Nat'l Talk Like a Pirate Day-- 9-19-06

Moku Hanga (moku=wood hanga=print)

This is a woodblock print by Lynita Shimizu- http://shimizuwoodcuts.com/ -- I loved her use of color in her work-- every print had a different array of vibrant colors-

Her work is very inspiring- I loved looking through her gallery because her work is diverse, yet all in the same medium. It showcased the fact that you can (if you so choose) stick to one path of art and still create a widely diverse collection of images. Plus, I am in love with the idea of woodblock printing, I just haven't gotten there yet-- I feel like creating something .....

Crazy Cool Woodblocks

Justin Sanz -- this one is an intaglio print-- but the rest are all woodblocks
Mike Lyon
Justin Sanz
Mike Lyon

Justin Sanz

These two artists mainly do woodblock printing, but the images they produce are so different from the "traditional" woodblock prints that I am used to seeing. I found these guys when I was wondering around the internet and found this website called http://printmakers.info and it just lists various printmakers and also allows you to have your own website featured on their homepage- just an idea- but it was cool to see some different stuff.

Thursday was decade day!!!!

Who can resist printshop theme days?!-- Ok, so maybe just me (and these other people too), but I love em' long time

Here's my summer fling( in a totally platonic way)-- Pinot (as in the wine) the Havanese! I miss him so much!