Humans were drawing pictures on the cave walls in ancient history, but why?There are many theories, and it must have been an early form of communication, a predecessor to written language. But maybe drawing those hunters and animals was just really fun! Prehistoric Cave Painting All of my blockprints start as a pencil drawing. I have loved to draw since …
Maude Kerns Art Center, a small private art school in Eugene Oregon, actually launched my lifelong passion for block printing. My parents sent my brother and I there for summer art classes when I was just out of third grade, mainly to occupy us while our dad pursued higher education at U of O summer school.I loved the place instantly …
Madras Oregon in the 1970’s where I grew up was a small desert farming town. We were lucky to have some really amazing teachers. They gave us insights and inspirations that one might not expect in a tiny rural town. My favorite was Mac Lange, my junior high art teacher. She taught art at the Madras Jr High for decades. …
There are two basic methods for creating an image with a block print.Both have their place and artistic merit, but in this blog I want to share my thoughts on the two. With white line carving you carve away the lines that will remain on the paper un-inked. The paper reveals the image. The result can look similar to a …