Let Justice Roll like a River
I have always been a painter - mostly oils, but often watercolor as well. I've also always loved hand lettering and graphic design. About 6 months ago, I tried out relief printmaking and discovered I could combine my favorite art techniques into one! This piece is special to me because…
Snapped; MT Aggies
I love it when fun things line up! Started my drawing of ‘Snapped; MT Aggies’ mid February and just finished my last layer just in time for @printdayinmay! For this image I experimented by adding a copper drypoint to a 4 layer reduction woodcut, a first for me! With lots…
Robynn on He’s Just a Social Worker podcast
Robynn Smith and podcaster Jules Duoge thoughtfully converse about Print Day in May. They cover history, social issues and art. Give a listen! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yzgdWKlnZPPVGt6x8wOL6
Print Day in May at “Artide”_Vicenza_Italy
Print Day in May at Artide – Monotype Workshop & Open Studio In celebration of Print Day in May, the annual international day for printmaking and mark‑making, I am pleased to host a special monotype workshop at my art space Artide / Arti a Tempo Determinato in Vicenza. Artide –…
Teen print club collagraph printmaking session
Teen print club , will be running collagraph printmaking session , open to young people age 13-19 £16 all materials are included . We will use recycled materials make layered up prints . Will show you how to print using the press and how to print up at home .…
The Burroo
I only found out about Print Day in May today, but I was down at my studio yesterday Saturday and printed up my new drypoint plate of the Burroo (iceberg in Manx). It’s a special lump of rock just off the south coast of the Isle of Man known more…
Experimenting on Print Day in May
These pieces, like the beginnings of all my recent work, builds layers of multiple methods of printmaking. I started with multiple layers of monoprint using Speedball block printing inks and transparent base in a thin washes using a paintbrush, roller, and rag. I printed first on three different papers on…
time traveling via botany
This cheerful little medicinal herb, Prunella vulgaris, grows all over the northern hemisphere, and has been known to be medicinally useful everywhere it grows. It will soothe an upset stomach or sore mouth, as a tea, and as a salve it will help skin wounds heal -- it's also known…