This past weekend Starpointe Studio had a full class of folks to learn wood engraving! It was an intense two days, but was very successful – each participant learned about the material, tools, history and process of wood engraving and then created an engraving of their own design. After each person printed their edition, we…
Lucky girl to have so many wonderful allies and supporters – Gray Zeitz of Larkspur Press donated this lovely little (heavy) press to me 🙂 It was a cold day to move a press: a 15 degree Farenheit start at 8:15 am. We started out plucky enough and arrived at the King Library Press in…
I’m honored to announce that I have received a Kentucky Foundation for Women’s Artist Enrichment grant! The generous funding will go towards work on my Beneficial Insects book project that was started in 2014. The Kentucky Foundation for Women’s Artist Enrichment grant will add to the support started by Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest “Local…
I have hand-printed holiday cards, original prints and bookish items for your holiday giving lists – give a little Starpointe to someone you love. Catch me at the Shelby County Farmer’s Market Holiday Bazaar Saturday November 26, 9am–3pm (Floral Hall, Shelby County Fairgrounds, Shelbyville, KY) Standing along side my Farmer’s Market folk, I’m proud to…
Working closely with the University of Kentucky’s Special Collections Library, the King Library Press and the School of Arts and Visual Studies – a really beautiful thing happened: Collaboration and Printmaking. On Friday, November 4th I attended the opening for the three featured exhibits at the Margaret I. King Library: The Wood Engravers Network Triennial…
Today was the day of the Miniature Book Binding class at Starpointe Studio – it was a great way to spend the day! Our group of four made two miniature books which we glued and sewed together – all by hand and with beautiful, colorful papers and thread. A gorgeous fall day with lots of…
Please join me for the opening reception of the Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial Exhibition and two other printmaking exhibitions on November 4th, 7pm at the University of Kentucky’s M.I. King Library, home of the Special Collections Research Center. I will be talking about wood engraving with historical and contemporary examples as well as some of…
I’m so pleased to announce the release of Frank X Walker‘s Affrilachian Sonnets – a refreshing collection of poems that inspired 3 original wood engraved illustrations, published by Larkspur Press. This engraving relates most directly with the poem “Gunning for Bear”. I had a great time researching the different characters and the town of Danville,…
Did you miss the Little Free Print Exchange (LFPE) at the Mid America Print Council Conference? Maybe you weren’t prepared with a print to exchange? Guess what? You can visit the Little Free Print Exchange inside the University of Kentucky’s School of Art and Visual Studies building on the second floor, November 4 through December…
I made a print for the Little Free Print Exchange in addition to organizing the exchange and building the Little Libraries! Little Free Print Exchange explains the interactive exhibition, but the actual theme of the print exchange was “community.” Community is a huge deal, especially in printmaking where expensive, heavy equipment is a necessary part…