WOOD ENGRAVING February 4 & 5, 2017, 10am – 5pm, at Starpointe Studio Wood engraving creates delicate, fine details with bold woodcut characteristics. Wood engraving was historically used to create images in news and leisure publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Harper’s Weekly, the London Illustrated News and many more throughout the 1800 and early 1900s.…
SIMPLE MINIATURE BOOKS October 30th, 1-5pm at Starpointe Studio Learn how to create a miniature book using the long stitch binding technique AND create a great gift for yourself or someone special in this 4-hour workshop! We will use a variety of decorative papers to create our covers – bring some of your scrap decorative…
The Wood Engraving class held July 15th, 16th and 17th was a delight! The Morgan Papermaking Conservancy‘s facility was clean and organized and the atmosphere was just perfect for the quiet concentration needed for learning wood engraving. Not an easy task the weekend before the RNC hits Cleveland! Everyone worked diligently on their engraving –…
Saturday July 9th, I participated in Western New York Book Arts Center’s Buffalo Bookfest where a block I had been working on for a very intense week (about 80 hours of drawing and carving) was printed using a steamroller. It was awesome! I also had a booth set up and there were free mini workshops…
This is a detail (not the whole image) of my new woodcut which will be printed at the Western New York Book Arts Center’s 5th Annual Buffalo BookFest, Saturday July 9th 11am–5pm! Right now the drawing is set on a two foot by three foot piece of MDF and you can see the different colored…
Proud to be included in The Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial Exhibition traveling the U.S. Currently at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture (Missoula, MT), June 9 – September 17, 2016 and then traveling to the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center (Lexington, KY), October 15 – December 23, 2016. Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial…
My Newcastle wood engraving was selected to be part of the Society of Wood Engravers 78th Annual Exhibition! I’m always so honored to be including among the juried artists in the SWE’s traveling exhibition. The schedule for venues can be found on the Society of Wood Engravers website. Currently up at Kevis House Gallery (West…
Catch my work at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea where a couple of my works are on display in their exhibition Great Impressions: Prints by Kentucky Artisans. I’m honored to also have some of my work for sale in their fantastic gift shop and gallery where my work is in good company with some…
My 2016 schedule for the Shelby County Farmer’s Market Saturdays 8-Noon: July 2, 23, 30; August 13, 20, 27; September 3, 10, 24; October 1, 15, 22 and more! It’s a great time to stop in and see new bookish items and prints as well as discuss a custom project!
As a warm-up to the Buffalo BookFest, come enjoy some art and conversation with me at a special Happy Hour hosted by and held at the Western New York Book Arts Center (Buffalo, NY) Thursday July 7th 5:30–8pm. It’s another free event and will allow a preview of my large scale woodcut to be printed…