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…
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…
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…
Hi everyone, Hello from Salt Spring Island on Canada's west coast. We're in our collective's studio, experimenting with using trash to create collagraphs and gelly prints. We've just taken down Th-Ink! the 2nd Islands Printmaking Biennale and it was a tremendous success. Over the month of April, 65 printmakers from…
I recently took a monotype printmaking class and am hooked. It was fun joining in Print Day in May and these monotype were inspired by my travels. I’m grateful to Creative Arts Workshop and my teachers, Maura Galante, for the community of artists and the invitation to be playful and…
I tried a technique where I use paper, torn and cut, which I ink, then apply to the acrylic plate with other elements like plants, netting and oats, to create a scene. The last one is a ghost print. I used paper from an old photo album, which was made…
This is a growing collection of sheep that I'm etching with caustic soda and carving. At an open studio event some people saw my Romney linocuts at an open studio event, and were quick to suggest breeds local to them. As I continue to add different breeds from around the…
The Inkslingers are here and Print Day in May 2026 is underway at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, CT! #creativeartsworkshop #printdayinmay2026 #printmaking #newhaven
