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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/e2ac743a-274b-4ccb-94b5-8e24bc5287c5/DSC_0008.jpeg Blank Books & Boxes - Make it stand out Page detail. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-11 http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2026/2/wandering-searcher monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/250f8dfa-8260-4a73-a317-88b155303953/IMG_0053.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out One of the bird houses, located in Springer Point Nature Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f8022117-490f-4ef4-92b7-a5a19bf7ec84/IMG_0567.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out Carving the main image block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/fb1badd5-0a1d-41ba-9e30-dcb6a2215775/IMG_0572.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out I printed this block in a purple hue on top of a pale purple-gray mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f646d842-b6ea-443f-b271-b37c510fddd6/DSC_0008.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out Here is a proof of the final print. The overlapping images worked out well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/66bf15db-5aaf-4300-bd35-68ac42fa66a5/DSC_0026.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out Pencil drawing with block ready to carve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/06d2b8d1-6f6c-4217-a8cc-a4a6f6ddc398/IMG_0571.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out I sketched, designed, and carved another image block based on the natural growth in front of and behind the bird house and wren. My intent was to print a blank colored mat, then print this image on top of the mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1c58738c-166f-42bb-9bbe-9846d193de14/IMG_0573.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out Wren and birdhouse block locked in place on the press; inked and ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/60c45d3e-0ff4-49b5-8cfc-e1744abdf142/DSC_0031.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Wandering Searcher - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2025/6/wise-wonders-a-new-artist-book monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ebed7215-89ae-400d-a542-835cab59a39e/DSC_0028.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I began by completing several drawings of owls which can be seen in North Carolina. I also read Jennifer Ackerman’s book What an Owl Knows. It was a great and informative read! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/4a937146-c1a0-45d3-9c22-cf4a5f37d55c/IMG_0328.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out These are the six owls I included in the book - Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Eastern Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Short-eared Owl. These blocks are carved and ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/b721b590-d6d8-4617-a1f7-69d9afe8b862/DSC_0013.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I had made this cotton rag paper several years ago. I printed pressure prints in a taupe and gray hue. Next, I printed a blue mat to serve as a background for each owl. I printed the owls in a charcoal black hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d386d0b3-4c1c-44b5-9576-b0f97a3bbfd4/IMG_0344.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out This image shows how I set the type forms of the owl’s names on the press. I printed this text directly beneath the prints of the owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/5afa1f72-710b-4392-9618-062c9ba36902/IMG_0353.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out The pages have been cut to size and ready to fold. The book was a double sided accordion structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/b8db0130-1c0b-4c60-9dea-d493fa3cc3a0/DSC_0016.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out This is the reverse side of the book. I sewed the two sides together with cotton thread after folding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c89f0b34-b414-4814-b60f-cfc6c2c10836/DSC_0010.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I then cut and assembled the covers using Davey board, papyrus, and milk paint. The recessed area will hold the cover text once the boards are completed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/399b6398-3231-4b4e-bd47-4348009e42d9/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I applied several coats of milk paint to the cover boards, sanded them, and applied black shoe polish (yes, shoe polish). The dark square area is the recession. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/8933cf5e-c2ed-4006-b341-6060ca1538d0/DSC_0020.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Interior detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0cbcd35d-7c80-41ca-ac4f-9fdf7defa9c5/DSC_0001.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Here are the five initial owls I chose. I transferred the drawings to the linoleum blocks and then traced over the drawings with a black Sharpee pen. This step facilitates the carving process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c6560d92-6f3f-438f-8997-06515bbd1c84/DSC_0009.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out This image of a Barred Owl in flight is on the reverse side of the book’s interior. Once the seven blocks were carved, I was ready to set the type and print all the book’s components. I used 12 pt Garamond and three tiny antique leaf ornaments. I printed the verses, colophon, and title pages separately on white handmade rag paper (the same as the relief prints, but without a pressure printed background). I then cut them to size and tipped them in while assembling the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/27a86137-57ed-47c7-89c2-8903dbce0ac2/DSC_0004.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Here, the relief blocks are set up on my Vandercook SP 15 ready to print. It was exciting to see the blocks locked up in this form on the press! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/29c8adfe-4e5e-4726-a5ab-414bea819677/IMG_0345.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out These forms are the additional text which I added while assembling the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ec3a644c-3c49-475c-91b9-09fa285962d1/IMG_0355.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I was pleased with how well the pages folded and the images fit correctly on their spaces! My careful planning and measuring paid off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/de00c596-c316-415b-ae8e-bb2784265737/DSC_0018.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Here I have measured and cut the text portions of the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a1be4589-7532-4cc8-838f-f2fc815379a0/DSC_0011.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I then applied papyrus to the covers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/692aeae9-03a7-4628-8dd3-cf792ef5dd28/DSC_0017.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Completed book, front cover board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d1e12ed4-1b49-49ff-87c0-ec30849d38d3/DSC_0021.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Interior detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f93be812-7ac4-42d9-950f-490b795728c0/DSC_0014.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out I made a portfolio for the completed book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/75c75a38-3a16-4c38-bb86-3c0b0259f46e/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - WISE Wonders: A New Artist Book - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2025/2/printing-and-designing-holiday-ornaments monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/bb18a310-c418-4a58-b45b-924f3d220839/IMG_5174.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out I completed four pencil drawings. The four birds are a Chickadee, Cedar Waxwing, Cardinal, and Hummingbird. I traced each bird and then transferred the traced bird onto a small linoleum block using my bone folder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/97b34fab-fb2d-4b38-93c5-76cb4d1513d0/IMG_5194.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out Carving the Cedar Waxwing. I use Flexcut carving tools. They are comfortable to hold and therefore ‘easy’ on the hands and wrist while carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f376cb04-87c2-4261-9e0b-9fe25d2d5b30/DSC_0028.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out Here is a group of the assembled ornaments. I used pressure prints of a striped pattern (gold ink on red French text weight paper) for the reverse side. The frames are double sided and hang beautifully on the wall or Christmas tree! One customer hung her ornament on a branch on her mantle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/9be0e75e-5cf0-43d6-963b-2998964e9734/DSC_0019.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out The next step was to go over the traced birds with a black Sharpee pen and then carve each bird image into the linoleum. This image shows the carved birds. I am now ready to print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/91597522-e361-4d3d-b8ad-8125c3fb843f/DSC_0023.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out I printed the four birds on my Vandercook Sp 15. I set all four blocks into a form in the press bed. I was then able to print them at the same time. I used Rubine Red ink with a touch of Black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c6ad12e2-027a-4332-85fa-5a5fb4d51ca4/DSC_0026.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out I printed on Mohawk Superfine paper and am very pleased with the color and the printed images. I printed an edition of about 2 dozen. This enabled me to assemble several groupings of the bird ornaments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/22dcedd5-57c9-44d8-a629-2522b25e3bbe/DSC_0030.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing and Designing Holiday Ornaments - Make it stand out This is a detail of the Cedar Waxwing which is my personal favorite. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2024/6/full-moon-reduction-cards monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/30d816da-4c89-433a-8d14-7806c76c7c7e/DSC_0020.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out A photograph I took at a local lake inspired this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a8825595-fae6-4652-b61c-cb218569210f/IMG_4746.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out I am carving what will remain the color of the paper which is white. I am printing on Cougar Natural paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/41250395-e79f-4ee1-9316-5527f093a5c0/IMG_4755.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out This is the key block for this image - and the fourth color which was black. The second and third colors were a variations of a mauve-gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c7094aa2-7b26-4836-a45f-ce3557aebe55/IMG_4754.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out Printed cards using four color runs. Each time more of the block is carved away leading up to a completed image. Reduction relief prints are a fun way to explore color and image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1aab7fc4-1016-4953-8293-e5a09b338411/DSC_0019.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out This image was inspired by our rescue dog Max. He would often howl when he heard sirens. He would stop if he thought anyone was watching. Every so often I was able to take a picture of him. He was a beautiful dog, full of energy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d7e6a820-2d5e-4bed-847a-90f8cd3b26bf/IMG_4745.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out These carved areas will remain the color of white Cougar natural paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/da73f538-8b9b-4abc-8117-0ac631038a50/IMG_4751.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out This is the key block for this image. This also had two mauve-gray colors for the second and third color. The fourth and final printing was black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/35e006f4-1897-42a5-a6d5-c8e05304c79f/IMG_4753.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Full Moon Reduction Relief Print Cards - Make it stand out Completed cards. It took four color runs to arrive at a satisfying image of Lake Townshend at night. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2024/3/a-trio-of-bird-prints-a-tribute-to-the-greenhill-center monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/008b2b44-cdaf-4913-ad34-edae2a685148/DSC_0022.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0e815b80-029a-4cd2-855c-ffec6174b509/DSC_0033.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/88edbeba-44d8-4823-a918-a2bbf15c8978/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Barred Owl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/3540bc9f-dfcb-4091-a9e0-f190218c60be/DSC_0013.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Crow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/eacf686a-07ed-4fa5-9aa9-c79759ba231f/IMG_4708.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0baba354-038d-43c5-b4be-f78d3cbd4ed0/DSC_0011.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out This picture shows what the owl print looked like after being traced and transferred; before I went over the traced image with the Sharpee pen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/e0c06835-929f-4da5-956b-10c9be901e18/IMG_4736.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out The Barred Owl block locked up and ready to print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0b488157-fc04-4a78-a034-57b4ebdcd2cb/IMG_4742.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out I titled the crow print The Seeker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/3a098a9c-73e1-48df-ab5f-8bd5a4720c1f/DSC_0016.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/fd805853-c86d-4690-9dfb-fdb14f901394/DSC_0015.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Carolina Wrens - I just had to have two of these sprites in the print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/cd5c2210-81fe-41ca-ba6e-5dc2019f1b78/DSC_0030.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/066c2d14-69a6-4af2-ae6d-6b8223388f54/IMG_4726.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/962fe2bb-bf2a-402a-9b6b-3ffaaf2a0813/IMG_4737.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out I printed a mat using a blend of blue and teal for each print. This provided a richly colored ground for the prints, which I printed in black. It accentuated the foreground and background for the printed images. I used Stonehenge paper for the prints, which printed beautifully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/19dfef31-7c53-4eb3-979d-1e4a84ffd8fa/IMG_4741.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out I titled this print The Watcher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/3dafdf1f-e679-4ff4-bd3a-894aa494c3ed/IMG_4740.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Bird Prints - A Tribute to the GreenHill Center - Make it stand out I titled the Carolina Wrens The Players. This print is my favorite. I am really pleased with the use of the space and the placement of the GreenHill. Though the berries took some time carving, they add a nice element to the surroundings of the wrens. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2023/12/reduction-prints-barred-nocturne-and-sannibel-blue monthly 0.5 2024-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7503f392-8127-4f8d-a262-524a75a7e7a9/DSC_0019.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out I transferred Barred Owl Nocturne to the lino block after tracing the pencil sketch. I used a bone folder and rubbed the back of the traced drawing until it was thoroughly transferred. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/defe1cf9-c4ff-446e-9f72-1f8cef95708a/DSC_0001.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out I am printing the first run of Sanibel Blue. All of the carved areas will remain the color of the Cougar Natural paper. The first color was a pale gray. This print was a six color run. When printing a one block reduction print, you start with the lightest color and end with the darkest color. Each color is printed on top of the previous color. The carved areas allow the image to develop as each color is printed. The final run is called the key block since it gives the final and all-important details of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/6c1a30c4-84ae-4f7f-ad85-eb7843e3cbd0/IMG_4197.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out Ready to print the final run of Barred Owl Nocturne using the carved key block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7a467300-b30b-47fe-b83c-0bbbf23b7987/IMG_4198.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out Print and key block on the press, Barred Owl Nocturne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/69fbd609-6408-4f3b-88c4-a77a15e0f771/DSC_0032.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out Barred Owl Nocturne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1d153dd1-9aed-4f6e-a839-ac6372accb3e/IMG_4165.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out The fully transferred image is ready to carve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ae7ec139-b0f6-4828-9764-b764b4f2ad43/IMG_4183.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out Here I am printing the first run of Barred Owl Nocturne in a pale gray-purple. This print was a seven color reduction print. Note that very little has been carved away that will remain the white of the paper (Cougar Natural). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/49249c60-259a-46f0-b123-2e98c72eab26/DSC_0017.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out The carved key block for Sanibel Blue, inked up and ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/2b12ee64-3c1d-4098-9ce1-97e243e408bb/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out Final run of Sanibel Blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/fc28fdad-1d5e-43ec-a4bd-776e7d28d96e/DSC_0017.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Prints - Barred Owl Nocturne and Sanibel Blue - Make it stand out Sanibel Blue http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2023/12/little-stories-reduction-holiday-cards monthly 0.5 2023-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ef521f4c-c49e-410a-871c-f2051617a7e2/DSC_0001.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out Each block is ready for the first run through the press. I have carved away each area that will remain white or the color of the paper. I am using Lettra paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7a69f4a8-7be1-443f-9d0b-ad9586ab3b2a/DSC_0004.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The first run of the Snowman is complete. The story is just beginning to ‘come to life’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a7d7216c-d9b2-4b07-9a3d-40bacc55601d/IMG_4517.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The Cat Looking Out the Window is my favorite of the three. This is because I have a 15 year old black cat, Espresso. She has provided much joy in my life and she often looks out a particular window in our home. I have carved away what will remain white in the finished print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/e8e9e2d9-0a15-46a1-a06b-1ee6235e7c51/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out This is the Cat Looking Out the Window block inked up with the dark blue. Note how much more of the surface has been carved away, bringing the story to life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0a9e9f50-e885-45f8-b30e-d5b214daebac/DSC_0018.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The final printed edition of the Cat Looking Out the Window. This is my favorite. It is also the strongest of the three prints. The composition works beautifully - color, placement, and final image. Espresso was a great ‘model’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/3306e9c5-c961-4172-9fe1-32f007635952/DSC_0005.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The first color I printed for each image was a light blue. This is the Snowman story inked up and ready for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/31d82fcb-8719-401a-b55b-0b8560f256e1/DSC_0002.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The first run of the Winter Bird is finished and the story begins! Note that in reduction relief printing the process begins with the lightest color and progresses through to the darkest and final color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/57a146bd-1f90-4a49-a9f7-e5e0ddfd0545/IMG_4522.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out Here the block is inked and I am printng the first run and lightest color - a pale blue. I used this color on all three story images. I printed a total of four colors progressing through to a dark indigo blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/6b90f78d-806e-42bb-9e1d-423f445137d6/DSC_0014.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The block for the Winter Bird inked up in the final and darkest color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7add00ba-2b59-4c32-9f81-8192f7e1c76b/IMG_4555.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Stories - Reduction Holiday Cards - Make it stand out The three completed stories. These cards were a joy to design and print. They have been big sellers this holiday season. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2023/5/pay-attention-a-new-broadside monthly 0.5 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c258f5d1-450e-459a-86d2-54ffbe1e9717/DSC_0002.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Carving the Monarch Butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1966b849-7e2e-43fb-9002-7e1350121d43/IMG_4063.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Carving the Dragonfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/aa281eea-77f4-4176-aa65-992b741236d1/IMG_4064.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out I set up a group of wood type blocks on the press and printed the underside of the letters. Printing this provided a subtle textured printed surface for the metal and wood type text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/66161401-e131-4053-8aac-3919fd489c0e/DSC_0006.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Wood type form locked into place for printing. This was the final print run for this broadside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/4d8a5e6d-d2aa-456a-b179-15fb63284ca9/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Completed print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/5daab3a9-0e8d-4b4f-9cba-b4907ce6d57f/DSC_0001.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Carving the Bee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/5e874cda-e0f4-4eb0-abf9-a3ae115fbbe2/IMG_4066.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Relief blocks set up and locked into place on the press, ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/90d96c05-3efa-4d0b-bf8d-f3aebcd4849b/DSC_0007.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Metal type in Twentieth Century Modern set up and locked into place for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/8c9015b3-7d88-4807-a0c8-c8c70c02df17/DSC_0014.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - PAY ATTENTION - A New Broadside - Make it stand out Detail of the completed print. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2023/5/the-making-of-an-artist-book-i-walk-with-plants monthly 0.5 2023-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c89dc88c-faae-4208-824e-28a4fae5666a/DSC_0016.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out I printed the woodcuts on pressure prints. The pressure prints were printed on Mohawk Superfine text weight paper. This makes a nice paper for use in artist books. I used Acua ink for these prints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a4a678cb-64d6-46a8-9da4-f75e987f095c/DSC_0022.