Inspiration for the March Dance
I was asked what inspired me to create the crane woodblock. The woodblock was complied from multiple sketches made over a few years of...
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Woodblocks and Editioned Books
by Leon Loughridge
DCartpress
- Aug 1
- 3 min
The Final Carve
It is always a joy to watch an image evolve from nebulous color fields into a definable image as each color layer is printed over the...
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- Apr 23
- 2 min
Layer Upon Layer
Have started work on a new woodblock of a nocturne scene in the Rio Grande Gorge. I print light to dark using the reduction process of...
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- Mar 28
- 2 min
Adding a glaze and using a mask.
Being open to change can be a bit challenging. The first challenge is to recognize a change needs to happen. As I was printing the last...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
Printing Gorge Two Track
I always feel like I am reaching a turning point when printing an edition as I start printing the foreground on a woodblock landscape....
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- Feb 25
- 1 min
Unplugged Voices
Sara Frances approached me almost 2 years ago about a project she was starting. As we sat in my studio one sunny spring day, she...
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DCartpress
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Welcoming The Start of Snow
Every year I create a small woodblock for the start of the snow season. "November Tapestry" is this year's contribution to the snowy...
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- Feb 4
- 2 min
A Quick Solution to Finish a Block
I was pleased at first with the woodblock "Evening Enchantment" but after looking at it for a day, I realized it needed one more color...
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DCartpress
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Printing Sandhill Cranes
I spent a few days of printing at the Ann Korologos gallery for the end of July. I was situated by the front windows, working at a large...
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- Feb 4
- 2 min
Setting up a block with registration.
Over 10 years ago I started to move away from oil based inks and using the Japanese method of printing. One of the first steps in that...
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DCartpress
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Inking A Block
Someone asked about the details of inking a woodblock using the moku hanga process. For me, one of the attractions of the process is the...
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DCartpress
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
What is a Reduction Woodblock?
One of the print processes I use extensively is called the Reduction Process. This is where a single block is carved between printings....
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