Our conference guest artist, Gaylord Shanilec organized our first stop at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. John Bidwell, Astor Curator and Department Head, provided valuable context and insight to the items we viewed – a huge highlight of the journey was seeing Gustave Doré engraved blocks. Many of the wood blocks…
The 2017 Annual Wood Engravers’ Network conference, hosted by Michael McGarvey and Stockton University, has officially started! There is so much going on – if you missed the Spring/Summer issue of Block & Burin (B&B) – get on it – you’re missing a great issue! The interview with DeborahMae Broad is stellar with loads of…
Sylvia Pixley’s June calendar page features a delightful Great Horned Owl. Sylvia travels to art fairs all over the US – check out her schedule here: http://www.sylviapixley.com/artshows.html – Her exquisitely colored engravings and fun animal characters are a real treat! I bet she’ll have some of these owl prints for sale too 🙂
The Wood Engravers’ Network is thrilled to announce its Third Triennial Exhibition, featuring sixty-four (64) engravings by thirty-seven (37) artists from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Belgium. Starting its three year journey through North America, Stockton University will kick off the new exhibit during the Wood Engravers’ Network’s annual conference (June 25–July 1) hosted…
Carl Montford’s May calendar page presents a promise of light in an otherwise very rainy spring. The poem “Light in Action” by Lois G. Faram was set in metal type to print alongside the wood engraving by WEN member, Carl Montford.
Italian artist engraver, Fiorella Mori sees inspiration in Japan’s “Hanami” – also known as the Cherry Blossom Festival – a tradition of welcoming spring. Spring’s fleeting visit came early for those in the United States, but didn’t dull the glory of annual renewal and rejuvenation!
Dale Kennedy’s imagery often has a surrealistic, mysterious edge that encourages closer inspection. The Minneapolis, Minnesota artist also does mezzotints, metal engraving and more. Below is an image of Dark Angel that was included in the Second WEN Triennial Exhibition that just ended last year.
Here’s an update of the latest Seize the Carp blocks for the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museumlocated in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Block & Burin Editor and WEN’s Tumbler blogger, Tony Drehfal organized this long-term collaboration with Hamilton in the spirit of carpe diem – seize the day – for wood engravers. The first image…
Angie Lewin: A Printmaker’s Journey The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre March 11 – April 30, 2017 Sainsbury Gallery, The Willis Museum, Basingstoke May 6 – July 19, 2017 St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington Sept 16 – Nov 11, 2017 Angie Lewin is one of the foremost British designers of our times. Her highly…
Yezid Vergara on his choice of subject: “When I chose February … I realized that in that month carnival is celebrated in many countries. That is why I decided to make my image of February with our carnival, which takes place in Barranquilla [Colombia].” According to Wikipedia, Barranquilla’s Carnival is one of the Colombia’s most…