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out I set the poem in 12 point Garamond and the colophon and title in 24 point Garamond. I printed this on the same pressure printed papers as the woodcuts. Each woodcut was accompanied by printed title page (24 point Garamond) adjacent to it in the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/557ea28d-6365-43a2-b7a0-87c6b675ad34/DSC_0027.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out I was pleased with how the leaf ornaments provided a decorative element to the title page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a7174f14-3190-4ab3-ae3c-8ea73934fa47/DSC_0029.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out I mounted the printed pages on Bugra paper. This paper works beautifully for many book structures due to how nicely it folds and the wonderful selection of available colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/65e15300-3ed2-4e9f-9988-737d931ab118/DSC_0044.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out The cover is completed and the book assembled. Milk paint always works well on papyrus. The textured and painted covers combined with the woodcuts was very satisfying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/9cda21f3-7923-472a-a0c9-6b440a9d43f1/DSC_0031.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7dec3214-4cd2-41b0-b043-620d5958485a/DSC_0012.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/187cd073-dd09-420a-bfbe-19e5a4393df0/DSC_0026.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out Title page form locked into place on the press, ready for proofing and printing. Notice the antique leaf ornaments. I added them at the last minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/cea17924-f391-484a-98d8-c66af3c95530/DSC_0025.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out Botanical identification text forms set up on the press. I was able to print four identification pages at once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/836a2a44-c36e-455f-9396-4285abdc0830/DSC_0021.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out I used papyrus on the cover boards. Notice the recession. I added a print once the milk paint layers were sanded and polished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0b195fca-3378-4829-acab-8342a7debe56/DSC_0046.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of an Artist Book - I Walk With PLANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2023/2/a-new-artist-book-for-a-new-year monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/10a5e372-b8a9-44bc-afce-61ce3764e9fc/DSC_0010.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out I began the drawings and woodblock carvings while completing a residency at the Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, NC. It is a beautiful facility in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The time away from home allowed me to focus on exploring the surroundings, gathering and documenting botanicals, completing a suite of drawings and subsequent carvings. Here, the drawings have been transferred to blocks and are ready for carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/55fc9b7f-7f61-45ca-8a89-33d0caebb260/DSC_0036.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f98d7f56-8918-469a-a3c0-697d9948a09f/DSC_0005.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out My workspace in Laurel Cabin; what a beautiful view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/4ee5d2d7-8146-4723-a5c0-6174e71f427f/DSC_0030.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out Eight of the ten blocks I carved while at Wildacres. I used Shina plywood purchased from McClain’s Printmaking Supplies. It is a bit softer than standard plywood and much nicer to carve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0d05fa9d-4ffd-458a-bde4-85585c0aa775/DSC_0004.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out I stayed in this wonderful cabin during the residency. It was a 20 minute walk from the lodge and dining hall. I walked to all of my meals. This proved to be a great time to observe the surrounding woods and gather imagery for the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/730202f8-4c3d-4866-a9ba-cb17f5e0da4c/DSC_0007.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out Simple line drawings are traced, taped to the wood blocks and transferred using a bone folder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d08471d2-b12e-46a2-9a60-566ae3810f48/DSC_0021.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Documenting, Drawing, and Carving Wood Blocks of Botanicals - A Residency - Make it stand out Carving a block. These were the first wood blocks I had carved. My experience carving linoleum blocks proved beneficial. I bought a set of carving knives specifically for wood. They are Power Grip cutters. These knives worked well. However, I plan on purchasing better quality cutting tools should I carve additional woodblocks in the future. These were great for learning the basics of carving on wood. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2022/8/fun-designing-and-printing-dog-themed-cards monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a6f5bf41-2661-4752-8185-41e577973854/53A894F7-63D0-4907-AAC6-B9825EBE1768_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out I was happiest with these four images after completing numerous drawings. I included our black cat Espresso in one sketch. She and Toby have adjusted to one another over the years. It seemed right to have one of them together on the same card. Notice that two cards will have a vertical orientation. The other two will be horizontal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0e7d821f-9d49-4dd7-bd7e-b31292714ff5/90646BC8-E4CF-407E-8B10-DC76E47BF203_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out Carving is underway. I am really fond of these Flexcut carving tools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/2e49b004-5f2d-4da2-8334-4bac41643d72/7F6DAAB2-9767-4F4C-90E1-DCB25FF8D7A5_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out I printed the cards on chipboard. This image is my favorite of the four cards. I love walking Toby and he enjoys it as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/11b425a7-2027-4799-b7a6-dd6cca95e2be/1C01F219-A45B-4A4B-9871-8DBF07550ECD_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out I transfer the sketch to the lino block using tracing paper and a mechanical pencil. After tracing the sketch, I attach it to the block face down with tape. Next, I rub over the drawing with a bone folder. Finally, I go over the drawings with a Sharpee pen. This facilitates the carving process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/c8fa07a2-1ca9-4eb0-af12-1892c2788d2a/77058F09-F5E9-4C1F-89C5-D6E7E3BE0812_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out Carving this block is completed. I am now ready to proof and print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/64d1854b-abf2-4984-959c-0309f178a2f1/966E0332-D544-4E8A-B8B5-1CECF08C92DC_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out I added a bit of text to each card using handset metal type. My wish that human beings could be more accepting of one another is the underlying theme with this card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/0d4f6b0c-9bad-48f1-92a7-20b7f247269a/EF833662-76EB-4CAA-A964-907B1CCFDE18_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing 'Dog Themed' Cards - Make it stand out The cards are printed and ready to score, fold, and package. Getting started on these cards. was a bit challenging. However, the process proved to be beneficial. I did a great deal of thinking about how much joy Toby and Espresso bring into our home. That, in and of itself was rewarding. Having the completed cards was ‘icing on the cake’! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2022/8/flower-power-2023-letterpress-printed-calendar monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/8dcba058-987a-4707-8e53-c688ac487f19/A320F558-6619-40DC-AEDC-DDD964DB9C7B_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out I had several carved flower blocks from previously printed cards. I used them in addition to these eight new blocks. All of these flowers grow in our gardens. I find the drawing process very satisfying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/8fd85779-78ee-420c-9823-c45b776c50d8/F6E7EBCB-DBFF-4568-9A86-C1FF6520C062_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out I go over the drawings with a Sharpee pen once I have transferred the image to the block. This facilitates the carving process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/3816b743-b585-4a22-ad93-ce128d2c321f/801C10C4-B19A-4C4E-9F0F-C68907C60DE2_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out Carving the Daylily. This is my favorite of the new blocks. Consequently, I selected it for the cover image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/738ed5d2-eca0-41c6-8e54-c49e49cce0f0/B2237435-E058-4A63-9D14-3FB15C5BC05D_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out I used Cougar Natural, 100 pound text weight paper. It is a nice durable paper for a calendar Here it is cut, stacked, and ready for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a7cf6dfd-1aa4-4e59-97d0-76c6608c30a6/B5E954EC-996A-478A-9046-06741B7BEADB_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out I printed the Poppy for the month of June. This is one of the flowers from the Blue Sky Botanicals card set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/cde8d099-0034-4111-8b9a-6314565c91e6/2B5945CE-6839-434F-8EC1-047ED0B88C45_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out The calendar cover using wood type for the title - Flower Power! I love the chartreuse green I used for the Spring months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/183491b7-afbf-4f5e-965a-f3afc6e7c4e7/188E3847-20C0-458C-9C34-6205E4A6A48C_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out The completed calendar showing all twelve months. I really love how it turned out. The metal perpetual calendar form never disappoints. It printed beautifully! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7c89c676-33c8-4867-b9f9-110a59576ef7/5937CB7F-1ABA-46AF-A474-302EBE240EE5_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out Detail of drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/41e38fe3-6a8b-4840-8106-76585ee4820d/B3C9C334-2C42-442E-A694-F5861F5B3670_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out The coneflower is one of my favorite flowers. They are a bit tedious to carve but fun as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/32d1919e-efd7-4895-9ba7-708b1127e945/9E2E1373-85EC-43E8-824E-88C401E57C91_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out I printed a colored mat for each month of the year. This blue was for the months of December, January, and February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/14b52a1c-cfaf-4925-bfaa-cf1e0633128b/80E67B41-6F3A-4FE8-B5DD-C67379435C90.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out The Lenten rose is the flower for the month of January. This image shows the set up on the press for printing each month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a1e4ac08-ebb7-46b5-9e87-e0f1a95d2d31/9BB5F7DD-656F-4ACF-86EE-995DC1121DAA_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out I printed another favorite for November - the Zinnia. Notice that I was able to print both the text and the image block at the same time. This sped up the printing and limited the number of runs through the press to two runs per month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/4bf4fbf4-d3c4-413d-a377-9e33d1308940/E59C12EF-14AF-4F84-AFAE-81B02D0FD1F1_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Flower Power - 2023 Letterpress Printed Calendar - Make it stand out This image shows the carved blocks I used. I have been carving relief blocks for some time now. I have decided the gray linoleum is easier to carve than the tan colored linoleum. It is a bit less hard and brittle. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2022/5/new-cards-inspired-by-spring monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/77152f45-7548-45f2-9f7f-b7b21362e795/A2402819-661F-47D1-AD72-27689FD5686F_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out Ginkgo leaves carved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/758434f5-a5ff-4aba-abb2-faeae23a9e93/ABDB64AA-3A5F-43F6-86E0-0E2469A8A87F_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out Carving the Forsythia. I am pleased with these delicate flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ae51fa44-9261-4c81-a476-ec0f73b2ca8c/F82B6BAC-852F-4D33-9DA0-3E4C02AFE119_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out I printed a light teal mat for each image. I then printed the botanicals in black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a272aea2-aa7f-4f6b-9655-22a51edccf5a/F0D63AEF-1130-4496-AB4D-D2AB58820E3B_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out Ginkgo leaves edition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/87396f90-381e-480a-8cd6-0fb2eedd00b4/F118FACA-2BA8-4F96-8ADF-E6418656503A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out Lenten Rose edition. Designing, carving, and printing from these refurbished blocks was a satisfying experience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ce531932-a3c6-4641-913f-8d65f17ade28/EDB73043-A48B-4305-8E25-67CDFB06FA43_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out The Lenten Rose is carved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/926e4efb-6b89-4f7f-b264-1ed4bf702251/8812C4BF-C227-4EF4-AB96-72E93E98AE51_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out All four botanicals are carved. Notice the empty space at the end of each block. I had to carve that off in order for the images to fit on the Lettra paper I used for the cards. I am now ready to head to the print shop to proof and print the cards! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ca6ce412-55e5-4add-9d6e-8a2c90d22107/D018F5BA-7580-40C8-BC58-080B73AEEF0E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out Japanese Maple edition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ea23ab5b-ae2a-4cd7-8259-1b20ddff741e/D6CF921B-1743-4138-8451-019FD13B900A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Set of Botanical Greeting Cards - Make it stand out Forsythia blooms edition. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2022/4/new-botanical-prints-inspired-by-spring monthly 0.5 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f3e39132-1ca1-4fcf-9b74-6e025bb4303b/9FAE4A6E-DA80-4525-B316-E2C39B55B72A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out The traced tulips and coneflowers have been transferred to linileum blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ffadfccc-0a46-49ee-837f-1557094e01ed/1F898BB7-78E0-46E6-80B4-86277F3F1460_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out Carved coneflowers, ready to proof and ptint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f5764228-39d3-4fe1-844d-9cf8984a346d/3DA11CDD-22D5-4A39-A5EC-A7705114AAA4.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out I printed a colored mat for each print. I chose warm red for the coneflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/fbb7bc5f-c7e7-48b2-9170-b491298bb931/6B2BFC5D-7E95-4832-9488-CF6315610C25_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out I printed small editions of 10-11 prints and used black for the images. The coneflowers printed beautifully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/5ba12aed-8958-4aab-b87c-b72d597aa13e/2DAC90DD-80C1-4B29-B6AA-BB50325763BE_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out The allium is also transferred and ready for carving. Note that I have gone over each drawn image with a Sharpee pen. This facilitates the carving process. It helps me to know both the positive and negative space of the compositions. Additionally, the pen is permanent and will not come off while I am carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/cc736f77-07c5-417a-850e-5b79463cca7d/4AA1730B-7134-4093-BB6B-D7D8D10FBEAE_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out The alliums are carved. I am so pleased with this carved block and the detail of the flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/3a479247-4e6c-4bc4-92b0-a2852ea47433/1CBA1DC1-C5AF-447D-8CF2-5FFF20A6CBC1_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out The tulips are carved and ready to proof and print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/4d878d14-6212-4e23-8249-c3210022a15c/DDF96FD1-C0FC-4965-AB9E-4BB1EC89E204_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out The alliums looked great on this violet hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/7615795a-b90e-4d34-9d5f-0311032fd8c2/1DDF5B01-3ADD-4D36-B075-194FBED8168C_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - New Botanical Prints Inspired By Spring - Make it stand out A pale teal worked nicely as a mat for the tulips. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2022/2/the-start-of-the-new-year-and-making-a-new-artist-book monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/200eb355-d097-4446-a59b-9cf69d680a50/BEE271AF-F2E9-4003-8883-FB363E5493FD_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I began by making pressure plates to use as a ‘background’ for relief printed imagery. This brick network was based on bricks found in the chimneys where I observe the chimney swifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d52187bb-b214-4cb0-86d9-bad5499d8efb/656CF0CB-4938-4203-B129-01C030E83303_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out Drawing and planning - this image will be carved and printed on handmade paper. A model of the floating accordion book structure is behind the sketch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/05becc46-a24f-4372-b3d9-7000ab1a7b5e/D76AFF81-AF08-49F5-8F1B-B1F58A4BE9A5_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out The printed proof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/dcdce818-8500-4551-8870-0e12c4b7c2d3/59971CE2-6660-41C6-9423-2A52F1497298_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out The print of the swift and chimney print were attached (using PVA) to this pressure printed page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/aa918d7c-56a9-403a-b1af-03cc0f8b179e/D15AD8D4-52FE-46D5-B613-E5CB83427A61_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I used papyrus on the front and back cover boards. I also cut a recessed area on the front board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/fe5f231f-3988-4d3a-8527-fbe3df799ff8/A9D7C8D3-95FB-4D49-BDAA-93FC67FF17E5_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I polished the cover boards with black Kiwi shoe polish after a bit of sanding to smooth the milk paint surfaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/bf6405df-b9c8-4607-813c-d8354fd969cd/B1EF3FD8-635E-45FF-AB34-B48A33D3AF9D_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I used the recessed area of the front cover to set off the text and swift image. Note the pressure printed bricks and swifts on the back of the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/805daf7c-78a0-4f00-a61a-8ebdda7a6086/C5FF4E7E-39AC-49A6-8D71-0566F791593D_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I made a belly wrap to hold the closed book together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/e0f7effb-b2d0-4079-8765-e73beda3f64a/2E6CB0FE-9633-4F1E-ACC8-B6CF3CEAF44A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out This second pressure plate was inspired by swifts as they fly and convene with one another. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/f51fb73b-aee4-4a83-a4d5-abfd06d099c4/60CCC962-81B2-482E-8DBB-370D3817B4E5.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out The image is now carved and ready to proof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/646e29b9-62fd-40d3-adf3-48cb0a9a2fbc/9F8BB960-B89A-46A2-AFD8-E0F41FFE2446_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I printed the swift and chimney image on a pressure print which I printed on handmade paper. I planned the book knowing that this image would be on the ‘floating accordion’ part of the book’s front page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/ed2916e5-a3ff-4687-9e6f-42df16b08925/CC4770F3-900D-44DF-A72D-F5AFD5AD3B8D_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out The cut and folded sections support the ‘floating’ images which are the focal point of the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d5f05cc9-ec2d-4243-b000-c67ca27fdcaa/DF103F9B-1C5F-4782-AE67-C2E432EE0AA4_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I then applied layers of milk paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/e4ab2a25-26e6-4969-9a55-055b3df4e86a/EA2FB4AE-5128-4623-96D7-10FB0A3FBD52_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Making an Artist Book - Make it stand out I assembled the components. Note the bits of text which I printed on my Vandercook using 12 point Garamond. The text is a brief statement about the swifts (right side) and the Colophon (left side). I was pleased with how the pressure printed bricks provided a uniting element for the text and printed swifts. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/12/holiday-fun-exploring-origami-and-designing-an-ornament monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/90c3928b-e240-475d-b38e-3d2ebac99108/5C58FFF3-6D1D-402F-943B-23AF4721B547.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out I printed patterns using white and gold ink on Electric Red and Nightshift Blue French paper. These papers were 70# text weight from the Construction Paper Line of French paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/d00fa498-f654-40c8-9a57-f8dd0ba7c4d9/5C9B2078-A70D-480D-842F-9D28BD47DAF1.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out Folding and cutting pentagons using the Nightshift Blue French paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1254890e-9a6b-46c7-851e-499506d5c048/9012C7DB-0A34-46F4-9A13-BF285B4E4626_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out Folding the pentagon into the star. The side which doesn’t show on the star is on the inside when folding the paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/924b08b3-02da-41bf-a169-068abf29bf92/A81A6C6E-9AC4-4E59-8CC2-8BFCFBE79E32_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out I added a bit of drawing using metallic markers. This drawn detail added some whimsy to the pressure printed designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/43ae35e2-3813-46c4-b2d6-d0f54373eb59/B82CE190-0F56-45A8-8406-DCED50684392.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out I then cut the pressure prints into squares. The squares were folded and cut into pentagons before folding the five pointed star. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/a62ea800-29d7-4cd6-9308-b2732a46e9ca/8A7F8631-56EB-461C-9E93-3D323DC3DB4E.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out Folding red pentagons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/79134fd9-25ba-4600-913c-03ad62327688/81C7D384-E05E-434B-B250-B24BC1F7110E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out Completed stars; with metallic thread added for hanging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/318120e4-224f-4ddb-8bd2-05c6f321e441/19D70B62-EA2D-4520-AA05-99DA466841D7_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Fun - Exploring Origami While Designing An Ornament - Make it stand out This red paper was printed with white ink and the drawing was done with a silver pen. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/11/inspired-by-the-garden-zinnia-seed-packs monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/75bb63cc-c183-450a-8d62-0649a46eabe6/E339D439-3B10-4691-9B55-E30EF5CD8EFF_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Inspired by the Garden - Zinnia Seed Packets - Make it stand out Tracing a pencil drawing to transfer onto the 3”x2” linoleum block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/4e739e47-69f7-444c-bf43-f20e4045d277/FAE64649-4ED1-4D21-A81F-DB5116739E43_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Inspired by the Garden - Zinnia Seed Packets - Make it stand out I cut the prints into rectangles which I attached to purple 3.5”x2.25” envelopes. I added the dried zinnia seeds once the attached prints had thoroughly dried. The finished packets were well received by recipients! