The Press

From the bench of Senseshaper Press, 2014–2022: blocks in progress, first pulls, the press breaking and mended, prints going out the door. First posted on the Senseshaper Press page on Facebook.

Which of these looks better? Landscape: Which of these looks better? 2015 And now for something completely different... And now for something completely different… 2015 Yep. 2015 NB: If anyone orders woodcut prints, they will get a free Henry VIII off-print. 2015 I may need to redesign or upgrade my press. 2015 Good news! My #HenryVIII woodcut survived into state 2. Good news! 2015 This block is barely recognizable. Hopefully I won't have to retire him soon. This block is barely recognizable. 2015 If I make a Ron Swanson woodcut, is it better to go “Bully for you” or… 2015 Resisting the compulsion to immediately scan my Elizabeth print to post it. 2015 Uh oh. I may have bride of Frankensteined the Queen. :-/ Uh oh. 2015 I certainly bit off more than I could chew, but the lace is coming along as well as can be expected. I certainly bit off more than I could chew, but the lace is coming along as… 2015 Elizabeth woodcut underway. Maybe I should have captioned "I like the ruff stuff." Elizabeth woodcut underway. 2015 Trying to decide whether an Elizabeth I woodcut should be captioned “Like a… 2015 Damn! 2015 This necklace is a nightmare! This necklace is a nightmare! 2015 Snow day carving Snow day carving 2015 Progress. Wolsey is now 25% jowlier. Progress. 2015 New woodcut underway. WOLSEY FOR POPE! New woodcut underway. 2015 Working on a Lacan and a Wolsey woodcut. 2015 Finished today's prints! #GettyBump Finished today’s prints! 2015 Good thing we moved back to Virginia. Another state would have thrown off the symmetry. Good thing we moved back to Virginia. 2015 First print from my new printmaking basement. First print from my new printmaking basement. 2015 Senseshaper press reassembled and ready to go. Printing presses are always a priority in a move. Senseshaper press reassembled and ready to go. 2015 New woodcut almost finished. New woodcut almost finished. 2015
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