NEW THIS WEEK!

Triangular woodcut sketch! 1/2 of a new woodcut print to debut this week. Stay tuned for a post or join our news at www.tugboatprintshop.com!

"DAISY BOUQUET" WOODCUT PROGRESS

 

Some details from the carving of the key block for the "DAISY BOUQUET" woodcut. Big blooms burst from branching stems, each blossom fringed with white-tinted petals (the 2nd block prints this petal color). Flower centers are tipped with a varying patternwork of star-snapped pollens. 

A still-life composition, printed from 2 woodblocks in dark & light, the "DAISY BOUQUET" is a pretty & classic print.

The "DAISY BOUQUET" print has now been proofed and is currently in production here at our shop! Stay tuned for printing photos & see the print here!

DAISY BOUQUET - COMING JUNE 5!

Playing, inspired by all the new spring growth, pencil sketches starting directly on on wood and blossoming forth into pen drawings that are now being made into woodcuts! 

This one will be some combo of classic black & white on natural toned paper, a daisy bouquet. 

The 'Daisies' woodcut print will debut online in this Friday's Tugboat Printshop newsletter! (June 5th, 2015) Sign up to our mailing list to be the 1st to see & get an original printed copy of the finished b&w print: www.tugboatprintshop.com

BIG RED!

The red block for the "OVERLOOK" woodcut is now carved, making 3 color blocks. We just proofed the 3 together with the key and now begin the process of going back to each of the blocks to refine, carve more, and fine tune how the colors will layer in the finished print. Throughout this process, we'll also be making one more block, which will add shadows, more greens, and a deeper dimension to space within the tiered landscape. Shouldn't be too long and we'll have a solid 1st proof to share! 

THE RAINBOW-Y VALLEY

The "VALLEY" woodcut, framed up for Tugboat's upcoming museum exhibition in West Virginia! Pictured here float-mounted with spacers in a pickled maple frame. "VALLEY" is a multiblock color woodcut, printed to paper from 4 hand-drawn, hand-carved wood blocks. More about the making of this new print & process photos HERE!

GETTING THERE!