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/968fba6b-3180-4736-977d-e729e75b6aab/C4C441A0-7936-4674-9BC6-337793CFB695_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Inspired by the Garden - Zinnia Seed Packets - Make it stand out The image has been carved and is ready to proof and print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/b5f51b02-3365-4030-8fda-562fb6e5c9b4/4262F271-ABA3-4060-AA0E-0F4216342AC1_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Inspired by the Garden - Zinnia Seed Packets - Make it stand out I printed the image on Cougar Natural 100 pound cover weight paper. Before printing the zinnia flower; I printed the name of the seeds and my imprint and web site on the paper (using 12 pt Garamond metal type). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/b114fa93-cb19-47a8-881f-6e0882fb21e9/C6362CA6-77C7-4481-B142-58C15E971DBB_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Inspired by the Garden - Zinnia Seed Packets - Make it stand out Drying and soon to be packaged with seeds! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/9/a-most-remarkable-experience-during-these-most-challenging-times monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631823031602-S1CGDL7R3QZGYETN197Q/12E391C1-438C-4B22-B7FD-1511DA0889B6_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out After introducing ourselves at the start of the class, we learned how Shanna gets her supply of Elk bone and had a peek at pieces she had cut. We selected from these pictured pieces which she had cut into a variety of widths and lengths. Elk bone works well for bone folders due to its density, strength, and color. The elk bones we used were leftovers. Shanna gets them from game processing houses out west. When they are made into bone folders they are repurposed, and not thrown away. I liked the sounds the pieces made as I shuffled through them making selections for my own endeavors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631828776048-ON5F4ZIMXE663HEW6DBC/79F9ED43-1550-4104-8B28-D00364E597EC_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Here I am using the hatchet to cut away excess bone and rough out the ‘envisioned’ shape of a bone folder or awl handle. This was a bit intimidating at first. But once I got the hang of it; I was fine being very careful of where my fingers were throughout the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631829868346-VPL65E7ONBB4ECL79T3O/F5D38749-0F51-4153-8FBE-12A384207F34_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out My first completed tools - bone folders and an awl. Each one of these has gone through all the stages. The feather-like image was made using the Dremel tool to etch the design, filling it with epoxy and black acrylic paint, then filing and sanding away the excess (when dried) to get to the etched image. The heart was made by sawing the shape with a jeweler’s saw. The awl was made by taking the bone through all of the stages, drilling a small hole for a needle (eye removed), placing epoxy in the hole, and inserting the needle. I did a bit more sanding and polishing after the epoxy had dried and I was sure the needle was securely in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631885060700-ZAAA8VIXB7319QP46025/E695CF8B-84B9-425F-A93A-67CFA60CE084_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Bone folders and closures for books at various stages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631885330350-02PL8E41ICZKLGF5PFVE/52402F0E-A508-4110-B294-2013C1797D00_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Each student had the opportunity to make a custom tool roll for their bone folders and other tools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631885583555-QMKV5MZC70J1ALRDHRCV/33055FBB-19E2-47BC-B67B-1738FD0FCBC6.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out I am fortunate to have had this experience working among these talented, kind, and generous folks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631895859184-BX4X0QO92L0GPZI8IFNU/6D1F6852-8DCC-4E8F-B6B8-09ACF157FC87_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631823733379-P4VD4GBEHHXNASTGWTTU/FD4461F9-0139-4C57-AD2F-F2117AAA7244_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out This is a small sampling of the beautiful bone folders (and other tools) made by Shanna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631825716518-0B23E2AWGTO6QZQCUF5M/3F6E852F-5F3D-4BBF-BF1F-2C0F57CDCD88.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Tools and work table - it was great to have these necessary tools supplied by Penland (at Shanna’s request). The work board and sea clamp, anvil, and saw would serve us well throughout the week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631829128084-QNHNLIPVTJ9YJ87C5KG7/5D832185-8E68-4FA7-8F04-1512E0971C0E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Here is a selection of folders I worked on. They are at different stages of the process. Some have been cut with the hatchet, rasped using the farrier’s rasp (after using the hatchet) to remove more of the bone, and filed and sanded. Notice how I have drawn on some of the pieces, working out the shape of the folder or the embellishments for the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631829605642-2E4T2OSLWOAJIOC1Q6SP/6D6DB86A-421C-4605-9DC8-F4D48BD33D7A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out This set-up was for using the Dremel drill with a wide selection of bits. I enjoyed this process. In enabled us to apply numerous types of surface decoration such as drilling patterned holes or embossing designs such as leaves or flowers and other patterns. The hose provided a vacuum to help control the dust created during this process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631884907051-CRWRB6RDVHP2CKJ77EEM/881BD246-45CF-44C7-9283-176EA3104CA9_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out I added an embossed leaf to this small bone folder. I used these small files to get into the spaces around the leaf in order to smooth out the surface of the bone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631885152737-ZB2TZELGDHAXTQLD84MO/19397193-D642-4577-B8E3-8FFA679691C1_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out The epoxy with paint has been filed and sanded away revealing the drawn and etched ginkgo leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631885479902-YZGIYTGT2IPLP848L4PF/F4C231C5-D5A9-4769-9E3A-02EBCC0F9830_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out Show and Tell, sharing our work with one another and students and teachers in other classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1631885722941-KSGHLMVEW9OGCXJV8NZO/8595AD28-B70A-4EEE-BC79-0D5F74BED8E2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Most Remarkable Experience During These Challenging Times - Make it stand out The ‘line up’ - Shanna, MB, Beth, Rachel, Anne, and Paul…joy! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/7/backyard-birds-a-calendar-for-2022 monthly 0.5 2021-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627666098406-N7TQCKR1ZTJ5NDQVPLOM/6834D27B-BE26-47D3-8C60-71721E781357.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out I began by sketching and then carving numerous 3”x2” blocks. Here is a sampling of the sketched and transferred birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627671034678-568NMDDTP79OUGWSDHB8/20A3EA23-3C2A-4974-B32F-477CA217950F_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Carved blocks and other items used to print the calendar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627671232986-8OJS9H0V5U4G6X9MV3TB/1C00D805-ED31-4FD4-B6C4-3AD47302E101_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Stacked and cut Cougar Natural paper, cover weight. I printed an edition of 42 calendars using approximately 475 cut sheets of paper (12 birds and a cover sheet) measuring 11”x6” each. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627671593248-OL5AJIASYQCY11DHT277/6FAE78F3-1E81-4F71-9E53-853737EB87E7_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672448842-CZGXGYSZ35CURUPM16C6/359D5824-0B87-445C-B3D8-8C359EE2F07C_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672580125-QJOTAO5M94F8GJQ5ANK7/19F8570E-7909-41BE-815B-47F6A5837EB6_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out A little wren adorns the cover. I used wood type and Garamond for the cover’s text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672743763-QO0P7CQR55IEHF43Z2VF/B27F2429-7110-49BD-BA42-5085C3E6EE58_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out All twelve months are completed, trimmed, and ready for packaging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627666281269-2SET074ELZSTE9W5WQDY/B4000C22-6C01-47FE-88EA-0F0D7CDAEA13.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Carving the Goldfinch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627671143432-LSKWBR2LVGZUQ3KPSBM9/5AF381DB-DB74-4A63-B5E2-565275A313B5_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Close up of some of the carved blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627671485767-LAU5B0Q0MVMEA32YMS8E/2E818BF6-5732-4C0B-B58E-14021722AF61_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out A bird for each month was printed on a blue mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672148354-2WTRCEFZ9KN4A14G20WL/CC55F54F-A82F-4C11-BB86-5D1124844E3F_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out After printing all of the birds I printed the month (using 24 pt Garamond) and dates using a Perpetual Calendar form purchased from Skyline Type Foundry. The perpetual form worked and printed beautifully. I printed the relief carved bird blocks separately from the metai type forms. Late in the printing process I discovered that I could have printed all of these at the same time. Oh well, live and learn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672494000-Z24FEAZKC1CM4LFRQYXN/F49D3CFD-5C7F-4A3C-AD5F-A42AC2D29E94_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out I printed the colophon using 12 pt Garamond on the back of the last month - December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672695272-BVNXDFC82CKN9YN6WPXV/8C41C4AC-FF27-490D-BC74-EE1B9193E471.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1627672821524-T3NY9IR29N26942R4JE3/97BC9C8F-3928-4F30-B54B-E65728A81433.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Birds - A Calendar for 2022 - Make it stand out Packaged and ready for sales! I did not want to punch holes into the finished printed pages. Customers who purchase the calendars may want to frame some of their favorite months. I chose the paper clip as a way to present and hold the pages, after careful consideration. It won’t damage the print and works well as a hanging device. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/5/an-assortment-of-longstitch-books monthly 0.5 2021-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620405790757-UC6HSVD20WB7VDCPT2JD/AC32619F-8550-48AB-9167-1B4CE925A292_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Text blocks using Mohawk Superfine paper, various end pages (some are pressure prints printed on my Vandercook), and tools. I prepared materials for eight books, which took the better part of a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620406154263-GG9BXBWNKKJWF4IGCQ6C/67AEFBD6-1A3B-40EE-BB45-81D606602227.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Materials for a second book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620406297377-8TY0YE8NEHY8OJOMMPR7/C4B9DA81-2A90-41F8-9981-C90F271F85D4_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Using an awl to punch the sewing stations into the sections. The patterned strip of paper determines where the stations go in each of the nine sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620406542049-GUEKOHRWUZXNW39CO8YK/B09C6F7C-C584-41A7-9E5D-F4B76F80E704.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Spines of completed books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620405981699-9GHJ2TCRS78VN558PUCM/62F4895B-849D-4091-8999-9CCB89E16930.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books The materials for this book included leather, pressure printed end pages, navy waxed linen thread, and a vintage button. Note the sewing stations on the book’s spine made by using my Japanese drill punch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620406218697-DH7GV69VT6RVY7T6FG8F/7B2649E0-8CB9-452E-83D0-DA87BBCFEE96.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Materials for a third book. I used a beautiful Mother Pearl vintage button for the closure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620406426590-DJN6XPD78P4C4VI5G5DE/5E891EC8-420B-4AFB-A2AC-AD8EFC824DD2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Sewing up the book, bringing all of the components together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1620406613432-9A5RTOAYO3YV4NDNIDA0/C5B7BD9D-81A3-4A3B-A313-5C086BCBB0BE.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - An Assortment of Long Stitch Books Covers http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/4/ode-to-spring-a-reduction-print-and-a-book monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621019338-0MW9WZ05Y48367KFW7DW/46C4C46F-5D04-4ADA-9A76-4FBDDBD2E42E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I began with a pencil drawing inspired by several photographs of our gardens. I also planned this print based on using it to produce an accordion fold book. Therefore, I chose a horizontal orientation for the image with a size of 6”x9”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621424821-F74H387HWVMD1R9Z22KK/3665863E-1E27-4ABA-9D74-228FD338B6B0_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I also prepared a pressure plate of leaves. I printed this on the reverse side of the prints I completed for the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621683040-FZ4V0T15707G2P64HDCK/B517DCE5-8497-492A-9CB0-510D105FEA4F_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! Here is a later color run through the press. Note how the image is beginning to develop as I carve more of the image and layer the colors. Registration is imperative in reduction prints. It is exciting to use this process which takes patience and planning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621970100-9V75U3YP5SVRUW3W1VL4/766D5AEF-FE07-4D0F-A026-5B1EBBD9D558_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! The final color for the key block was a dark teal green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619622233595-HCF5M10A2DLVXJ7XUN32/AAE63905-0B8A-47F9-8611-EBD5E08C8844.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! It was a relief to see and experience how the handmade paper worked for the folded book. It did take a number of days to dry because of the sizing in the paper and the layers of ink. Still, once it was dry all of my planning paid off. Note the spaces on either size of the printed image. I included these to allow for text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619622788274-8IYOFFK8I4XSC8EZPNPI/024DBB9C-07D1-4B6A-A027-F9F9B4976457.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I covered the cover boards with Ingres paper after carving a recessed area on the front cover. I added a cut out image from a print to this space. Yes, I sacrificed a print for this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619623037267-83RGWZKHAE2BMO9IBADB/1722CF00-32E3-4DA5-8396-58FC4E2552BD.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I made a ‘belly wrap’ for each book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619623172888-L7T08J53FINDIDM3325B/15BB6A01-2724-4790-8040-8F156D2D93D0_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! Front of ‘Ode to Spring’. Note how the text fits beautifully into the side spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619629701372-7N9WW95Y7S5VW3501GTV/074B07CE-10E3-48C1-B388-B65607C235C2_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I sent one of the completed books to the Illustrated Accordion artist book exhibition at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center in Kalamazoo, MI. It is a wonderful opportunity to exhibit my work and see the other beautiful books via the virtual online exhibit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621082730-DCNOT5IMSHLPLQGC6MV8/5542ACB1-E62D-4CCB-9797-0B96D5C1740E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I transferred the drawing to the linoleum block, Next, I outlined the image with a Sharpie pen and began the carving and printing process. Here, I have carved all the areas that will remain white. I printed on two types of paper. One was handmade cotton rag paper I had made several years ago which I used for the book. l printed a small edition of the print on Cougar Natural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621540640-T0RMGPAIQW1LO1085C9G/DECFC1C5-B25B-40CD-9EB6-2CA229BA8E52.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I printed a total of seven colors for the print.. Here is the second color run, a light chartreuse green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619621846700-USB5FJFXOX0HKZ385LYY/A11ED3B3-2EAD-49B7-941B-675556B94572_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I was ready for the final run using the key block after six color runs through the press. I was pleased with the quality of carving I did to complete this key block! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619622110532-AFR1TS1P92CBHJ9NY7ZF/66C3DA11-5A60-4C79-AA77-E8830AB7C3BF_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I titled the print ‘Ode to Spring’. The Cougar Natural paper is a wonderful paper for reduction prints. The colors really pop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619622433566-BU2WVWRHNBM3QMCZIVU2/F5B2CEFD-4587-4712-BE41-BED3010A85C9.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! I used Twentieth Century metal type for the text - the title of the book and the colophon. I printed these on separate sheets of paper. I did not want to chance losing a print. Therefore, I added the printed information to the folded book pages using PVA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619622964217-EFEFBWM67QIPIJ6R03LE/17E9D0A7-C250-47BD-AB29-70688CEDFB03.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! Folding the interior book page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619623109950-8MAJBNUP5OMKACX2LCO2/2382FA82-A54D-47CF-B59D-5E6AE1A6C35A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! The completed edition of three books! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619623276919-LORCSF09B0T04J0S3LXL/ED55E994-4EB4-4A45-B1AF-62404B2D0B04_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Ode to Spring - a reduction print and a book! This image shows the back of the book, as well as the front cover. I was really pleased with how the pressure print interacted with the reduction print on the reverse side of the book. Additionally, the embellished recessed area on the front cover provides a nice element to the book’s cover. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2021/4/botanicals-reduction-relief-prints monthly 0.5 2021-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619116541661-L2O44SF8BZ3994ADL176/E6FEFEB3-E298-475B-AB7B-4C1CAB6CC140_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints Pencil sketches of the flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619116887967-QW71BA0Z1ZER6XO6EFXB/BFCA3188-1854-4545-B4E3-0217D6925738.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints I go over each transferred image with a Sharpie pen; facilitating the carving process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619117257184-3EGITQLYRMVMPLBW0N3M/A1786AA4-E01A-42E3-BC85-4B8BBEE949E3.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints I printed each card in a pale pink color after carving what remained white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619117561710-NKH5HZOIG8TWC2MMKUGN/DB8F52E0-751A-483C-9F21-60DE68432640_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints More was carved away on each block. This caused the areas of the darker pink to remain on the flower images. I then printed a dark blue purple color on each flower. This also provided the dark background for each print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619117853775-IUAONT448I9C82K6OF8U/274CF320-B5DA-4CFC-A4EE-320BAFD8FF66_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints Detail of one of the cards. A great deal of work and planning was involved in printing this suite of flowers. Still, it was worth the time and effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619116788219-1259PGZJEGQXYETE89Y9/42CF08DA-C5CE-46D6-AAEE-FAF274FFD1D7_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints Each image has been transferred to a linoleum block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619117385212-99Y4S4EW7TP95IEC3ROV/02ADF5FA-A635-42B8-860D-B1B34805E279.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints I then carved the areas on each flower that remained the pale pink hue. The second color run was a darker pink, almost magenta (Rubine red was the main ink in this mixed hue). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619117752530-HA5MH7KU2HWZFXHMXE7V/FC173583-DB9B-4A44-A2C0-CF135F970629_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Botanicals - Reduction Relief Prints Here are the four completed botanical images. Can you guess which are the Lenten roses, Camellia, and Pansy? http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/11/the-sentinel-and-the-nurturer-two-prints monthly 0.5 2021-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619034383644-JOOAVLN1YWNE7A4N3YY4/436D6ACB-AB39-49A2-BA44-D04B68909051.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints The crows are sketched and ready to transfer to a linoleum block for carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035028995-3M30UPYZU5C47XXKE1A0/69EB2967-A9CB-45C9-AD1F-69D5B38EEFF9_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints Both drawings have been transferred to linoleum blocks. I then went over the image with a Sharpie pen. This step facilitates the carving process because it helps clarify what to carve away and what to leave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035473416-L5UPQ8M9XF6CZ1UM7T0U/7130F4B2-E421-4A2B-A272-2E5585467C21.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints I printed a blue mat to serve as a background for each print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035778379-HRX8HFD8ZCAPCB6XCXUK/B320FBA6-4856-45B4-AD49-C304A24E8817_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035863230-XK2TH5CF6ZP61B67JNBA/11129B46-256F-4CAF-A07D-5128FAB342CD_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints Completed print titled ‘Nurturer’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619034914574-272KJ4YC0KE82I9GA2Z1/EA631A45-BE15-41DE-BE1D-0DC838C70FCC_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints The wren and nest are ready to transfer to a block for carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035259633-YHSS6S0OHNUKDRG347UP/431749AB-120B-43DB-8922-467DD23B5903_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints This image is carved and ready to proof and print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035361495-2PAMEO31JEM63Y6ZVVRR/F3EBBD12-2AF2-4105-9403-5F7C788CC4EB_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints The wren and nest are carved and ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035644054-XVXKPAPY3LUYA2TKWEJU/D13100B0-2C86-47DD-AC70-AA7E115B82E1_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints I printed on a Kozo paper I had made many years ago. I found it in my flat files while cleaning out my studio (a fulfilling task during the pandemic). This paper provided a beautiful surface for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1619035970797-D4G73VZJS5DIBPDKI4SV/137B6108-8563-420D-AEFA-48AE50237028_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Sentinel and the Nurturer - Two Prints I am appreciative of the wisdom of crows and how they look out for one another. I titled this print ‘Sentinel’. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/11/reliquaries-bringing-prints-books-and-boxes-together monthly 0.5 2020-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605028208436-O3Y19DW57NAP2AHGKQ9I/9D921990-F285-4DE0-BDF7-B59596C4AAAB_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together After finding these feathers I decided to create a reliquary honoring these two birds that frequent my gardens. I began by sketching images to use in small tunnel books. I then transferred the drawings to small blocks for carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605028750363-KTFE0MKGQAJHBNN4FY74/A9A179D4-519D-4EAF-B3A1-8804F48C928D.