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Yet more experiments with cardboard and dry-point

I made some more experiments with scratching into cardboard and inking that up. Above you see a print from a scratching in thin white covered cardstock, according to wikipedia is is probably called white lined chipboard, but I am not … Continue reading

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More Dry-Point Printing

During the last week I printed some more from dry-point plates. It is curious how I at first I thought this technique just wasn’t for me, and I’d rather stick to lino cutting, and now I really like it, and … Continue reading

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The story of 40 misprints

Manchmal entwickeln sich ja aus guten Ideen, und jeweils für den Moment nachvollziehbaren Entscheidungen Dinge, die im nachhinein betrachtet, ziemliche Schnapsideen sind. So denn auch mit dieser total verpfuschten Druckserie… Sometimes you have a good idea, and while you are … Continue reading

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Finally some studio time again

After a long time I finally spend another day in the studio. Naturally I spent a lot of time figuring out what are the loose ends that I want to pick up next. A lot of projects are left half … Continue reading

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Leaf Monoprinting

I tried some leaf monoprinting today, as described on Cassandra Tondro’s Green Art Blog, which I got to know through Amanda Waton-Will’s Blog. It is a seven step process and none of them are hard to do but many rather … Continue reading

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June’s Literature List

These are trials for a new (old) project. Finally! The City is almost done now for real. Half of the books are in their cover in in their box ,the other half is coverless – and probably feeling cold – … Continue reading

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26 is a lot

For my edition of the mini-pop up I am making 26 books: 24 are in the edition, and I am making two more which won’t be for sale, only for handling and showing. I never knew 26 is so much! … Continue reading

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… and Sunday in the Studio, too

Getting closer to finishing those pop-ups. The printing on the covers still doesn’t work but I worked on those match boxes…

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A Saturday in the Studio

Today I spend again in the studio – oh bliss! Well, at least for most of the time: I finished assembling all the text blocks and putting in the pop-up for The City this morning. I learned one or two … Continue reading

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Saturday in the Studio

This is how my studio looks today. Much better than yesterday! Yesterday, I thought I’d grant myself a break from ugly paper- and office work (need to fill out tax forms, applications, insurance stuff, …). But when I entered: Oh, … Continue reading

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