Black and White

3 min read 2022-01-04 01:11:00

Brazilian Dragons

José Francisco Borges (Brazil, b. 1935) is considered one of the foremost woodcut artists in Brazil, and he got his start making cover

2 min read 2021-12-30 08:12:00

Some of our oldest, most basic foods can be found in salad dressing, including oil and vinegar. So where do we get these words?

3 min read 2021-12-24 23:30:00

Today I have four block prints showing a variety of depictions of Christmas scenes. Up first is a classic renaissance Holy Family by

3 min read 2021-12-21 04:57:00

The Christmas tree’s origins are a bit murky, with some historians connecting it with pagan tree worship and the Yule log, others

2 min read 2021-12-16 03:23:00

Here’s a wintry poem, and an interesting bit of fantasy by Viola Meynall (UK, 1885-1965). It’s not so much a story as a scenario, a

3 min read 2021-12-11 02:41:00

The Japanese ukiyo-e printmaking of the 17-19th centuries gave way in the twentieth century to two new printmaking movements in

2 min read 2021-12-07 04:06:00

I am not a graphic designer with any official status, whatever that might be. I’ve never had any classes or earned any degrees, and

3 min read 2021-11-30 09:10:00

Do you prefer your carols a capella, or accompanied? A carol has been a joyful song since about 1300, although it was also a circle

1 min read 2021-11-25 04:23:00

Tomorrow I will be celebrating Thanksgiving, and it is a good time to share a brand-new project that I think has a lot to do with

1 min read 2021-11-20 03:52:00

In honor of last night’s lunar eclipse, I have for you today a collection of prints depicting the moon. I begin with a diagram from

1 min read 2021-11-16 00:53:00

This post is about writing process - and lack of writing process. For the past several years I’ve had two novels “in progress,”

1 min read 2021-11-11 09:57:00

Christiane Baumgartner (Germany, b. 1967) has been a recent star in the world of printmaking, for her huge woodcuts that reproduce

1 min read 2021-11-05 22:11:00

It’s been quite a while since our last round of Guess That Medieval Beast, so I’ll just remind you that if you’d like to start at

1 min read 2021-11-02 07:54:00

Stephen Alcorn (USA) has a distinctive style of printmaking that looks like a lot of fun to do — and is also a lot of fun to look

1 min read 2021-10-28 01:56:00

The field of dinosaurs includes some of the biggest, most exciting words your average four-year-old is learning, but this joy should