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together I also printed numerous pressure prints to use in these pieces. This image shows the bird prints, a selection of the pressure prints, and other items I was considering for use in the reliquaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605029166538-KAM3FMDLR1LSBGAMHBMK/BB8709FD-FFFA-4008-AB54-B39160EECD5C.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Assembling the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605035408538-QI7GN0SFXI5QQNIE5XYF/8A592731-1CBF-4FAC-B31E-4553246EE2AE_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together The hinged ‘doors’ were covered with pressure printed papers and a print of each bird was placed into a recessed area on the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605035836030-S9YMF38ZD1QJB8PJR7XC/DDE43D9D-3639-48D7-A9AD-EC17F87AB3CF_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Components for the Goldfinch reliquary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605036049158-OAV2TDJJDUNX1OTH7K6D/97904821-3A9A-4409-9C1C-4FE7DC8411BF_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Back view of the Wren Reliquary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605036192339-8U0A00H8UELSHUVUHB42/FF9768AC-A2F5-4323-88C4-25240F0761A9_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Front view of the Goldfinch Reliquary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605036391229-W1IUSXN4188NCUR3O58G/CD3DD5EC-A632-4374-BDD1-5D8573E705C6_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Interior detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605028542405-O10Y63OB3X6ZPKBQKE6T/534F528E-2C2E-4084-B0C8-D097476704EC.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together The wren is carved and ready for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605028636203-F2FLOBHI7A5AL0I9Z5UO/F229DE9C-93BA-452A-8CA7-8B236E5694B4.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together The goldfinch is carved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605028944751-R38QNTZDO7I12M3J8K3V/1C723BDF-9D7B-4767-8A7C-82E86518FA37.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together The cut pages for the goldfinch tunnel book. The folded accordion papers will be the sides of this book, allowing for the layering of the cut pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605034886420-5DU9GI6LSX8W7AV8EGAI/41A62FC6-C4C6-498A-868B-C1A4C53C30DA_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together I placed the completed tunnel books in Davey board boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605035112648-VYLUA68ZSQ82OXCDBNTI/CEA7CE5F-4AC0-4030-AB72-3D178A754C43_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together I placed a cover with a mica window on each boxed book. This allows the viewer to look into the layered images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605035689762-AZOEM5BHVZMH2VBGDYZ3/E12BF1A5-001E-4DB5-81D6-4D1564E7CD42_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Components for the Wren reliquary. Note that a recessed area with actual feathers and a mica window was placed on the back of the reliquary. Vintage buttons were used as closures and feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605035934468-5XAQD0Y1T298FRCUN959/C79A6554-30C3-45D4-8E91-A26A03D86B14_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Wren Reliquary - front view. I so love the buttons I used for the feet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605036104666-A8OOUI3YB121MUCV1HBR/03F28C6D-0964-4FAE-B5EE-CC3D6C286034_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Opened - interior detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1605036270545-61GEC2PDG4KTPV7NE5VM/FB50BAF6-1CE5-4BC0-8FE0-4EBF43394682_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reliquaries - Bringing Prints, Books, and Boxes Together Back of the Goldfinch Reliquary. I have always cherished this feather and was glad to use it in this piece! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/9/exploring-additional-backyard-birds-through-drawings-prints-artist-books-and-boxes monthly 0.5 2020-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604939845415-5KVNL2HLJ3N15U1R92YF/6834D27B-BE26-47D3-8C60-71721E781357.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes I transferred all eight drawings to linoleum blocks and carved the entire suite of blocks. I selected the Crow, Goldfinch, Cardinal, and Downy Woodpecker to print. I will print the other four birds at a later time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604940346612-L8YUMX7MNAKC01YN2FOQ/B4000C22-6C01-47FE-88EA-0F0D7CDAEA13.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes Carved Goldfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604940731499-LWV73TXKN7BWAGEEZYB6/76C8772C-A049-43E3-91B2-28BCF8389ED2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes Carved Downy Woodpecker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604940967931-G9FLOA3LW3QSWC6SS7JZ/7F3ACE3D-C685-4686-9E6E-F6D9E925B508_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes Detail of printed goldfinch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604940241272-BCHPQFO5WWFFNG5V20OL/64DA0D19-9923-42EF-8C59-067597A5BE35.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes Carved Crow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604940463089-VYQF3ERM4LU2SZES4PFH/3644B1EC-D773-4F08-977B-F57CDFC59B22.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes Carving the Cardinal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604940835026-QZBFG1G4OQ2S2NTQ4MWO/8CA8F5BE-673A-44AF-8824-7A14CA7BDCC3.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes Goldfinch block locked in press for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1604941081917-IN0MWLOSMCBW59A58NGG/A17A3D00-B73E-42AC-84F6-2D96FF0A4651.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Exploring Backyard Birds Through Drawings, Prints, Handmade Books, and Boxes These four prints are printed on Japanese paper which I made several years ago. I am so pleased with this group of prints. Each one is a two block print. The first block provided the green background mat for the bird print. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/9/bugs-galorenew-cards monthly 0.5 2020-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394059747-RCYJT1386KW4EP5103EN/E39AE9CD-5AC8-4C47-8640-4D6B123DB838_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! Line drawing of dragonfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394225433-GEP5AUGV5ZBL385BNNZ6/FCE280DD-3FEA-41D6-98E3-73D7349A8099_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! I completed four insect drawings - two each of dragonflies and butterflies. I then traced each one in order to transfer them to the linoleum blocks for carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394624606-K2LTDW4QQMU80H8U5AHT/741F35A6-C668-41FC-896B-2FEABDFB5C84.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! Carving one of the dragonflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394948063-Y1N81SE2A00SIMFZARGM/F9ABF312-98E6-492C-9109-9A7A67BA3E72_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! Printing one of the dragonflies. I printed the dragonflies on a teal colored mat. I printed the butterflies on a warm orange hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394151943-CEXUS11JMMOBZPN97AGR/B439967A-DF4C-426E-8862-113076E0CA34_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! Line drawing of Monarch butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394495793-TOUI9EBN8F00DQPA3OCM/0E285C62-5683-4DEE-B609-8773F14848D0.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! Carving the Monarch butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601394861945-EYUUCADXKZF3FN6D4GVU/DC74079D-518A-4886-BFC9-E76FE734A30A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! Printing the Buckeye butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1601395159669-8V8P9JHLCI45PIYR2U88/ACAEF588-0A4D-420F-A63D-A8D3EA8C72DA_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Bugs Galore...new cards! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/7/a-new-suite-of-pamphlet-covers monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594663571639-YF2X6LUOKBBNTY96WIID/2A7B0343-4829-42D4-B70C-C8C6393284C1.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers I began by sketching with pencil. This first drawing was based on poppies in our gardens during the Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594663832989-9OF48K8QXRQ3YVXDP2AB/D5523F89-E358-4C8B-AC4E-87B0DA2C8B42_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers The third drawing was based on the numerous finches that inhabit our gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594750985204-ZRAGJNHCKDQE7751S9CT/153C8CBA-01B2-45A8-BEBC-01366372EF40.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers I go over each drawing with a Sharpie pen before carving the image into the block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594663734967-2TW3AW5JJED5IQ2N13SD/9DCB9B58-ADFE-4E6B-BA42-39474F59A37A.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers A second drawing was based on blueberries. Our bushes never yield all that many blueberries since most are eaten by birds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594750712309-H7UEOQM9FJZYZGXIYLXG/4314DDAA-9F64-4765-AE20-2AAB8BCF323D.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers I traced the poppy drawing using a soft lead mechanical pencil, and taped it with the drawing face down to a linoleum block. I rubbed across the back of the drawing with a teflon bone folder to transfer it to the block. This method of transferring works beautifully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594751213361-QO6YMA1X2R874WU4S9LX/F5B68050-75CE-4E34-AF58-A14F1B9CA3DB.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers I printed the poppy image using a red hue - rubine red, trans white, and a bit of yellow ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594751627516-M0K7WREZS9VUS7S6PRTE/88064895-2D4D-4440-84E4-CD9D57BC6B42.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers Printing the finch and flowers. The color was a mixture of trans white, yellow, and warm red. This color looks great on this creamy white cover weight from French paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594752791123-HK1GWS0UZL3FD3RC9US1/81B21423-D5D2-4983-A998-9EBBBE095696.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers The blueberry block is my favorite; being partial to blue! I am sewing up this journal using the triple chain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594752281239-YY7MZHTHS6EJTP37DHMI/93334EEF-F827-4E32-BFA8-5DEC935B6B67.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers It was such a pleasure sewing up these prints and seeing how the spacing of the images worked on the covers. This sewing pattern is called the triple chain. All of these journals are three section pamphlets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594753000851-MCFRMQVU4FG7WLAKG3VR/C1E39714-67B0-4C33-9EC8-49DCC65B1024.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers This sewing pattern is called the Coil Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594753106376-2XGN0RUIKW2XLGEU4I86/62106069-C994-4502-878F-24B80767C3CA_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers The covers of the sewn pamphlets on various papers. The white and cream are a cover weight by French paper. The brown is chip board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1594753246277-B59YUJJNSV1PFM39MMGF/39BCE412-694B-4F09-9B8D-23E6E59E4471.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Suite of Pamphlet Covers Spines of sewn and completed pamphlets - joy, joy, joy!!! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/6/blue-sky-botanicals monthly 0.5 2020-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591881290999-XF4X3ZMDQHJZ7QW2R6JV/3E82D0D3-82AE-4CFF-93EC-B55F609F73C2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591881504247-EAKLOCOTZGYCTISQIS78/46229265-E936-4038-859D-1A95E403C7E1.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals Sketches based on various flowers in our gardens - tulips, daffodils, poppies, and gaillardia daisies inspired the images for the cards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591881696589-VMP1QUAJOOU6EVQAUOFP/F331243F-E208-481B-8345-55E014D4E0CB.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals The drawings were transferred to the linoleum blocks. I am ready to begin carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591881970544-0M80HYRH88EFF5U9IP30/AE9F74FF-2FC4-4C4F-9E38-FC3402F89877.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals Carving the gaillardia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591882130076-TPNL5FZ24EIX0CS0PZXO/1829BC29-BB33-49B4-97B6-B64F9B80211A.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals I printed the cards on Lettra paper. I printed a blue mat which served as a background for each botanical. The intense blue spring skies inspired the color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591882393036-TZYC8GPZQG25H90I6LYC/587A8DE8-3D23-406C-A6E6-7B7765092CC0_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals The four printed botanicals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591881405859-RA0VBS0T1M67QXH0TOMA/5D892CCC-2406-43F3-81CD-22FF63EAA361.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591881806147-S8PNDDZUMSXKE38BSODS/DA9046A0-B70A-47F2-AB86-3846DDAAAA69.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals Carving the poppy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591882032434-QAQULLN2DCG4XZ3LF3E5/62623841-DBB7-44FD-B212-0583EF508ECD_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals The four flowers are carved and proofed. I am ready to print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591882308746-2E1MROWLZBKSZBOURZ5P/BDA30DD2-5AE3-43D3-A675-931CA730ECBF.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Blue Sky Botanicals Printing the daffodil. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/4/greeting-cards-inspired-by-covid19 monthly 0.5 2020-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591646942984-O5BOZ20YFW0LTXAWMQWB/29B31D63-9A93-4C24-8460-963B8691395A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 I used 24 pt Garamond metal type for the text with an antique ornament. This card resulted from not being able to visit family and friends and having to social distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591648186507-TCO163KMDWH5P6U9DRIE/F49E6299-6091-42D6-90D2-7F6CD4B481E7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Ornament used to print mail box and ‘flying’ letters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591648728132-1ZWZ8RVC8LQDAHQEE0YH/69DF6B3D-CF8A-4975-9A0A-E45FBC27A5F4.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 I love this image. The metal and wood forms with the wooden heart are set up in the press bed and inked up for printing. Letterpress printing is so addictive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591648937042-4WVD5HTVAJ1SK2GHBIW9/EDC6C00E-E2E2-4166-907E-B320605CDF7E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 The message is clear - stay home! Twentieth Century Modern metal type was used for the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591649210783-HEK0E5BVJKIMGE77SR63/89FE8140-05AD-476C-BE20-357904EF6AA7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 I printed a blue mat after carving what was to remain white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591800967148-FI2BY8DNY8G6ZA1OORZB/678A9030-8F1A-47EE-9E9E-957E9D78EE5E_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 The second color was a chartreuse green. It prints darker when printed on the blue ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591650006648-CY9YPK777FJCTPGN9H2U/D689A318-C31B-4F07-AB8E-38ACDE6781FF_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591734600411-JH6Z8IPVO1Y9MG7UWLTR/4FD1088D-9E7D-432D-A097-85BBA7B35210.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 I have carved away what will remain light pink. I am now ready to print the second color, a deep shade of pink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591738112222-1ZSVWVJE65597IIMK6VO/B7B74C85-5663-4AD1-A50C-35788F48F294.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Printing the ruby slippers in a deep red-pink hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591647989020-Z9YOGFD94JCRX4NHAH27/22AE1C04-ADA6-4CAF-B501-ABD6B3B3ECD1.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Image of form and ornament set up on my press and a printed card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591648522887-P6LNQY9V8QI7JR0X6U0A/81EF34E4-D15E-4B43-AAFB-0235A5BCFD25_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 I combined antique wooden type with 18 pt. Times New Roman metal type. A wooden heart ornament was also used. This card is printed on chip board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591649085065-DXGOY26J1FF6RI6CC7NR/A009E71E-D7A3-47EA-810B-92D54A8DCE50.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 I drew a simple pencil drawing and transferred it to the linoleum block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591649344399-GCIPH3R5EY7ERKK09H5G/0D667042-51E6-457E-9921-D546125382EE.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Carving for the second color. All the areas that are carved away will remain blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591649658437-35T3ISKI9BR00KV2LBUP/1855D82A-1277-4D1A-9902-B18F6B17435A.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 The key block provided the intricate details of the image and was printed in a darker green. The word HOME is my favorite part of the print….and the little bird on the roof! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591734260145-FS5SH6Z2KNF5YLRPW64M/925F395C-3DE1-4545-8F93-17765153AE13.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Since I wanted her legs to remain the color of the Lettra paper, I carved them away. I then printed a light pink mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591734737532-4DPDLGDZH3UVCH4I8B24/1998ACAA-484E-4DC5-893D-1BAE1385AED3.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Printing the second color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1591738279866-2AP3UWX1C5C61GJ9KADC/1648BBDD-6636-4BB5-B0DA-A238B0ACFE08.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Greeting Cards Inspired by Covid19 Printing the key block in black provides the details of the image. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/4/a-box-for-the-book monthly 0.5 2020-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586293118424-WM20W2C1L501MX1IJORA/112200BC-9A3E-4E9D-BE4D-D692EA0EA5F6.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book I built the inner tray first using Davey board. This compartment holds the book and the size and dimensions are based on the book’s measurements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586293582068-WHH6W2O7BGW283SDCOV2/CEE8AC24-8963-45F7-892E-73A018A927C7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book i covered the compartments of the box with the same Iris book cloth I used for the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586293914744-EILCIJSO41HL4NWXUE0N/4B18FD04-256F-4B1E-86DF-F263C464F147.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book Covering the outer tray, which fits over the inner tray when the box is closed. Davey board was used for this as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586294309400-3WL3XV91ZW8C9SLHEBFS/91114669-9F1A-45E1-980F-B3E776209B5C.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book Attaching the two trays to the case. I added a piece of pressure printed Mohawk Superfine to the bottom of the inner tray to give this section a bit of embellishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586293449438-10IZB12MYB7B6NH2EAFA/EC33BEE8-659D-4BDC-B023-7057E9DDAB3B.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book I was very pleased with how the book fit into the inner tray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586293689501-L487WUI5WRHYJMD20XPI/D464F779-0B19-4326-9F76-F050B33BC8D6.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book Covering the front opening of the tray was a bit tricky. Still I figured this step out and completed covering the inner tray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586294162060-9HQXKKM5OR4QM84SA8PP/82AF6194-0537-4CC7-9042-5176D10062BC.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book Covering the case with the book cloth. This step is very much like assembling and covering a case bound book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586294460806-TID42GXNG6LE7SG3RWEE/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book Finished and closed Clamshell box with a print of the Carolina Wren in a recessed area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1586294591963-G6WA2WZXUL1F1Q046PRV/E2EF8951-7649-431A-BE17-BD80CC2D5B73.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Box for the Book Opened with book inside - so pleased with how it all came together! This piece will be in the Winter Show 2020 at the GreenHill in Greensboro, NC. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/3/garden-sprites-an-artist-book monthly 0.5 2020-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585588667105-C3EO3IL319HJ1II6808P/6C5A81B6-FB03-40E2-B3DF-E4716D1E9FE4_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Carolina Wren, Chickadee, Tit Mouse, Nuthatch, Gold Finch, and Hummingbird - six of my favorite birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585588795777-HL5OI1HX7TUCNUESUVE9/0EFBC3C6-0416-4248-8FA1-30C4272E81B4_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Transferring the birds to blocks for carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585755106105-O4DT068WJUPZSYC1DQCU/1EF55A6F-155A-48A0-A013-54EEBA154593_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box I printed a proof of each block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585589323868-D7AZLHVIT4XLFJLQ1VKJ/AF613BBE-48E9-4EE1-B6BE-1EB933F3A708.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box I printed the leaves in a taupe brown. Next I printed a light blue mat; then the birds and text in a dark charcoal black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585756007750-8YYJ71CXO060C4U41BR7/B6164650-274B-44D3-8CF7-631CDA1BF61E.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Each bird and text page were placed within a recessed area carved into the Davey board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585756580241-37JXLCRWJ22LBKS96XNY/D5CCD55A-EF59-4F41-8B93-B5F5D737B089_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box The recessed areas are all carved. I then covered the Davey board with a taupe colored Iris book cloth before attaching the image or text pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585756924837-D1F1WP68B335HXRW8YYV/2C718F70-4320-4B7D-BE65-2FA137EA5BA8.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Hinging the pages together. I made the hinges from the handmade paper, which worked beautifully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585757362255-5RDLIBWRENQLQSLGLVJM/8FDA4CCC-530E-4C27-B730-75BBFE10B5B7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Closed book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585757600813-WYTG5378KH4N1AUHB4RZ/435A3435-4772-40DD-930C-2CF0FEB53810.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Here is a detail of the birds and the poem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585588886854-IEWS50UZLNK4IDBS7YG4/04CCB63D-A16C-4D3F-AD81-48642B65E15D.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Carving the Carolina Wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585589066837-2F5NJX4LUDCA8NVERX7X/7972306C-A773-4EAA-8751-605460BB9731_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box I used this pressure plate of leaves to print the background for the birds and text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585589479348-PMIZ46XRQOHXOD232DP1/63DB4189-05ED-41EB-A4F8-DEDF96D049FE.