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May 18, 2016

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in New Print, Print of the North, printmaking, Woodblock print

I happened upon this group of small trees on a gray day in spring near the shore of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. They’re not dramatic as you pass by, but they have great color, shapes, and angles. This is a reduction woodblock print, about 8.5″ square.

Woodblock print – Oaks in Summer II

Mar 30, 2016

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in art, Print of the West, printmaking, Woodblock print

The golden hills in the golden state of California are the inspiration for this woodblock print. The hills often don’t seem to be very big, but they make the giant oaks look tiny.

Feb 13, 2016

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in photo of Central Park

Some warmth during a cold Central Park winter a few years ago.

Rocks and Pines – woodblock print

Feb 8, 2016

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in art, New Print, Print of the West, printmaking, Woodblock print

This is a scene from Garden of the Gods in Colorado. Having spent a lot of time in Colorado, I was inspired to make this print after seeing a painting of the scene by Swedish-born artist, Birger Sandzen, who painted throughout the American West in the early part of the 20th century. Sandzen is known for his imaginatively colorful…

The Song of Forgetting

Feb 6, 2016

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in Family stories

One month ago, on January 6th, 2016, my Aunt Marjorie died. She’d lived in a nursing home near me, and died from dementia, among other things. For all her memory problems, she remembered me to the very end. Whenever I visited, almost before I was all the way through her door she would cry out, “oh, Jim!” with a dramatic exclamation of relief. But often she had…

All the Islands CD cover art

Feb 3, 2016

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in art, New Print, printmaking, Woodblock print

I recently finished this woodblock print for the cover of the debut album of the Minneapolis folk band, All the Islands. The album itself is titled Modern Man, and will be released later this month. The print is a reduction print cut from Japanese Shina wood and is 5.5″ square. Hand printed on Mingeishi Natural paper.