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The 22" tall by 38" wide "DESERT ISLAND" woodcut, just finished! This one's been a long time in the making, a lot of head scratching on the color blocks and proofing…now it looks just like we hoped it would! (*sigh of relief*)
Printed from 3 blocks, 6 total colors in multiple blend rolls & only one shop roller big enough to span the block. We admit it it took us a bit longer than we could ever have projected. But, the end product, we think, was well worth the wait!
"DESERT ISLAND" is not your typical tropical island. A no man's land built of refuse (yes, we were thinking about the pacific trash gyre) from which life slowly springs. The "DESERT ISLAND" imagines wastefulness with the comic spin of the classic stranded at sea story…should any shipwrecked MacGyver find themselves on this isle, surely there are bits and pieces to construct some useful solution. Look closely at those piles for any number of helpful treasures!
The print is available for purchase here, soon to be updated to a new post pre-order rate. First batch will ship shortly!
We posted this photo on our Flickr over the weekend, and it went bonkers! That is, folks seemed to really enjoy it. And this made us very happy!
Shown are the two hand-drawn, hand-carved blocks for the "TREE SWING" woodcut and, above those, the state proofs. Two colors printed to make the finished image (top right). Get yours while they last, here!
Almost finished drawing in the details for the big color block to finish the "DESERT ISLAND" woodcut edition. Check our flickr for more photos of the process later today! This print will be 20" x 35" (horizonally as long as "THE MOON" woodcut is tall!), which is quite large, really. We're drawing here in a blueish green ink, but the printed color might be quite different from that. This will be printed as a multi-colored rainbow roll behind the key detail. With paradise-y colors!
Prints in the "DESERT ISLAND" edition are currently available at an intro pre-order, but this earlybird reduced offer will expire when the edition is close to complete. So, order soon for a really good deal & stay tuned for more progress later this week!