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Various text forms set and ready for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585755703030-ZA0ET2IXDCZ69ALJVUGD/92DD8120-72E5-482B-A781-6F972B66BFB3_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box I wrote a poem entitled ‘Garden Sprites’. I set all the text in either Garamond or Times New Roman. Here I am printing the title page and poem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585756204875-SU6XUNLCN952LZC2M2L7/D6D51C91-B220-4FF0-A14E-DED9594C7088.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box I used papyrus painted with milk paint on the book’s cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585756736050-231GOD65HQS3JFMD7SDN/C20E65FA-305D-4673-A76F-DCEA228C3B78.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Covering with book cloth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585757223340-1DIKE181EJF03DLN7YGS/A02729C9-BF11-4715-AF2A-E455DF3C0CCB.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box The book’s cover - I love how the sanded and polished milk paint looks on the papyrus! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585757486416-28YZ5HULOTE6IKMXJAPT/1CBFFE98-98BF-4E36-9CB7-BDCE60B576A7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box The title of each bird and a muse of the bird are on the opposite side of each bird image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1585757960339-GGJKUW8524R7SA9735HW/555AFA78-82A5-4617-80CD-8DA9B775CC04.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Musing Garden Sprites - An Artist Book and Box Completed book as seen from the bird image side. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2020/2/more-fun-designing-and-printing-greeting-cards monthly 0.5 2020-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582644013845-E906KI67SU7Z5AFRGZJR/1592FE5D-A245-42B9-B542-F298B620D079_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards A tiny heart will be the focus of this valentine, carved and ready for the first color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582644309860-IS1NJ4CIFVLHP2VZ7RY3/3430C04C-ECB6-4FA5-B175-4784F845D416.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards I am now ready to print over the first color layer and add a bit of text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582644885997-XWO11XGHKI0BDUJG3VVX/A9C82D8D-9AF0-4295-B869-F11E411CC1A7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards What a gorgeous purple using rubine red, process blue, and transbase inks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582649587055-6A8CJIDKXSB4YQNZBP26/9A49A8CB-E727-4BAB-8F88-3F3AE8AB9927.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The image is transferred. This will be a two block reduction print. Therefore, I carved off the entire background from this block and left Pooh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582654797466-W3QVY2ANBJED4JLMKOX7/A2EC85B7-0487-4BB7-BC74-EC3B8B906C88.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The sky is carved away in order to remain blue in the finished print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582655046427-DYORA5ONBBKGBPBHZEJ1/AD5D59A6-296F-494F-81A2-C55FA1801E12.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The second color (green) is printed over the areas I left when carving away the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582655527776-P3HMW3F1J6UA9A7G8NP0/B2EDEB77-11D2-4283-AE25-25EF379C846A.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The carved key block. I am now printing the fourth run through the press using a black-gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582740570154-GTV2C570CGZW2FINNHVJ/F5BEB8CE-F008-45F2-8723-2F427150E588.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The print is complete! I will now add the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582644164442-K7OOFEB1DM5P7EX6FEIP/50968AE7-72D3-4AD4-ADCD-05416B7A2EFC.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The heart is printed. I will now carve away for the second color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582644748241-ENEX6W8TLJE1LQUUD6P0/147A6E20-242E-4976-872A-46F5835C0B42_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards I was pleased with how placing the text above and below the heart brought it all together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582649793645-33U3G829D5H6OW9KEDYP/66DE9255-D5E1-4E64-9416-7357635824E8.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The two blocks are ready for printing. One contains Pooh. The other block will be the background surrounding Pooh and will eventually become the key block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582649948259-LMNG6VJ06KVK4ID5B3AO/B6EE7EC9-6A5B-470E-9BFA-4CD47E1E594E.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards The first color is printed - sky blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582655275433-UZPYHHFLM4Q4M0M7Q8N7/9B67B67A-B649-4EC3-9213-0FAA50BC04D4_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards I switched the blocks in order to print Pooh. I printed him in a peachy-orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582655408695-IMSLK9U022J1P7Y2DRFO/0D938C23-3EBD-4C00-981F-A9ADB9E4FAEC.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards I then carved the rest of the key block leaving the linear details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1582740864823-F6W33XQ2MFE5QGV1O7OG/938A1FA1-34CC-4A7D-AE48-C1D67CAE4C5A_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Fun Designing and Printing Greeting Cards I used 12 pt Garamond for the text to complete this card enabling the sender to reach out to a friend or family member. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/12/a-trio-of-winter-birds-holiday-card-reduction-prints monthly 0.5 2020-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1577123309519-3OEMFHR3LX03Z3E0RNXE/0DD52B73-3590-462D-883D-973D382FEB93.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints I used a barred owl for the first print in the series. The drawing is complete and the block is ready to carve. I will go over it with a black Sharpee pen before I begin carving. Note the composing stick with text forms. These are the greetings I used for the cards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1577123766113-1T3U7MUMY7I0EVGBUJVQ/02A04CE4-BD9D-4248-B0F0-185CDDCDAB18.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints Final carving of the owl; ready for printing the third color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578080254919-VCVLZIHN423BJ5KI4UK4/FD843443-C6F7-49B7-A982-B4E4B81BE956_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints A wren and a chickadee were used on the other cards. In this picture I have drawn and transferred the images and am ready to begin carving. These cards were printed in the same blue hues that I used for the barred owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578080832412-3WQ5AUTADKD5EK99KTGQ/15914CA7-946A-499C-A1CF-C8A20F2D1AC2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints Two colors have now been printed on the chickadee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578081069432-O6BM8JBLJRBTF2KBGE8Z/1A35B86B-39F7-4DF0-B5CB-9FB111235B14.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints The chickadee is finished. Notice how the dark blue adds the key details of the image. This card will say ‘Happy Holidays’ inside; printed in 18 pt Times New Roman metal type. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578081370192-8O6CYZ6IHRPT9844HE7Y/80D2CB0D-1AA5-4A52-9946-789E4F7D6074.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints This shows the completed wren print. The interior message will say ‘Tidings of Joy’ also using 18 pt Times New Roman metal type. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1577123603378-JVD29BO7I36XPEJ5W1WP/B680A925-1E38-4ED8-9CF1-2EEC9845BC82.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints I have completed two runs through the press. The third and final color will be a dark blue-black (using Reflex Blue and Black ink). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578077951374-3Y9HZH3OI353BAEL5SYP/69A20499-F646-4832-8345-3BAC9FDD07A4.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints The third color is printed. I printed the message ‘Peace on Earth’ in 12 pt Garamond on the inside of the card. This card was my personal Christmas card. I have sent a handmade holiday card since 1985. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578080468322-ID1W8SNNS1UWVTBZIHYH/A92A54C4-1E12-4C78-B8CA-8CC2829D5B27.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints Carving for the first run through the press of the chickadee - the areas that are carved away will remain white (or the color of the Lettra paper I used for the cards). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578080945017-U00M02MYFQU308EROAZD/59146456-CFD5-4FC7-AE5A-2DD8DC8F44D7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints This shows how the carved chickadee looks prior to the third run through the press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578081240799-EAO69Z0D75NP5MCEWGX2/2DA0ED0A-7D88-4E17-BBFD-EF41D8D891E2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints The wren was also printed in three colors. Here I am carving away everything except what will be printed with the dark blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1581012579735-DR7R5DOI82P0TSIJNEJH/4BDE5E23-F7B2-4455-B331-09E7AA052F38_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Trio of Winter Birds - Holiday Card Reduction Prints http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/12/little-hanging-birdsholiday-ornaments monthly 0.5 2020-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1578077766570-GVCGNTTYX1IMM63XYW77/9B61CCF1-F0CF-4FA0-BA4F-0A8AE534E07D_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments Planning, drawing, and tracing the shape and form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576857471608-D6IKQ3I599XWM9CZU16W/7D2010A7-FCCA-41C2-9A97-C78B7CC64ADA.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments I used two blocks. One was for the bodies and the other was for the wings. I printed them using my Vandercook SP 15 on Cougar Natural 100# paper in blue and red ink. Note that I printed two of each and they are reversed. I did this because they are 3D and viewed ‘in the round’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576857949973-U3VQVM0YU5DSK7VFFJOA/2C9D6A39-8643-4BE6-AEB2-776290F3A842.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments Packaged and ready for delivery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576857295539-24L1JDOOP6L4R1SY98MG/C51D91EB-808E-475E-BDDC-BD071088D7D2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments Once I had the final forms figuted out (a wren-like and cardinal-like bird); I carved them into a linoleum block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576857668330-CV7WDO7HV2VIKFA040QS/52E680ED-8A88-4DB7-BF2B-A385EEE02362.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments Here a group of red birds have been cut out and are ready for assembling using PVA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576857838518-0ONM88EFMVFXO03FUIX5/486C8ED4-F01D-483F-82BC-3DCD23071BD8.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments These are assembled and ready for packaging. A little metallic thread allows for hanging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576858019175-TW4YHGCM9ONGW488OL93/1BFD47AB-4C2D-4528-B21D-A6BF198A22F6.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Little Hanging Birds...Holiday Ornaments A completed hanging blue bird ornament! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/12/a-print-for-art-lives-her monthly 0.5 2019-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576003430452-9514DI8QCDJZIQACS0DJ/8A7FD8CC-2437-462C-956D-CC867A3D19D5_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here The print was based on this photograph of Revolution Mill. I really loved the placement of the water tower and the shapes of the clouds in this image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576017853181-VAZX0TLWKZFIBE52VJIL/9FDEF7AC-C84B-454D-A90B-81E6D37A4615.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here I have completed the sketch I will use for the print and am ready to transfer it to the linoleum block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576160833294-MC6M6OOC7SR7WZ76OKHT/1841D645-E510-4EAD-BCD3-1F3127B88EA4.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here I am carving for the first run through the press. All of these carved areas will remain white (the color of the paper). I will carve away more of the image for each subsequent run. This is why it is called a reduction print Each time I add a new layer of color, I carve more of the image - reducing the amount of the linoleum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576161474656-2BHQY485BRYCG2YCI7VU/338173B0-4124-4C0B-9105-EFEE9F098719.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here This is the final carving. All that remains will be the details or key elements of the image. I will print the final run with black ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576162182912-54L74JJTDXYJAH3G7GX0/6FDABD94-0CFE-4DCA-9A85-C9B13569023A.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here The image is complete. I printed an edition of 31. Now I will add a bit of text to the lower edge of the print. It will also be printed in black ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576159083485-2NZ04NXC4S1OFNQRHKGO/541DC029-8A4B-427A-B0EE-7A03664BD276.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here The image is transferred. I am now ready to carve. Notice that the water tower will say ‘BE WELL’ (not Revolution). The Hirsch Wellness Network believes that through creativity a person’s wellness is strengthened and enhanced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576161322162-2PZ3AVEFZC6W5C8T6EN9/8FFA62E1-6C0E-4352-AA28-8701B51D2429.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here The first color was a yellow-orange. I carved a bit more away (what I wanted to remain this color) after this run. I then printed with an orange hue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576161967631-O5N5KUNQ7LC5086T8ZN9/598C3E75-4B5D-430F-B190-8C26CEFD848E.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here The form is set and on the press. I used Twentieth Century Modern, a san serif typeface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1576164372563-7XNXUWRQ6MLTX2HO0J6Z/E9C0D373-D333-438D-B29C-C6FC4E1DB4C1_1_201_a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Print for Art Lives Here Image and text are combined to complete the print. I am delighted with the results of my creative endeavors…..don’t ever underestimate the healing power of creativity! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/7/reduction-printing-at-the-penland-school-of-craft monthly 0.5 2019-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1567107365927-B5XI0KB9HUSFGN7IPGFB/IMG_2039.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Printing at the Penland School of Craft Photograph of lion (and little bird). This was the source for the print. I watched this lion for a good hour one morning. It was a challenging image due to the shadows. Nevertheless, I persisted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1567107968506-1ACZW0HBQRUU4K9AYB7W/fullsizeoutput_58f.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Printing at the Penland School of Craft Working with colored pencils and tracing overlays to figure out the colors I will use for the print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1567108170046-MYK6X2JX5ETEY9L1LIJM/fullsizeoutput_588.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Printing at the Penland School of Craft I have now completed the first two colors. I really like the blue of the sky, but I didn’t want a green lion. So, I added a brown color layer I was not intending to use initially. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1567107612601-G8AUSNK3WQNH429XYPAI/fullsizeoutput_474.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Printing at the Penland School of Craft Pencil drawing used as the ‘foundation’ of the print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1567108331233-OYDZKN2XHQNS6O6QW3ST/fullsizeoutput_58a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Printing at the Penland School of Craft I kept some of the green on the tree, leaves, and bird. I actually believe the image is strengthened by the addition of this additional color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1567108442534-M0OY1192AVNL2X3V3Z0M/fullsizeoutput_58e.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Reduction Printing at the Penland School of Craft I used a dark brown for the final color; making this a four color reduction print. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/6/a-suite-of-new-greeting-cards monthly 0.5 2019-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560452606558-XCJX5UWYI9GEAFRTRZGZ/IMG_2621.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Bluebells inspired one of the cards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560453016478-WLXPRQC6WERKH4KOJLR2/DSC_0009.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards These irises inspired another image to which I added a finch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560453434957-CYWM10JVTTH5WTJ580DA/DSC_0025.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Finch and bud carved and proofed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560454049488-86NPUKE3URL7AN3PSM6N/DSC_0034.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Image and text…a birhday card completed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560454189638-4EZX3JF0DXR41UM4AFQH/DSC_0039.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards A sweet little edition! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560454336107-473TEQRBHLWSV0K19ZO1/DSC_0032.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards I love this picture of my vandercook. Printing the edition of thank you cards is underway! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560454514337-KD8WCNF4Y8SD82AKIGBP/fullsizeoutput_4f7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards It was so satisfying fitting the text in between the two flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560452753384-V0EU7RPG8GDQU7EC9A4N/DSC_0023.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Carving the block - this will become a thank you card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560452853185-19YRY8SMAR7YKUJEWDTE/DSC_0024.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Carved and proofed; now ready for printing on the letterpress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560453358952-M9T0UIZXB4QI8H3Z75QM/DSC_0022.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Carving the finch and the iris bud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560453651484-782C0XKAS8MZ9QXSTZBP/fullsizeoutput_551.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards I designed and printed a third card based on the beautiful tulips in our gardens (see earlier blog post). The sketch has been transferred to the block and carving is underway. This worked perfectly for a birthday card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560454259317-67ABV9H5M1NHH9MOIXLG/DSC_0031.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards Printing the bluebells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1560454623278-1O895585ATMINMHWGIAF/fullsizeoutput_4d2.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of New Greeting Cards The little finch says ‘hello’! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/4/the-making-of-a-greek-coptic monthly 0.5 2019-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1562611724824-ANJ881DXBMMABAPSBMD8/fullsizeoutput_566.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic I had printed patterns using relief blocks onto an old quilt square. I added bits of embroidery and then backed the fabric using paste and kozo paper (a Japanese technique called Urauchi). I will use this on the covers. I added a recessed area to the front cover, after cutting Davey board to the desired size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1562611808727-XKP9FVQJFB6DNSKX9SMV/fullsizeoutput_567.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic The interior sections have been folded and cut to size. I used a navy blue French paper and black Ingres paper for end pages and Mohawk superfine for the text pages. The Greek Coptic structure enables a thick book. This particular book has twenty sections. The jig shows the pattern of the sewing stations. The colors of the waxed linen threads work well with the fabric colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556219758463-ZEGWZBH5IOE3NDFNNF42/DSC_0041.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic Sewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1562611967804-ZSLAPP4DN60QBTFYA5E3/DSC_0027.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic What a beautiful form the opened Greek Coptic is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556471231990-4ITJNVMAC3TGVPJ1400F/DSC_0027.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic I added closures using waxed linen threads and vintage buttons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556471407600-RBRHP5XFMLMRRPGXDY1S/DSC_0036.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic I added a bit of the fabric to the inner front covers, an element of surprise when opening and handling the books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556218216991-1SDSLTNE94PSMPVBTMQM/DSC_0021.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic The cover boards are now covered with the backed quilt square. The patterns and lines of the cloth, the printed patterns, and the embroidery came together nicely. I pasted a black piece of Ingres paper into the recessed area and then added a piece of the backed cloth. I was pleased with how this added yet another element to the front cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556219609999-855LHMY6CPOEIDM9CJW7/DSC_0040.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic The sewing stations have been punched with an awl into the interior sections. The book is now ready for sewing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1562612086251-XNKOA9TOS9XQAVM01E1C/fullsizeoutput_568.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic Each half has been sewn using a chain formed by locking the loop stitch. The two halves will be joined by alternately linking the top and bottom threads (similar to braiding). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556470713656-MBX7D48MS6B7G3L2ESSC/DSC_0003.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic All sewn up….the contrasting colors of the waxed linen threads show up nicely on the navy and black end pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556471100203-RIDU3EVJKDFZA63704EV/DSC_0004.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic Another view of the spine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556471327707-NLPIG1ETFV8T5HTRW0HJ/DSC_0034.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Making of a Greek Coptic ‘Slinky’ like when opened. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/4/a-walk-in-the-garden monthly 0.5 2019-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026146871-U7Q9MZUR70D2I6KJMMQA/DSC_0009.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Narcissus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026327629-QXMU7TM3PLTR3UON60T9/DSC_0011.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Lone tulip; such beautiful colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026495969-RY7MPRCAME764N4OYB9L/DSC_0051.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Columbine…they are everywhere in the garden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026634265-GYZQ7ONV26FB17RS7WN6/DSC_0052.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Henry’s Garnet; this bush is such a treat. It has these lovely delicate blooms in the Spring. The leaves turn a beautiful shade of red in the Fall (thus the name). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026270553-3KQUXSO56BS9EYBZ4SN9/DSC_0012.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Tulips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026431466-Z1YKPQI64T9TEE3MSOC4/DSC_0053.