The tortoise is a reptile with great textures and patterns – what wood engraver wouldn’t enjoy depicting them?! There are several contemporary examples of the tortoise in wood engraving below, including work by WEN members, Eric Hoffman, Sarah Brown and Tony Drehfal. Best enjoyed at a slow pace :)
California artist, Michael Ferguson’s April Calendar engraving shows a symbol of Aphrodite’s flower, which is thought to be primarily a Rose, but also a Greek Anemone. The hares are also associated with Aphrodite. Here’s hoping Aphrodite’s flower casts a spell of love, beauty, and pleasure on our April days!
The debut Double Calendar Project’s March/April calendar page was designed, printed, and engraved by Keith Cranmer. Cranmer is a Berkeley based artist who prints from metal & wood engravings, and intaglio print media and works on paper with drawing, gouache, ink, and painting. He is also a member of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors…