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Here I am in Ballyferiter on the Dingle Peninsula County Kerry Ireland again for Print Day in May representing Michigan and Ireland. Happy to be here and printing - happy day of world peace and creativity to everyone is my wish for you!

A view of a beach in the area of South Point on the big Island of Hawaii. Plastic trash is destroying our oceans and the creatures living in them.

I spent Earth Day helping to collect trash on the most beautiful and remote Hawaiian beaches.(An emotional and heart-breaking experience.) The image was printed from a greenware clay slab.

My experience of Hawaii: seductive beauty contrasted with death and decay. A rusted old Jeep  in the midst of  falling blossoms and contrasted with chained cows grazing amongst a car cemetery. Mokuhanga print    

Here is a couple of hours of music from my long running radio program Shapiro At Large! This week's program is curated especially for all the printmakers participating in Print Day In May 2018! So queue it up and listen whilst you print! Enjoy! https://www.mixcloud.com/gary-shapiro/shapiro-at-large-may-5-2018-print-day-in-may/

This will be the third year that Print Day in May, Jane’s Walk and THE POINT  join together in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx for a day of printmaking, education, and citizen walking tour extravaganza. Jane’s Walk is named after writer and urban activist, Jane Jacobs. Her…

Print Day in May is almost here! With all fifty states and fifty one countries participating, we are all really excited. Here's how you can participate: Register to our blog and write a blog post about your activities Join our Facebook group Print Day in May Printmakers Post about Print Day in…

There are many, many more printmakers participating this year then have registered on our website.  The Print Day in May Printmakers Facebook group indicates that printmakers from dozens of countries are printing this year from places like Libya and Bangladesh! Join our FB group and check out a ton a…