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Columbine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1556026576967-1WM4OGN3RKUR8OCB58Z1/DSC_0054.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Walk in the Garden Iris. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/3/creating-a-lidded-box monthly 0.5 2019-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1555358918883-STCETOMC8F28WSJT15NO/IMG_2500.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Creating a Lidded Box Davey board is cut into the various components. I assembled the trays using PVA. The flat pieces will be covered with papers and joined together to make the lids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1555359451312-G4OBCA4T76ZS0XPR1OSM/IMG_2502.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Creating a Lidded Box I used the same paper on the lid. Notice the recessed area I cut on the small Davey board component. I will place a patterned paper into this area as a way to embellish the lid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1555360127192-3OEJJ6L7HK3ERCCIEPKZ/IMG_2504.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Creating a Lidded Box The components are covered and joined together. I cut the bird images from a Cavallini paper. I thought they added a wonderful decorative element to the finished boxes! Handmade boxes make great gifts and are so nice to use. This particular size is often purchased for use as a jewelry box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1555359339792-EU277DLAWDZ3PY4C7ZPN/IMG_2501.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Creating a Lidded Box Here, the trays are being wrapped and covered with a patterned Nepalese paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1555359840090-B90E68L1AMURSTOJ9231/IMG_2503.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Creating a Lidded Box I used a pressure printed French paper to cover the upper layer component. I printed this paper on my Vandercook SP 15. I liked how these larger circle designs worked with the dotted Nepalese paper. Note how the recessed area looks before I added the embellishment. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/1/a-panoply-of-pamphlets monthly 0.5 2019-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549921071985-G3G6SFFNLMTINQK5KCD4/IMG_2977.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets I am about to pull a print from the gelli plate. Paints, brushes, and various found objects…pressed leaves, buttons, lino blocks and so much more can be used to provide imagery in this mono printing process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549921644841-SGLNUX2F7MFLQURD4X9T/IMG_2978.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets More found objects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549922029038-PLOYY5315SFM53K6PU3G/IMG_2981.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets This is one of my favorite prints. Most of the paint had been removed from the plate (when printing previous prints). Consequently, this print resulted in pale purples and grays. I printed the purple butterfly directly onto the printed iris leaf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549922454191-HNYU4KC4X70XTN657RAQ/fullsizeoutput_4b7.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets Prints and more prints! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549922667661-6FH2PAMC4QA895HH1EDA/IMG_2992.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets Sewing up the bird print using the Coil Spring binding pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549921383593-EYO0264ES7W5N4GJBQNJ/IMG_2979.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets I use a brayer to spread the various colored paints (acrylic) onto the gelli plate. Here I put a bit too much paint on the plate. So, I simply rolled it onto a sheet of plexiglass until I removed enough from the gelli plate to get the desired consistency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549921783719-BQQGDH3L7APCMNRLKQ4F/IMG_2980.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets Notice how the butterfly image is the color of the paper. This happened because I pressed the relief block onto the pink and purple paints (removing them from the plate). Therefore the image printed the color of the paper when I pulled the print. I used a cover weight French paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549922228740-NP8584CNSQWR47R2ECBL/IMG_2982.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets I built up layers of patterned blues and blacks onto the gelli plate. Then before pulling the final print I pressed this bird relief block onto the black paint. I love the ghost-like quality of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549922593669-9300WWO83K0F757M7Y3V/IMG_2990.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets Sewing, using the Triple Chain binding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549922854297-67GY2M1L51SJJX6OUNHW/IMG_2994.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets I am delighted with the completed panoply of pamphlets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1549923142984-F4B08DM785VBWFRD8DLD/IMG_2995.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Panoply of Pamphlets Beautiful prints resulted in beautiful pamphlet journals! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/1/diminuative-journals monthly 0.5 2019-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548264075630-IL56VJGI8T4ICWAA9XCV/IMG_2965.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Diminutive Journals Materials are selected and prepared for sewing. The holes in the leather and sewing stations in the textblocks must be added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548264289795-D7YYK39UJDNROG4E3P6W/IMG_2974.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Diminutive Journals The blue leather journal came together nicely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548264532557-GCFSG3HSVY852N38BSP1/IMG_2975.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Diminutive Journals Completed brown leather journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548264209690-PDY0Z72J84A6L1NCSIU3/IMG_2967.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Diminutive Journals Sewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548264377309-VLAHAZQ7XMUWZIG8IJ6Z/IMG_2973.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Diminutive Journals Opened journal - I was able to use some pressure printed Mohawk Superfine for the book’s end pages. The printed images added another element to the interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548264610077-MU4Z962534K3MT2Z2NWE/IMG_2976.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Diminutive Journals Sewn diminutive journals - special books for creative thoughts, words, and deeds! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/1/leather-longstitch-journals monthly 0.5 2019-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548177086705-36OCEIKBAQK43BXJ8MM2/IMG_2952.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals Prepared text blocks with leathers, threads, and spine designs. The designs will be a decorative element on the sewn spines of the books. They are also the sewing pattern for the books. I will use the Japanese Drill Punch for punching holes into the leather and the awl to place holes (sewing stations) in the paper sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548177932393-COKS62QUZ5IUHK5545QU/IMG_2953.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals Sewing book cover and textblock together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548178173293-DF5F7AO2JY698MICOI3H/IMG_2959.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals Completed books with covers and closures using vintage buttons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548177439356-I609I0MDDOTP2MWM8BRD/IMG_2956.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals Other books coming together. The materials have been selected, now to punch holes into the leather and sewing stations into the paper sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548177768741-FENBDU23SO1GJNKDHDPP/IMG_2955.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals I kept the natural edge of this piece of leather and used it on the book cover. Here I am figuring out and sewing the closure of the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548178051543-H0DU3Q0XWZRMRHY7GJW6/IMG_2958.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals Completed books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548178262420-OYWCKIVYPEGV6SOAZS7O/IMG_2960.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Leather Longstitch Journals Sewn spines. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/1/a-tribute-to-mary-oliver monthly 0.5 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548168620938-9DBC5588M6YFG5ASMQFM/IMG_2713.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver The ‘fruits of our labor’; ripening blueberries. This provided the visual imagery for the card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548170835375-BTXLQG60IAMEVSM7O338/fullsizeoutput_4bc.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver Proofing the block before printing cards. I was satisfied with the image. However, I needed to do a bit of carving to clean up the background. Proofing was a valuable step. It saved time once I began printing on my letterpress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548171283256-JM41EA2KENF2PNKTYI9Z/IMG_3001.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver I am now printing the quote which I set in 18 point New Times Roman metal type. I was particularly satisfied with how the text and the image came together within the horizontal orientation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548168782304-YHO1GD5DDCXDD6OAYOBG/IMG_2998.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver Carving the relief block. Notice the sketch, which I traced. I then transferred the image onto the block from the tracing paper image. Yes, my process is very ‘old school’! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548171059545-K70PQSRJ96H48NI96UX8/IMG_3000.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver The relief block is set up on the Vandercook and printing is underway! I printed this card on chip board. This is an inexpensive paper and I like the weight, tone, and texture for cards. I chose to print using a blue mixed from reflex blue and black ink, with a bit of trans-base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548171682707-MVQZZUTR4085E091B68S/IMG_3002.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver Card edition is finished; scoring, folding, and packaging are underway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548171778084-ZYVIVORVR9U2IVYJFOSM/IMG_3003.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Tribute to Mary Oliver Thank you Mary Oliver for your inspiration. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/1/my-2018-holiday-card-the-titmouse-in-the-dogwood monthly 0.5 2019-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548166704830-Y2Y0YUMDP2TAPU8YORHO/IMG_2948.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - My 2018 Holiday Card - The Titmouse in the Dogwood The relief block is locked into place and printing is underway! I printed fifty cards this year and used every one of them. I enjoy sending and receiving ‘snail mail’; particularly when handmade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548167211141-JRFYMA5A4CC6QTYHDLVJ/IMG_2951.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - My 2018 Holiday Card - The Titmouse in the Dogwood A pencil drawing is transformed into a printed card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548166900685-YHVSSIDO7GXAC5QGKBWV/IMG_2949.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - My 2018 Holiday Card - The Titmouse in the Dogwood Printing the interior message using 24 pt Garamond metal type. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2019/1/tis-the-season monthly 0.5 2019-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548010362809-S27LPEUPOUJ8DVXVM76J/IMG_2932.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Flock of Birds After completing the sketches, I transferred the images to the blocks, and then carved them. Once the carving was complered, I proofed each image prior to printing on my Vandercook SP 15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548009308260-LKVADBB6G5BIF1WISS7T/IMG_2935.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Flock of Birds This is a proof of the titmouse in the dogwood. I chose this image for my holiday card which I will share in a later blog post. Though I was pleased with all of the proofs; each one needed a bit of ‘cleaning up' in the background to eliminate the unwanted black lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548011680233-D74HTRFKY6GDCOA7A0OW/IMG_2984.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Flock of Birds I always love setting blocks up on the Vandercook and printing them. True, sometimes problems do arise. I decided to not use plain black for these cards. I combined Reflex Blue with Black and was very pleased with the subtle change in the color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548009918909-8OJXG33H3WQ57PUX4XIB/IMG_2936.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Flock of Birds A proof of the carved wren in the beauty berry bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548011067930-N52I6GJ6KOKN35CXMWEN/IMG_2934.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Flock of Birds When all four birds were carved and proofed; I decided to print a group of blank greeting cards on chip board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1548012127604-6ND9JUC5IZ8HCUUJHIDP/IMG_3005.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Flock of Birds All four images have been printed! I will score, fold, and package the cards after the prints have dried. This was a delightful group of images to print; particularly since I had carved the blocks in late October. Commission work and other commitments demanded that I sit this project aside for a later date. I hope to eventually print a small edition of these birds on handmade paper. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2018/9/be-careful-what-wish-for-a-new-artist-book monthly 0.5 2018-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539030958580-BMK5DBL1Y9H31YYHEL31/IMG_2725.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book I listed words which prompted images as I read the book. I intended to use the images in a drawing or series of drawings which I would incorporate into a relief print. This final sketch resulted from my combining an eye, a sewn scar, a needle and thread, mountains and birds off in the distance, a leaf, and a apothecary jar with a bone in it. I then decided to add the little blackbird on the leaf, and surround all of this with a stone arch. This would allude to a castle or stone architectural structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539105729211-X2H2SHEXD1NT3EMZVPLU/IMG_2727.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book I worked with two linoleum plates to complete the print. This plate was printed in colored sections, very much like a reduction print. The sections served as a ground for the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539106198700-W7PY7YDXIJVJLXPBQJWJ/IMG_2734.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book I printed the image in black onto the colored ground. Notice the colored sections beneath the black image. These colored sections helped me to decide how to divide the image into pages for the tunnel book structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539110489558-KWPJ37Y1JUMKO7NKCBA8/IMG_2739.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book The accordion folded papers will become the sides of the book’s interior. I used a lovely teal Ingres paper for this part of the book. The pages are now cut into the arch shape. The white edges on the sides will be folded and placed into the accordion folded sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539110934682-QZUABGYSVFYE4HTP1JU8/IMG_2741.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book I cut Davey board into the arch shape; then covered it with papyrus. Layers of milk paint in various colors (the final layer of paint was black) were applied to the papyrus. Once the layers of paint were dried and sanded; shoe polish was applied and rubbed with a soft cloth giving the covers and smooth polished surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539111519938-B679FIRJXHDV3FMXGOPT/IMG_2743.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book Here I am assembling the book’s interior pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539111779422-7SB62B1VGVL89C4FSDH4/IMG_2751.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book This image shows how the accordion folded papers hold the book together at the sides of the assembled book. This also shows how the pages extend out creating the layered interior pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539105460725-JZXF7ZUA7OR0N5GCNEVN/IMG_2732.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book I then carved this plate based on the pencil drawing. This provided the image which was printed on the colored sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539106019547-DFND76ZEJWAAIU6J3HIF/IMG_2724.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book I used Rives BFK paper printing a pale gray-green for the first color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539110717671-WD2E46ZJN4SHZ9YKJ0N3/IMG_2740.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book Parts of each page were cut away, creating open spaces on the layered book pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539111206697-4S3RUIIZHPO874H2I7TT/IMG_2742.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book All of the components - cover boards, accordion folded sides, book pages, and letterpress printed colophon. I used 12 point Garamond for the colophon and additional text. Notice the sentence that is printed across the base of the front page. It sums up my response to Frankenstein - Be Careful What You Wish For. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539111650973-Y4ZBO27TJKS20E396EQ8/IMG_2750.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book This is a front view of the interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1539111916617-4XN5CY3B6FDFR5XNP47H/frankenstein_tunnel_book_015.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Be Careful What You Wish For - A Recent Artist Book The completed book. I added bits of leather, braided waxed linen thread. and a vintage button to the cover boards. This closure holds the book together when closed. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2018/6/backyard-botanicals-the-series-continues monthly 0.5 2018-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532014449444-R2TTPZ2RQX954UNSZMPQ/IMG_2577.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues First stages of carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532014970116-NI8M4TBOWD50B4AJXULN/IMG_2615.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues This print was fairly difficult to carve, register, and print due to the details of the flowers and buds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015188231-SLKF43AODJTI6NYWSGND/IMG_2650.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues The next print in the series was based on the Spiderwort plant. I am always excited about the carving of an image and sometimes want to stop and just keep the plate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015676057-R4ZDLHRFCNH6AF4IKJ1S/IMG_2666.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues I am beginning to carve a Lenten Rose, one of my favorite flowers. I wanted the flower to have a light colored palette and the background to have darker hues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015977367-7TO1YE057XFQF68SDY18/IMG_1758.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues This is the photograph upon which the print is based. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532016226641-ERPRKM47XK40QUIPWA9T/IMG_2678.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues This is the print after the final and ninth run on the press. The ink was a dark marroon. I am so excited with this palette and the finished print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532014607401-X1GSL2TPVHLSSMT4XIGN/IMG_2600.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues Here is the completed print after seven runs on the press. This means there are seven colors, the lighest one being the pale blue background. Note the plate and tracing paper - remnants of the process. I call this print Blue Daffodil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015066006-WMI0Q5MIY2175BN1VROP/IMG_2644.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues Here is the finished print. I call this one Winter Edgeworthia. I was particularly pleased with the registration of the layers and color palette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015336682-NVS28WJVAI5FJVSWWW23/IMG_2651.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues I am printing; purples and blues were the dominant colors in this print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015466891-LQ5N7QL0HS41OFKU2U7X/IMG_2653.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues I used a rainbow roll in the first layer of this print. I also left some of the leaves uncarved. I was pleased with these and how they gave the image more depth in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532015831819-QN07R3G2WWWSQ2MGWYSW/IMG_2668.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues Printing the flower - oh so love how the layers and details are coming together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1532016097815-EXAYVS7MM0HIDOW22A7R/IMG_2672.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Backyard Botanicals - The Series Continues Most of the flower is carved away. Notice I left some in the center in order to give the flower portion of the print more depth as it will be the final and darkest color. I am also moving forward with the background and it is getting darker in color. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2018/3/a-new-series-backyard-botanicals monthly 0.5 2018-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522937097437-15370G2JAM855U0Q7GVE/IMG_2529.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals My process begins with pencil drawings. Here are a few - a Fritilaria, Daffodil, and Spiderwort. I enjoy drawing with pencil, since it allows me to study form, line, and composition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522942427089-E3PUKN0FZUV7RH6L9YCN/IMG_1874.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals Photograph of the Fritilaria, which inspired this print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522941293873-KID1QO99IQFWK4U2V2P1/IMG_2559.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals Here I am printing the second color. Notice how the flower is 'coming to life'! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522941934888-4V6SLVW31TM7BK92GC9U/IMG_2563.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals Printmaking magic (most of the time); pleased with how the colors and image are coming together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522942122659-E8FEB5ZYH2Z8BXKCYZBE/IMG_2565.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals I printed a total of 7 colors. This is the final color; a dark purple-black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522937432595-CR143YVWU2FRC3C2CW71/IMG_2555.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals I began with the Fritilaria. Here I have transferred the sketch to the linoleum and am carving the image. I will leave these areas white on the completed print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522940997188-QD183UQ6TOH4S5L5XAS7/IMG_2558.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals The press and linoleum are inked and ready for the first run, a pale yellow color. I am printing on Rives BFK paper. I place the unmounted linoleum on a wooden base using permament double sided tape. Shims of chipboard are under the wood to get the linolem type high which is .918 ". Each time I print a new color, more of the block is carved away and more details are added to the image. This is the reason it is called a Reduction print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522941416295-QWRMCVG98VTVFSMTP30E/IMG_2562.