detail block will be the last to print, atop all of the layers of printed color, to complete the print.

"COMMUNITY" will be 16" x 20" on Ivory Somerset Paper. Printed with a 1" white border around the print. Currently up for grabs at a special pre-order rate!

And on Friday, May 30th, from 4:00-7pm we're hosting a special Happy Hour Open Studios here at the printshop to celebrate the completion of the "COMMUNITY" woodcut edition! This print is currently in production, but pre-orders will be ready for local pick-up during open hours & with a festive atmosphere to boot. RSVP stopping by & please freely share the date!