Category Archives: Woodcuts

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Woodcut T-shirts at Snug Harbor

Thanks to everyone that came out to Snug Harbor and had a shirt printed on 7/3/2010. Also, thanks to Snug Harbor for having me there and Drive By Press for the inspiration. See the woodcut I created for the event and below – blowing up a pirate ship…

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Organic Narrative

The following was written as my statement for an upcoming show, Three in Context: Artspace Artists Asssociation Biennial Three Person Exhibiton featuring the work of Daniel Allegrucci, Valarie Jean Bailey, & Shaun Richards on view from November 21, 2009 – January 9, 2010 at Artspace in Raleigh, NC.

“Who has fully realized that history is not [...]

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Explosion 3 (Full Color) & Wood Works at 311 W. Martin

Here is the color version of Explosion 3. Why do I always forget how long these things take to create?

Friday, July 3, Ill be at the opening of The Woodcut Show at 311 W. Martin in Raleigh. The above image and a couple others of mine will be included in what looks to be a [...]

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Explosion Woodcuts

Why Explosions?
As I was preparing for my show at Artspace a couple months ago, I came across several small, uncut woodblocks in the studio. Since I had been working on larger, more involved pieces, I thought it would be cool to do something quick and different. I had been playing around with the idea of [...]

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Studio Improvements and New Sargon of Akkad Print

I have been making some major improvements to the studio of late. Most recently, I built a large storage unit and installed new light fixtures with daylight bulbs. Before these new fixtures went up, the lighting situation was cave-like at best. Still to come are more electrical improvements, insulation and drywall, paint and track lighting.

Here [...]

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New Press and Current Shows

My Conrad E31 recently arrived and it is just starting to sink in. I know this thing will serve well over the years to come. There are some pics below.
Also, I have work in 3 shows in NC right now:
Raleigh:
Artspace New AAA – New Members
Morning Times Gallery – Black & White Group Show
Charlotte:
greenriceGallery – greenriceGallery [...]

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SWORDS Woodcut Finished and Endi Poskovic Workshop

I have finally completed this print. I really enjoy mixing the organic nature of freehand mark making with the organized systems of these patterns and the hard and complex character of machines. Now I need to finish the 2 other military/police related blocks I have cut. I attempted to print a 2 color version of [...]

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2 Woodcut Proofs – SWORDS and Police Tower

I have been busy working on 3 woodcuts lately. Here are proofs of the key blocks for 2 of them. These will both be 2-color prints. I was hoping to have my press by now, but it looks like these will be done the old-fashioned way – lots of re-inking and rubbing with a plastic [...]

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New Woodcuts Underway: UAV and SWORDS

Here are a couple new ones I’m working on…

These are 2 remote controlled military robots that are in production and in use today. The top one is a SWORDS and can be weaponized in different configurations. The bottom one is an backpack sized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Honeywell. The UAV is remote controlled or [...]

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Woodcut: Sifu Li

My process, at present:

Get an idea
Do a few studies
Pick a size to work with and cut a block from 1/2″ birch plywood
Draw key image on the block using charcoal or soft pencil
Cut key block
Proof key block
Envision the print in color, do color studies
Proof and transfer key image to another block
Mix oil based ink according to [...]

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