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals I am printing the third color - a lovely teal. The background is now carved away and I will work solely with the flower and leaves for the remainder of this print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522942045562-VLDH7SWBQ8VYYA5AOGZ1/IMG_2564.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals Another color - this time a dark green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1522943374979-7WYX0Y56OXUGP8DTDEGZ/fullsizeoutput_4a5.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Series of Prints - Backyard Botanicals Here is the finished print, an edition of twelve and one Artist Proof. I am excited at what I learned and can't wait to continue with this series! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2018/2/designing-and-building-boxes monthly 0.5 2018-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519313067000-B05PNG97BYQZAGGLLEC1/IMG_2482.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes Cutting the boxes from Davey Board is the first step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519313457670-9CIREKNPTBPH34BLXNO3/IMG_2484.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes I combined various papers and patterns. The navy circles and squares are pressure prints I designed and printed on French paper - yum! The other patterned papers came from Paper Source; a fun place to find great papers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519313930496-FQHLB5UDHPMP6ZEZH8FK/IMG_2488.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes I cut a recessed area in the lid portion of the case before covering them. I did this for the letterpress printed relief prints I would place on the lid, once the boxes were completed. Lots of planning goes into making boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519314151971-AJFVCFV7TMPDH8RWUBL8/IMG_2491.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes Covering the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519314636815-74J647VJ3I3SJWVX4ZQG/fullsizeoutput_49d.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes All four wraps are covered and the inner paper cover is applied over the hinge. The wraps and trays can be joined and the boxes completed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519314976410-OOWJ15CMKACRVMYTBIFZ/IMG_2497.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes Relief prints addorn the lids (inside the recessed area). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519315240050-CVNQPQZMS31LKC07HW6H/IMG_2499.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes A peek inside - treasure chests for keepsakes!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519313315072-VCJPQ7GJUQRYLN0AUOEV/fullsizeoutput_49e.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes The trays are sanded and built using PVA. I now begin the really fun part - covering with various papers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519313732849-SA49622JZBVIT3XCWT2L/IMG_2486.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes I wrapped the trays in a Japanese paper. This is the most tedious step in the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519314453827-LBKD55VBZG5WEMZ031RX/IMG_2492.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes Case completed. I was really pleased with the pressure printed papers. The French paper was nice to work with when covering the hinged covers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519314832932-IR20VBJ59XG4L38SE97L/IMG_2494.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes Joined and drying with weights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1519315078863-ZIPRAK5XUOHW0YX3UUQD/IMG_2498.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Designing and Building Boxes http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/12/exploring-printing-on-fabric-tea-towels monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514556158309-ZECFVBWSYHUY6J51U3W9/fullsizeoutput_492.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels I have covered the bed of the press with newsprint as a way to keep the towels clean while printing. I then set the blocks up using magnets - very simple. I ink the block using a hand brayer and am now ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514557021822-9LJG0ZYF1OJHASRMSYQC/IMG_2450.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels The printed towel - such a delight to see this clear, clean print. I heat set the prints using my iron after a couple days of drying. They wash beautifully in cold water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514557307262-LUEWYTL0S2DC8HR8DOUQ/IMG_2452.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels I so love this image printed in yellow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514556710410-2VO4I0RT83SUSV5X3CA1/IMG_2448.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels The blue tape is how I mark the towels to register them with the inked blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514556871684-2YYRIXOL1JFB8QFEO7DN/IMG_2449.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels I cover the towel arrangement with newsprint as a way of keeping it clean. I then roll the cylinder and rollers over this set-up and print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514557188475-7A3X6BHZCLM0PXNRM9W3/fullsizeoutput_490.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels This ginkgo leaf block is set up, inked, and ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1514557415433-9BKZ8GFCRHL3MXBA66CV/fullsizeoutput_48a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Another Way to Print on Fabric - Tea Towels A little hummingbird adorns this towel. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/12/holiday-cards-prints-to-snail-mail monthly 0.5 2017-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513096047517-HSUH86DIIRK9MZL6HBYM/IMG_2412.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Ornament image is transferred to block - ready to carve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513096287681-L5QYSV6IE8UMJR7BQCIN/IMG_2414.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Patterned 'trees' will adorn the third card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513096454408-9FDNACGZI1OZBH6F7I8T/IMG_2415.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Carving is complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513272594133-589M5ZMTIB7257CRJOHA/IMG_2423.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail I printed the bird in red on Lettra paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513272687130-1N9ZA9U56ECQ0B4XN56X/IMG_2420.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail I printed a red mat on Letrra paper for the patterned trees. They were printed in metallic gold ink as was all of the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513273975739-E33ISKI1TG94ZSA7HJOA/IMG_2454.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Each card is printed; now to score, fold, and package! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513096196038-BJXKB7U62Z5YGIX5CIZA/IMG_2413.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail A little bird will adorn this card; which will be my personal holiday card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513096384847-0NSVZ8HDLFEIMJHE7NGN/IMG_2418.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Proofing the bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513272444819-2P9HFV0BMKC74HVDU4CS/IMG_2422.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail I printed the ornament in red on chipboard. Here the block is set in place on my Vandercook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513273836752-1WE241Q0RR9EBJ48UK2Q/IMG_2424.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Here I am printing wood type in the gold ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1513274067547-8DJNQ0NIIB4VPN20246H/IMG_2444.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Holiday Cards - From Prints to Snail Mail Visual Index Handmade, a wonderful new store in Winston Salem, NC owned by the fabulous Toni Tronu purchased this card to use for their holiday greeting card. Here the cards are boxed up and ready to go. Needless to say, this purchase brought me great joy! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/11/out-of-africa-part-3-printing-on-fabric monthly 0.5 2017-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1512053428822-BIUP1GXHZG8YZAFWFTH2/IMG_2393.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 3 - Printing on Fabric I ink the blocks using a brayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1512052979395-GVMBK9R60FWFH4XBYSBF/IMG_2401.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 3 - Printing on Fabric Several prints cut and ready to sew. One is all sewn up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1512052599559-NZ7PJR8Q4XUTRWTFG9Z3/IMG_2394.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 3 - Printing on Fabric Carved block set into press bed, inked up, and pulling a print on cotton muslin. The blue tape helps me with registering the fabric pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1512054498239-LEWTIP553JUSZ83ZHPSP/IMG_2434.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 3 - Printing on Fabric Completed bags ready to sell. Notice that the back of the bags is a commercially printed fabric; they are lined with plain muslin. They are selling quite well and customers use them for a variety of purposes - art supplies, cosmetics, money, etc. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/11/out-of-africa-part-2-patterns-influenced-by-the-maasi monthly 0.5 2017-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511882278642-4HZ9LTJ9RJHR9XU8EMW6/IMG_2262.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi The Maasi women make these ornaments using delicate wire combined with various seed beads and metal disks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511885264548-B6S8JLYM07YN7EK9A1ZV/fullsizeoutput_486.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi Proofing the first block I carved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511963204878-D6SVR0EBOYWYX31F7GO3/fullsizeoutput_488.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi Carving the third block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511963347756-P63JSFWDE0LZY3EH7VOS/IMG_2328.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi I so love the look of my press inked up and printing1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511963590659-GSV7EZQU3OEC18LNALRP/IMG_2333.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi A sampling of the prints. I used a lovely brown and green color - so exciting how each block looked on the two types of paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511963878247-N085ZHZN678X480UJ8JU/IMG_2341.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi An assortment of three section pamphlets all sewn up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511882673717-AWY2ULH5F4W5EKZCHVS9/IMG_2275.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi Fabrics from Ghana, purchased in 2013 while travelling there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511885432822-648X47NAF73M0BU3I002/IMG_2284.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi Here is a proof of the second block I carved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511885649702-ZJN5ILZVUMB56T7VHAH5/fullsizeoutput_487.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi This is a proof of the third block; my favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511963461505-33MP2MJFQVZX5CY8YAIT/IMG_2331.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi Printing on French paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511963734685-28NM3643IDZ5U4EK7TLO/IMG_2334.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 2 - Patterns Influenced by the Maasi A completed three section pamphlet journal using "The Rope" stitch. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/11/out-of-africa-drawings-carved-relief-blocks-and-more monthly 0.5 2017-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511817051373-INOL5562PSNS6B5V2CGU/IMG_2074.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511817614444-HC1MMUCCT8ZII4TTUZ4V/IMG_2039.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. I used it as a source for a drawing - do you see the little bird in the upper right area?   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511817805632-ZI637RSGM4OQ8XG7JB1X/fullsizeoutput_474.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings Sleeping lion with bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511818494250-8O4E0N2Y14942Q4RTWRV/IMG_2135.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings I watched this Crown Crane for quite a while in the Ngorongoro Crater. Of course I had to draw one of these beautiful Secretary birds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511818739684-FGYS8RQD59ICDG3W2VKK/fullsizeoutput_476.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings This was a most amazing creature to observe and draw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511819284517-V6RHL0JM5CITM5L2WU0S/IMG_2224.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings Lilac Breasted Roller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511817165359-4HOPLXJLWERPDK17XH7W/IMG_2066.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511817478470-OPH8J5EVJA954KXYI5DM/fullsizeoutput_46f.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings I combined various pictures I took of zebras and acacia trees for this drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511817915354-WRZZQK2QUKQEOGCA7UIC/IMG_2045.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings I so loved these beautiful creatures! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511818300949-P9T8DW77EEPQMLO4YHR5/fullsizeoutput_477.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings I just had to put the little bird on the giraffe's back - something that often happens. They eat insects off of the giraffes - while 'hitching' a ride! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511819515480-TY6CLLSR3FYTRYIWAQQ1/IMG_2159.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings I observed Bee Eaters on the banks of the Rufij River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511819642957-E54ZJKSW1IDWMKC21F77/fullsizeoutput_472.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Out of Africa Part 1 - Drawings The numerous birds I saw inspired these drawings. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/11/pamphlet-journals-inspired-by-the-garden monthly 0.5 2017-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511800216028-ANPXQURD1Q9BLWCH4I82/IMG_1914.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Pamphlet Journals Inspired by the Garden Printing the dragonfly and calla lilly.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511800609730-4BMM9FKUHM8XB13XL7XC/IMG_1918.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Pamphlet Journals Inspired by the Garden Once the prints were dry and ready to handle, I began assembling the pamphlets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511800966886-1ZDE3F777XHQO4Y6G014/fullsizeoutput_459.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Pamphlet Journals Inspired by the Garden I was quite pleased with the quality of the prints on the French paper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511800457513-8W5NTSZXM4ODNY3ULBEW/IMG_1916.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Pamphlet Journals Inspired by the Garden Printing the tulips - one of my personal favorites! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511800801433-JI49CV41DOVULLL8XNVU/IMG_1919.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Pamphlet Journals Inspired by the Garden These are single section pamphlets. I used variations of the chain stitch when sewing them together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511801078556-0W1DC30K75J8V0415MOM/IMG_1922.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Pamphlet Journals Inspired by the Garden All sewn up! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/11/a-dragonfly-and-coneflower-in-a-tunnel-book monthly 0.5 2017-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511790631131-KMVJZP0SRZKGNB276SNI/IMG_1936.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Transferring the drawing to a linoleum block. Photographs I took of my gardens were the sources for the drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511791429189-S7KDE6IKSX14A1K0H9NK/IMG_1940.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book I also carved a block using an image of iris leaves. I wanted multiple layers to use for the book pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511792606382-59O6RJ8W2MN9Q8EO3YHE/fullsizeoutput_45c.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Proof of the dragonfly and coneflower block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511793174476-L6UAXX2JQ945UW7XV2P5/IMG_1948.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book I printed the blocks on pressure prints of iris leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511793460237-4H3JQHKP1YEYPSSWMEN9/IMG_1949.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Once I had the blocks printed; I began constructing the book. It is always exciting to cut and layer the pages for a tunnel book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511793769447-LC2A03YD8DMB5AEQXWQS/IMG_1951.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book I used a case binding covered in Iris book cloth for the book's exterior. I carved a square recessed area on the front, which I adorned with portion of the dragonfly print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511794235014-1VALT2JFTEO6FM9WPOXC/IMG_1962.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Opened completed book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511790877130-G22F9M86Y5FP6TIFHO12/fullsizeoutput_45d.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Carving the block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511791570914-9E9O09V17AHBIFQB1XTD/fullsizeoutput_45a.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book This is a proof of a third block of a skyline. I used this to represent the concept of 'ruins'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511793061730-GW2P8JMEP4Y1ARN8Y0NB/IMG_1944.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Ptinting on the Vandercook - what a beautiful teal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511793339529-TXBESAA59SC2UA2V2Y7H/fullsizeoutput_460.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Cityscape block printed on the iris leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511793634678-MS7H4UCYXF23MSRIJIDI/IMG_1952.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Pages are cut, layered, and assembled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511794135336-U810NXMYYQBNKQ15LIJZ/fullsizeoutput_463.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Closed completed book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1511794339311-6C0Y6FZWL13IUEZRW581/IMG_1960.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Dragonfly and Coneflower in a Tunnel Book Standing and opened book. All of the components came together in a satisfying way. I will explore other ideas focused on the idea of hope found in the natural world! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/3/garden-reverie-drum-leaf-book-and-hinged-boxi monthly 0.5 2017-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496082793536-9M4YDESS30TF81L52SV2/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box I began by completing a series of drawings based on photographs I had taken of my gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496083344443-YZU1C7BW1AG6GB9DQ79N/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Carving a dragonfly in the calla lilies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496083585616-HCG2KRF45P71EMJPX1NL/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Dragonfly proof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496083897982-4X7F55C89FVF2EAJN05U/IMG_1745.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box After proofing; I began printing each one on my Vandercook. Each print had three runs; one pressure print of leaves in a pale green, then a yellow mat. The third run was of the relief print, which I printed in a dark green color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496084593422-PZWYHPE4DC94EWD61TOR/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box I wrote a poem entitled "Garden Reverie". I set it in 12 pt Garamond and printed the text on the pressure printed image. Here is the form set on the press and ready for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496085169786-EYMJLIQL358GKT4V8XGT/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box The pages are folded and weighted. A piece of Japanese paper is adhered to the spine. This will be hidden when the cover boards and outer spine are added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496085550660-QX7GAYYZR0G75N9D01EK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Here are the cover boards with a recessed area on the front cover. I used a beautiful green book cloth. I cut a small portion of this print to use on the cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496085997942-JMYFUL0B49DJHL69JSZB/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box I am now at the final step - making the hinged box. I cut a small opening in the end of the box tray to help in lifting the book out of the box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496086299788-V1B8XI2A1H3LBFQYXDO6/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box View of book interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496083141528-NAEWWRAQAAYA3LK6II8S/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box After completing several drawings, I chose nine for the book. I then began transferring each drawing to a block which I carved for printing. I particularly liked this one of a chickadee in our fig tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496083440444-SVWOQJ7IHCQ518THT23R/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box I proofed each block before printing the book on my letterpress. Here is a proof of the chickadee and fig tree image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496083696468-O2M92V6SUM1F148JMS32/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box I love this print of tulips in the garden! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496084151627-9A7M0ESE60FOOHQ6KGV7/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Print of a monarch butterfly in zinnias. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496084774571-EZMOPQD7329XY63CBFNV/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Image of the printed poem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496085333150-YYVNAOY00VL6ZYMUUBCS/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Once the spine was dry; I cut the pages down to size on my guillotine cutter. The inner book is completed. I am now ready to complete the cover and hinged box for housing the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496085721926-GEHQMQBOD78P48FM16G6/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Cover boards completed and attached to inner book pages. I used the pressure printed Mohawk Superfine for the book's outer spine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496086129895-HT1ESABTIRVBRZILENYK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Covering the case for the box. I used the green book cloth for the box as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1496086389154-LMU7R5EG3E1OS9H6IM3K/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Reverie - Drum Leaf Book and Hinged Box Finished book and box. