MORE FARM BARGE

The key block for the new "FARM BARGE" woodcut is carved! We are a little behind on the documenting…the color blocks are already almost completed, too! This print is available for pre-order on our website for a limited time. Get a copy HERE!


And we're having a release party for the finished print this Friday, July 6th from 5-8pm! More event details HERE!

TUGBOAT IN BROOKLYN!

Getting really pumped for the 2012 Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn! Find us at Booth #22 ~ June 23+24 at the East River State Park!

PHILADELPHIA & TUGBOAT!

Thanks to all that came out to see us on Penns Landing May 12 + 13 for the ART STAR CRAFT BAZAAR! We had an updated version of the TUGBOAT PRINTSHOP pop-up gallery in action ~ newly designed to fit into our minivan with our little one & room to spare! We had a great time talking with y'all & hope you enjoy the new woodcut prints!


PSST ~ if you missed us in Philly, heads up! We'll be making a trip to Brooklyn this summer for the RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR June 23+24 on the Williamsburg Waterfront, too! See you there!

ILLUSTRATORS UNLIMITED!

Tugboat Printshop's in a pretty new book full of amazing illustrators from around the world! ILLUSTRATORS UNLIMITED: The Essence of Contemporary Illustration by Gestalten, Berlin 2011.

Want one? Purchase a copy HERE!

Visit our PRESS page online to see other recent Tugboat Printshop features of note!

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...

SURF WAVE WOODCUT!

SNEAK PEEK! Above are a few shots of the making of a new woodblock to join our DEEP BLUE SEA Series...tomorrow! "SURF" features a tumbling, tri-layered, crystal-y clear wave curling and sliding into shore. In the frothy surf waters, little sea creatures rise and fall with the motion of the waves (like...an octopus tentacle! a starfish! a conch shell!) Doing a photoshoot of the finished print this evening and it should be available in our shop shortly afterwards!

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!

SECOND RUN ON FOREST

The second run on "FOREST" is printed! A light, bright orange to give all of our green tones glowing, sunny accents. Two more blocks to print + black!

SHARK ATTACK!!!

"Shark Attack!!!"
THE DEEP BLUE SEA Series
11" x 17" Color Woodcut on Pale Pink Arturo paper
Paul Roden + Valerie Lueth, 2009.

Now available on our website + in our Etsy shop!

More of "America"

A detail of the light blue color block for "America the Beautiful" (above) and the entire block set as they have progressed (below). Drawn color will not be the actual color of the ink...for instance, the yellow ochre on the block below will be printed in a golden, much brighter yellow.

Together all of the blocks will make orange, yellow, light green, dark green, a lilac-y purple, brown, red, royal blue, light blue, dark purple and coral. The black block will be printed overtop of all the colors.