PINK! MAMA BEARS!

Limited number of copies from the 1st edition of "MAMA BEAR" are up for grabs in our online shop! Happy Holidays! (And remember, every online purchase through 12/25 is gifted a FREE SURPRISE PRINT!)

"MAMA BEAR" IS BACK!

The last of the "MAMA BEAR" woodcuts are in the online shop! Printed from 4 handmade blocks onto natural Kitakata paper, 16" x 20". Final picture coming soon! Reference the oldie on the site for a general idea. 

MAMA BEAR'S BACK!

Printing up "MAMA BEAR" prints this week!

"MAMA BEAR" is printed from 4 hand-drawn, hand-carved blocks onto a natural toned Kitakata paper. Take a look at a finished print!

PRINTING MAMA BEAR!

(ABOVE) Printing the final colors on the "MAMA BEAR" woodcut with students at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. More pics of the printing process can be found here.

Prints will be curated (titled, numbered into the edition, and signed) today & shipped out tomorrow! Want one? Order yours here!

Wanna see the blocks for this print? Check out this post and this post.

TUGBOAT AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY!

Tugboat Printshop was a visiting artist this past week at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Printmaking students lent a hand to edition our new "MAMA BEAR" woodcut print! More photos of the work in progress on our flickr.

"MAMA BEAR" COLOR BLOCKS

We have finished all of the color blocks for the "MAMA BEAR" woodcut (just a few ticks and tocks left on the red & detail lichen block)! All blocks above will print with this key block. And the finished 20" x 16" print will debut in our ONLINE SHOP tomorrow!!! Join up with our newsletter by entering your e-mail on our website today to be the 1st to see the finished print in your inbox Friday morn!

Also, if you missed it we've got a little free stuff SPRING CLEANING SPECIAL going right now...