Mokuhanga in Fresno for PDIM!
My finished print! "Diversity is Beautiful" “Diversity is Beautiful” is a 3-block, 8-layer Mokuhanga (Japanese Woodblock Print) effort, utilizing Bokashi and Mokume techniques. The print celebrates the beauty of the Holbein watercolors' interaction on the sturdy and beautiful Shiramine 110gsm paper, a Kozo blend. The print size is 8.25” x…
Print Day in May with Mokuhanga in Fresno
A Sense of Place Fine Art in Fresno generously hosted my Mokuhanga printmaking demo. the audience loved the tools, paper, contemporary and classic examples I have collected over the years and a look into the process. I printed the 8th and last layer on this 3-block relief print using shina…
Frances Valesco at Big Ink Studio
Woo hoo! So glad to be part of Print Day in May again. I look forward to it every year. This time, I am working in my home studio, focusing on personal metaphors. I like working with collographs, water-based monoprinting, and using my drymount press to collage shapes. So glad…
PRINT DAY IN MAY SYMPOSIUM IN SONOMA!
The Sonoma Community Center is hosting a Printmaking Symposium for Print Day in May! Step into the exciting world of printmaking with a full day of print-focused live art demonstrations led by four talented local Bay Area teaching artists. Each artist will demo twice over the course of the day…
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 –…
Print Day in May 2025 newprints
I was working on watercolor monoprints I started on a residency at La Romita Art School in Umbria, Italy. I discovered that watercolor overlays on film worked beautifully to preserve the transparency of the colors underneath. Kitchen table meets printing press technology!
Charming laundry in the wind
Linocut. Author: Julia Suchanska Linocut. This image is close to memories of my grandmother and her wonderful clothes.
