Woodcut Prints and Other Work

What originally fascinated me about woodcut prints, especially the Japanese prints in the Ukiyo-e tradition, was the process that produced these beautiful images. Each print required a group effort. The artist did the preliminary sketches, refined the images and drew out the plan for each block. One print often required many different blocks, one for each color used. The work would be passed on the print shop where many hands did the work of carving the blocks, inking and printing the images. The Ukiyo-e prints are evidence of incredibly fine work.
My rough interpretations, while fun to do, are much too coarse and free-styled to be in the same category!  But they are a fascinating way to produce prints. These woodcut prints are printed from cherry blocks. Some are printed in layers from several different blocks and some include mixed media. 

this page is not complete...more images to come...

Fall at the Dam

Winter at the Dam

Spring Tree

Summer Tree

Autumn Tree

Winter Tree