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I've been working on the color for the new "JEWEL" woodcut this past week. Decided to go with 3 blocks total; 2 print color (pictured) and 1 prints the key detail (here). Registration is spot on! I am loving where the color is headed in these proofs, and making the "JEWEL" has really got the wheels turning about printing techniques I hope to try in future prints! Energizing!
I imagine this print will look pretty special in a little frame tucked into a little corner (there are so many thin spots to hang art between windows and doors in the Pittsburgh row house I live in), or glowing small & bright from within a larger wall arrangement of artworks.
I think I may take some of the APs from printing and make a wheat pasted wallpaper. Hmm...
Anyway, pre-order will be rather quick on the "JEWEL"! I'm planning to start producing the edition next week. So pre-order soon & take advantage of the reduced intro rate!
xo, Valerie
New project in the works! The "JEWEL" woodcut will be 7" x 6" on Natural Kitakata paper, printed from 2-3 blocks. This block (the key) will not be printed in graphic black--my aim is for the print to have an multi-color, jewel-like vibe. Expect a few colorful split fountains (rainbow rolls)... A small print, but a rather large jewel!
I've posted the pre-order for "JEWEL" in the T.B.P.S. online shop, and as with all pre-orders at Tugboat, the price will go up when production wraps up! (I won't be dragging my feet, but it might take a couple weeks to get from here to finished edition.) Feel free to watch along; I'll post around as progress is made on this and some others!
XO, Valerie
Hello there! Been a while since my last post, life has been busy and full of change! I've decide to resume posting here & look forward to sharing what's been happening at the shop.
To catch up on shop goings-on over the past few months I've been away, I have been posting pretty regularly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Flickr! Some new prints there to see that I'll catch up with sharing eventually...and more to come! Give a follow on any of those platforms & stay up to date with Tugboat's day-to-day.
The "BOWING FLOWER" (above) is brand new to the T.B.P.S. shop in the past week or two; a quick release and a faster style of making that I'm eager to embrace!
The finished print is 10" x 9", inked in classic black and printed from the woodblock to natural Kitakata paper. A summer blossom arches into a deep bow; a graceful flow of curving lines. "BOWING FLOWER" is an original woodblock print by Valerie Lueth, 2017.
Limited edition is 200--copies are going fast! More information and purchase details on Etsy and in Tugboat's Shop!
The new "SNAKE VINE" woodcut is now available for a pre-order of sorts! Happy 1st day of Spring!
"SNAKE VINE" is a 11" x 20.5" color woodcut printed from three hand-drawn and carved blocks (of birch plywood) by team Tugboat (Paul and Valerie). Printed on Natural Kitakata Paper in a limited edition of 200 prints. Prints will ship post-production, the week of April 5th, 2013. Visit our online shop for details!
The biggest piece we've tackled to date--AND we have a special offer for the holidays to be able to get one at a really great price!
Subject of myth, fable, story and wonderment…our constant extraterrestrial partner, producer of tides and stepping stone to the great abyss beyond…THE MOON!
We look to the sky knowing that shining little circle is out there, it's radiant face reflecting light down through the dark of night. Nestled into a backdrop of twinklin stars (yes, this print will have those!), "THE MOON" is blown up to fantastic degree, illustrating the terrain and seas of craggy grey surface, both a map and an image.
Really just so excited about this new print in the works that we can hardly contain ourselves! Shown above is the key block being drawn in for this new 36" x 32" print. "THE MOON" is now available for a limited time intro pre-order rate (delivery by Dec. 25th!) on our site.
New today IN THE SHOP ~ at a special intro rate for Autumn!
The windmill centerpiece for the element "Air"! This block will print in the midst of this wind texture. Part of a developing set of 4 woodcut prints about the Elements ~ Air - Earth - Water - Fire.
Need to take more photos of all of the color blocks in progress, but today we're watching football and canning our reddest garden tomatoes. Happy Sunday!
We've made some updates to oue website recently ~ explore around and check out the changes! In the bustle of tidy up, we took some new shots of the "BONFIRE" woodcut (click on images above for a zoom view). A perfect fit for the season of campfire dances and outdoor adventuring, a reminder of the glow of the summertime sunset ~ perfect over the mantle year-round!
We also have a new shop policy: FREE U.S. SHIPPING for orders over $150 & FREE INT'L SHIPPING for orders over $300! Applies at checkout when you hit the magic number. Visit our new PRINT SHOP!
