This print is based on a photograph taken in central Illinois by my Gran.  Several years ago she sent it to me, with a title written on the back "Faerie Woods in Winter." She did not like the cold, but would always comment on how sparkling and beautiful the snow looked on a sunny day.  I like to think that she would like my interpretation.     

Title: Fairy Woods in Winter (Version 2)
Paper: Rives BFK White
Paper Size: 12" x 16"
Image Size: 10" x 14"
Block: Shina--5 blocks
Ink: Akua Intaglio
Edition size: 45

Below are photos of the blocks, in the order that they were printed.  Though it was printed last, I actually carved the black, tree block first.  Then, I printed it on Yupo (a recyclable, synthetic, non-obsorbent paper) and transferred it to the other blocks.  That is why you can see the trees prints on some of the color blocks. 

Pale yellow sun-- a mixture of yellow and titanium white

Pale, transparent blue--a mixture of titanium white, pthalo blue, ultramarine blue, payne's gray, and transparency base.

A darker version of the blue above. Same colors in the mixture, minus titanium white.

Carbozole violet with a small amount of transpancy base.

Carbon black. 

Welcome to my new blog and redesigned website!  After five years with my old blog, I'm sorry to leave it behind, but I couldn't resist the "neatness" of having everything located within one website.  My old blog will remain as an archive--it's linked at the right as Blogger Archive. 

Title: Dusk, View from the Highway
Paper: Magnani Pescia, Cream
Paper Size: 11 x 14" 
Image Size: 9 x 12"
Block: Cherry, 2 blocks
Ink: Akua Intaglio
Edition size: 45

One of my first prints of the New Year!  I normally carve Shina Plywood for my woodblocks, but this time I chose Cherry because I knew  I wanted some fine detail in the branches.  Carving the harder wood took some getting used to, but for this project, it was worth it!  It was really a joy to be able to carve around tiny little lines and have them hold up well.

The blue sky was inked onto the flat, uncarved surface of a block so that it fades from dark to lighter blue.  The main block was inked with two rollers--black for the top 2/3 and dark brown for the bottom 1/3, with some blending in between.