Print Day in May got me to thinking about flowers. I've been working with linear patterns for a few different projects. I used a collagraph plate of linear textures and cut out flower-like shapes. When I did a pressure test on the press with an uninked plate, I liked the…
I celebrated Print Day in May today with the first image of a new series on migrating songbirds. I live in a stopover place and as I admire them I think of how far they have come and how far they still have to go. The first image is a…
It aint perfect but Conan would approve! Thanks for giving the space to show and share! Carry on inkheads! edhuntart@Instagram #eastvan
Sometimes it's the inked plate which is rich, full of mark-making and texture. #edhuntart #conan
I read anything, from Pinkerton to Niven and back to Robert E. Howard's Conan comes the imagery of Snakes and Pomegranates in a tale of wizards and warriors as could only be over-described in the serials of the early 20th century. Full disclosure, I started this print erlier in the…
Eye sketch in linoleum, printed on a cast-iron book press on Japanese paper. Happy printing everyone!
A detail of the print. A derelict park I used to go to, when my son was a toddler... Just finished, Etching on zinc, 200x300 mm on Fabriano Paper. 2021
I make Traditional Japanese Woodblock Print: Mokuhanga. I carve out Shina Plywood board, then print with watercolor. This is a yard in my neighborhood. The owner moved out so the yard was quiet. I see interesting shadows from trees. I hope you can feel a peaceful moment of nature. #mcclainsPD2021
This is not my etching. It's the work of a tiny insect called an Ips Typographus. They create their etching by making their way inside plant barks.
Abajo Gráfica Comunera - 2021 for printday in may- While Western cultures celebrate Labor Day where there are great stories of struggles won, today I thought of the work of migrant farm workers in the United States, who continued their work despite the fires caused by the climatic catastrophe coupled…