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Author Archives: Alexia
Zodiac Quilt Block
Every year since the 1970’s the Old Aurora Colony Museum (in Aurora, OR) has held a quilt show. They display beautiful quilts in addition to traditional quilting demonstrations, a quilt raffle, and a block contest. This year my grandmother-in-law “voluntold”* … Continue reading
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Tagged fabric, Old Aurora Colony Museum, quilt, zodiac
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Art in the Pearl
Going to the Art in the Pearl Festival this Labor Day Weekend! It is going to be a blast!
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Tagged Art in the Pearl, Festival, Labor Day, portland
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Flamingos Print Has Arrived!
I finally finished the Flamingos print, and have put it up on the website. For now, it is only available in Black & White. I may eventually get around to the multi-color version, but for now black will have … Continue reading
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Tagged flamingo, wood engraving, woodcut
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Portland’s 4th Annual Letterpress Printers Fair!
This weekend I attended the Portland Letterpress Printer’s Fair organized by the lovely people at the Em Space Book Arts Center. The fair offers a place for printers and print enthusiasts to come together to share equipment, printed wares, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Em Space Book Arts Center, Fortress Letterpress, Independent Publishing Resource Center, letterpress, Letterpress Printers Fair, portland, printing, Twin Ravens Press, Zebra Press
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New URL Launched!
Folio CIII has be rebranded! We are now Porcuprints at www.porcuprints.com! With a new name and a new url, this is the beginning of new stage for us. Stay tuned for an Etsy Store and Facebook Page!
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Art Historical Tattoos
I love tattoos. Or rather, I love well executed tattoos that are meaningful in some way. Recently I have noticed a beautiful trend in tattooing; I have seen a lot of tattoos inspired by famous works of art! From Hokusai … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Hokusai, Leonardo da Vinci, Salvador Dali, tattoo, Vincent van Gogh
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Printing The Zodiac
My latest print, Zodiac, was inspired by Chinese cut paper designs. The border pattern is a traditional design, and I really wanted to print it in a bright red to mimic the traditional color of the cut-paper. I finally got … Continue reading
Dry Proofing
When getting your press set up and ready to print, you have to make certain adjustments based on the variable height of parts of your block and the pressure on the press. You definitely want to make these adjustments BEFORE … Continue reading
Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy
Sometimes artists make mistakes. I am definitely one of those artists. In woodcut or wood-engraving, the mistake usually occurs when the carving tool slips and carves/gauges out areas you really, really didn’t want to carve. For example, while carving the … Continue reading
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Tagged Devcon two-ton epoxy, Mac Plus, resingrave, wood engraving
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Resingrave: Milling out Unwanted Spaces
Printmakers love Resingrave for its ability to hold crisp lines and details. It resists bruising and, thanks to the new formula, it seldom chips. Unfortunately, our designs don’t always fit exactly on the block and we are left trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Mac Plus, milling machine, resingrave, wood engraving, woodcut
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