My brand new Jackalope print will be exhibited at the Mid America Print Council Conference (MAPC) in Laramie, Wyoming October 3–6, 2018 as part of the Jackalope Portfolio organized by Oscar Gillespie. The conference theme is “Go West.” In that spirit, Gillespie sold the Jackalope portfolio exchange theme to 23 participants: “The frontier is forever…
On Saturday, Aug. 11, Joanne Price (that’s me), will present a demonstration of wood engraving from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. It appears this will be the first time wood engraving will be demonstrated at the Center. Wood engraving is a relief printmaking medium, like stamps, woodcuts, letterpress,…
Starpointe Studio will be rockin’ it at Buffalo BookFest, Saturday July 7th, Noon–5pm! In addition to all the great and FREE stuff happening at the Bookfest – check out my contributions: Starpointe Studio will be selling print and bookish items in the vendor area – come say hello! You’ll also see my large woodcut, Buffalo…
This summer, my wood engraving classes hit the road—coast-to-coast—Seattle, Washington to Buffalo, New York! These one-day workshops are especially designed to be taster/teasers – short & sweet, like summer’s kiss! Walk away with the know-how to make illustrations the “old” way—black & white images hand-cut into end grain wood—perfect for adding illustrations to letterpress cards,…
There was an epic showdown at the Southern Graphics Council International’s Annual conference, Altered Landscape, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Bally’s Convention Center on April 5, 2018. Metal engraver, James Ehlers and I dueled for engraving supremacy! Graver to graver, magnifiers poised; the game is on. During this lively demonstration we had an unprecedented face off between…
Visit STARPOINTE STUDIO at Huber Winery’s Stella di Luce Art Show: A Celebration of Art & Wine! I’ll have all my greeting cards, prints (both framed and unframed), business card holders, miniature blank books, and more! EXHIBITIONS See the Beneficial Insects on exhibit in Pressing Entomology, Plantory, Lexington KY. March 16 – May 4. Opening…
I often participate in printmaking’s great tradition of print exchanges. This image is for one such exchange organized by the Wood Engravers’ Network and Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, called Seize the Carp! This long-term collaboration is in the spirit of carpe diem – seize the day – for wood engravers. This block will…
I’m delighted to announce the release of an artist’s book, Stone Voices, by Bernice Ficek-Swenson. Stone Voices was started in March 2016 when Ficek-Swenson came to Starpointe Studio to develop a mock up for an artist book based on an installation of photographs of the same name from 2015.The idea for project hatched from a…
After removing the rust from my 1925 (new to me) 8 x 12 Chandler and Price printing press, I needed to figure out how to animate it. Operating the press only with my hands and arms is not practical or efficient. My options were to buy a foot driven treadle (like old sewing machines had)…
What are beneficial insects anyway? Beneficial insects are insects that pollinate trees and plant-life while they collect nectar from flowers. Insects that are predators of undesirable, destructive insects are also seen as beneficial to human activities. There are many more beneficial insects than what I have included in my book, but you can count on…