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2017/2/printing-cards-of-hope-the-mindful-series monthly 0.5 2017-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488474160599-YPGA9BKRS1TK0BYFQDPO/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series Completing sketches for the relief blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488474401541-LIWYYDCK3LX3DGKQOYNV/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series Carving a small block based on the sketch of the poppy pods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488474749286-E8KZA8S4ML08IWDS92ZF/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series Printing the feather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488475105218-0LC7EK0ORJ03TJ69Q6LV/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series The cards are printed! Notice that I used my new sans serif Twentieth Century Modern alphabet. I like the combination of the modern/simpler type with these images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488473675509-51UA82QS30VQXKQPHULM/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series Little bits of nature providing inspiration in my studio - my 'inspiration tray'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488474542429-SFSM9X50SUML9DMI1GOK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series All the blocks carved and proofed; ready to print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1488474832054-IN0AHZZMZ75FYNSSBFDJ/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing Cards of Hope - the Mindful Series I printed the shell on a small mat of orange. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/10/reliquaries-part-i-relief-prints monthly 0.5 2017-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476777443938-4CR128EXEHNCGE4ZEFUN/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Drawing images for the relief prints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476778040688-4QKY2QFSUO4YESBEHKW2/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Carving the cicada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476778616181-29Q6X5FTPQ8DZ7U4ZR28/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Printing on my Vandercook; I printed the insects on a handmade cotton rag paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487950352992-Q5E7HPOO7GFKYCJ5ZBT6/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages I constructed a tunnel book using layers from each print. Here is the cicada tunnel book underway. I cut away layers for each insect for each tunnel book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487950683627-3QMB86IG4CSAR6U8P4DK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Here is a close-up of the butterfly tunnel book - note the cut layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487950956544-WG6OOBV558YNT4YXLOUB/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Each box had a mica window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487951387731-TNZGVWBTFVYKWT8670TV/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Adding the feet to the Cicada reliquary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487951698553-RB3S5EG4PZDWARD8LH8D/IMG_1196.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Completed Butterfly and Dragonfly reliquaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487951939995-0EUK1KV9PW8R90A7A1R1/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Completed Cicada and Bee reliquaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476777775750-JDZRIWVM5UOAISY94C06/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Drawings transferred to blocks, now ready to carve.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476778467832-C2OS1G2WNM1BTYRXA1R8/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Pressure plates. I printed papers to use in the reliquaries using these plates.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476778788012-HLWQXJM4EPTI22RPIDC0/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Insect prints completed, pressure prints completed (on Niddeggen paper). I will now begin designing and building the reliquaries. I love playing around with the various components! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487950550163-EGARIB70Z31TNCDF7SV8/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Here are the completed cicada and dragonfly tunnel books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487950826252-RHYT02MY4WAQ4K6HUUCW/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Next, I built a box using Davey board for each book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487951087068-I4NRKM8D0CC662B4VQIC/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages I then constructed a case binding for the boxes; covered them with pressure printed papers and a printed cover; gave them a base covered with cork paper; and added vintage button closures and feet! Whew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487951538481-MCGM8DUG2NY5O543F10R/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages I couldn't resist adding a window at the top of each piece - I placed actual wings behind a piece of mica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487951795564-7UL5LQVL3MCH2HNPPP75/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Dragonfly reliquary with the door opened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1487952072054-POS9FKJ0J01JUP14H5XB/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A Suite of Reliquary Assemblages Top of the Cicada reliquary - I just love how the windows enhance the finished piece. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/10/garden-vignettes-a-suite-of-tunnel-books-inspired-by-my-gardens monthly 0.5 2016-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476547375350-P5ZH5RHOXWC77F0KN6C1/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens These four prints were the images that would become the 'Garden Vignettes'. I love the blues! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476601579161-AP3JGH6WLI8NUVAK9X3E/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Cutting away spaces within the prints to create the pages for each book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476615442627-0A85IRIVDFAXO5IO5KS7/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Finch in the Garden is completed. I will make a few adjustments for the books, but am excited with this result! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476632729914-81IVXL8X6HLNQNN0RQE5/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Models for the book covers. The one on the right worked the best (the spine is a bit deeper and the cover is a bit wider). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476633422825-76W4SC0ME77X7UDCDW44/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens A completed closed cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476633898471-T1ZZN9TQFRKVBODNXEL5/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Colophon and a bit of collaged embellishment have been added to Finch in the Garden; now to assemble and add the wrap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476601322909-N7OYZMPZONRQMW6Y9KF2/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens I printed numerous prints, since I would need at least five prints of each image for each tunnel book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476614774661-8DSZCT7WDBDEDGDQZ23F/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens After cutting separate pages for each book I experimented with various papers for the sides of the books. Accordion folded pages are used for this. Bugra paper worked the best so I used it. I was then ready to glue and assemble the first book; which served as a model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476632498210-G0U3BHYS01I1045U4A0E/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Four are assembled - so pleased! I must now design a cover for the books. I plan on using a case binding. I will explore sizes and materials through building a model (or two). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476633173772-4NMAUTF2O7V5LRMPWF5D/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens I chose a delicate pattern in a Japanese paper for the covers. The blues were exactly what I wanted to match the blues of the garden prints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476633551144-0IHZZ6D37G9SPBR32A0A/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens I have completed a book using each image. I then set a bit of type in 12pt. Garamond for the colophon and 'belly' wrap for the books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476633750367-7YBWEN9X2JSLESKBM9RD/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Printing the colophon on Mohawk Superfine. I will also use this paper for the 'belly' wrap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476634161847-AF86AF3LA1571FH0JZ3U/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens Working out the dimensions for and assembling a wrap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476634321975-EB70D9GRGQ2VRFX07ZDK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Garden Vignettes - A Suite of Tunnel Books Inspired By My Gardens I like how the 'belly' wrap holds the little books together and gives them a finished presentation. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/10/using-fabric-to-cover-books-and-boxes-part-2-hinged-boxes monthly 0.5 2016-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476543393880-CTGIF5FNSYGJTBBCL1HT/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes Trays constructed; now for a bit of sanding and then to cover and assemble! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476543808076-VQFILUJ9IBOKEBJCCR1H/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes I used the golden dragonfly patterned fabric with this interior and case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476544191844-GS9CX4VAFAM7YK2FR19F/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes An all important step in making a box - nipping - applying a bit of pressure when joining the box to the case (what will become the box cover). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476543657077-RW3SG7SXF5CUZ23JVTFT/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes I wrapped this tray in Bugra paper - the color works well with these fabrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476544070837-BHZC8T9O17XGRPUWYQN4/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes Playing around with another color combination - so much fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476544397055-N4V7QJ939MUEIDWAW0P6/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes They are almost finished. I am letting them dry with weights. This step helps secure the joining of the tray and case. The papers in the foreground will be cut down and applied to inside of the box top.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476544657611-T9MHCHRYGSPXM4023YC1/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part 2: Hinged Boxes They are finished; ready to hold special objects and mementoes! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/10/using-fabric-to-cover-books-and-boxes monthly 0.5 2016-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476521975605-MCBW1HVNANE5SD09TWER/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Fabric backed with kozo paper; ready to use! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476522419793-BXPQUHV00P8AVR2RCXKY/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Carving recessed areas in the Davey board for windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476522758834-GE2CJOODHYE0P7B1CRZD/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Working on a second cover using the blue dragonfly imagery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476523051354-GS6RQFFTBWEX6N11G7KH/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Sewing - adding the last section! I love how the stitching looks on the book's spine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476543047575-LT14A1IENEIIM6EFTPZK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Adding the back cover; this book is almost finished! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476522235489-MUXRYAU6KPAPUVNHF1CK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Selecting bits of ephemera to use with the books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476522571397-5ITXTW22KJ3UX1X8Y2RX/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Covered book exterior using dragonfly fabric and ephemera; interior covered with cork paper.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476522899631-M4TAJ2OXN4QX04IYCSGZ/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Multiple books of various sizes - text blocks cut and folded! I am now ready for sewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476523380032-NNKV7EK9XASN9U21M678/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Starting to sew a Coptic book - using four needles!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1476543165428-V5W22EW3VGFYP1HZWXD1/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Using Fabric to Cover Books and Boxes Part I: Coptic Books Completed books using vintage buttons and waxed linen thread for closures! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/5/birds-in-the-garden-prints monthly 0.5 2016-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1466526820435-0XGL46DO0Y9FRWRJQXFY/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Birds in the Garden Prints Carving 'Wrens in the Beautyberry'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1467133902991-V6YQZ7E4VRKDQ1X0G84Q/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Birds in the Garden Prints 'Birds in the Beautyberry' on cork paper - love this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1467223302874-TDF5CC0J03LLEOWZYD2A/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Birds in the Garden Prints Carving a pair of chickadees perched in a Ginkgo tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1467133666652-K4TIPK45RUX8KD3ZLPOO/IMG_0944.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Birds in the Garden Prints I printed a small edition using Rives BFK paper; and began the edition by printing a blue mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1467223497942-TTHAPHXXNWTLDGHN6VCO/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Birds in the Garden Prints The carved block inked up; editioning the print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1467223677481-TJ2UCMPO546X7FZ1RB5H/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Birds in the Garden Prints Completed print - so happy with this print. http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/5/spring-inspired-the-carving-and-printing-of-new-relief-prints monthly 0.5 2016-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1463750124093-XI7CBRTI1PXEO7BQMGOP/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Spring Inspired the Carving and Printing of New Relief Prints The beginning stages - I am carving out what will remain white on thie print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1463750667324-HIQ9UNGYJ5BV9ZMUSCXN/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Spring Inspired the Carving and Printing of New Relief Prints Carving continues; developing the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1463750957273-HC4XSMKU0WLKTMMYZ2EM/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Spring Inspired the Carving and Printing of New Relief Prints It is always satisfying as the registration of color and form come together when completing a reduction print! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1463750398543-B4WKDZAXQV2F6NGY464E/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Spring Inspired the Carving and Printing of New Relief Prints The image is taking shape after two printing runs using variations of gray; ghost-like at this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1463750825140-W0GZ4VK24R0HPQ4YF9MU/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Spring Inspired the Carving and Printing of New Relief Prints Color intensifies as I move from gray to blue, so exciting! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/4/printing-on-fabric-new-possibilities monthly 0.5 2016-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1461165598713-BT7IKPOQJ8ZKV9JD7WX3/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Owl printed on cotton muslin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462285617804-IV8MHOJGQPGOAO4AQ21Y/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Printing the birds on cotton muslin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462286162039-AIAYVW5GQKX59QBMHUV9/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462286473238-CPI5Z7VCD8TQSCW5L3FO/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Purses are sewn up - adding the button closure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462285287459-R4JBO3W7T7E154K61VNE/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities I printed several birds on cotton muslin. I then sewed them to cotton canvas bags....so much better than paper or plastic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462285820185-AAN1JFRWCEI1CBM3XFS4/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Various fabrics and printed birds - ready to put it all together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462285983821-OY0A8UM1CKSO5AZS3DEI/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Cutting out and playing around with placement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462286305937-XC5BCF4EH53CTH0UHYFK/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Various fabrics and birdies - working on multiples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1462286603254-TF47J75N1QG6ISOHZNS1/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Printing on Fabric - New Possibilities Purses with birds - all sewn up and ready for use! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/4/love-of-snail-mail-inspires-greeting-cards monthly 0.5 2016-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460217007525-KTE66JVB949KX5LIFOQC/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Coneflower; will become a birthday card; printed on Lettra paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460380500927-2ZWTJJDXDXA586WLM4YJ/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Greetings printed using handset metal type. I will fold and package once dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460381419435-3CBBQE7A6C9Y51NRKZ7T/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460381663495-18YZT6HCTNDAHUZ7M1NO/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Chirp! (Yes, a bit of whimsy with this one!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460380335250-RTOOHVI59YDJJNZP987W/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Little bird's head on striped mat - will become a thank you card; printed on chip board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460380648848-75MXB4CJXHPCZHNEOD9O/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Card editions drying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460381517909-R8WM5Z6CB51OZY45N1TE/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards Thinking of you... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1461165289678-QQA72M9RYRYMEFL7G9O1/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Love of Snail Mail Inspires Greeting Cards A variety of greeting cards! http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/4/tunnel-vision-or-a-new-artist-booki monthly 0.5 2016-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459959180270-B7SIBBCBNT1PJWNFHTPU/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Carving the linoleum block for the relief print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459979423017-KJOEB4GXPSRP0MC10DW3/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Proofing the print in my studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460034284451-41V7T8WYOF2F5FJQHKRE/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Second run - printing the garden image in a indigo blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460034597476-IQJN9SKDSZAASAKV6PWZ/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure The layers are all cut - the book's pages are complete. Now for printing the text! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460034985481-LMBYUG0XSF3UGD1VH7MA/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure I printed the text on handmade cotton rag paper which I made a couple of years ago using cotton khaki trousers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460118555160-RF87C61XJ6Q9PUGKEJKE/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Welcome to The Garden! The book is assembled (view 1). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460034177697-PZMUKRUYPTT5UJ5FYIHI/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure First run on the Vandercook - a blue mat. I used Stonehenge paper, quite nice for printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460034444417-B2OC1ENMMDOSXXZVYWBG/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Cutting away areas to make the layers pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460034712938-B88RSZ8A4OW3JPK2M1B2/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Setting the text, using Garamond 12 pt. metal type https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460035202757-W374G0KYCD8C4X4HOWUC/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Painting the papyrus covered davey board with layers of milk paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460118371304-B1PWAKYX9W4NMQ3XGHKD/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Sanding the milk paint layers to reveal the papyrus. I wanted the covers to look like an old door or gate. The viewer opens these to 'walk' into the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460118715142-O5YQG8QKQDUQH672133O/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure Note how the side panels of a tunnel book are accordion folded papers. This allows for the layering of the book pages and their forward extension (view 2). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460036103119-J0MIQ11BPE4NBOULBHQ2/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure The interior layered pages of The Garden (view 3). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1460035941451-1P8PJVRPYF7ZFJJSNBLH/IMG_0785.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - A New Artist Book Using the Tunnel Book Structure http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/4/carved-wooden-coptics monthly 0.5 2016-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459864025353-636J0BHANLHJL6UUJDW9/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Carving and sanding the covers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459894824415-Z3EJ69AUZ4UTU5MSQGCB/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Painting multiple coats of milk paint; starting with white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459895492729-VW9OO13O3E7MJ1JQ3GE3/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Sanding through the paint layers; a most arduous task! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459895796606-AW59NFTBNYO9URJRLKI4/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics The text blocks are assembled and the sewing stations have been added using an awl - the books are now ready for sewing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459946132106-SA2RKU3TN1RJ567BP7YT/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics All the books are sewn (a total of four)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459946515953-P5Q7JU4QORL91TW1COBN/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics The leather and wood closures work well as a way to hold the books together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459895373502-3QL24S9Y0FRFBQ5E49OQ/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Adding additional coats - first blue; then green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459895676938-APVN4ZFEAG8BWWK1B0DR/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Holes have been drilled determining the sewing patterns I will use. Now, I am selecting the various papers for the text blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459895998250-7BWB12G7P6ZGH96OYCDI/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Sewing using two needles and waxed linen thread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459946281723-13AUDCAVL2HNZND7VCIP/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics I love how the sewing looks on the spine of Coptic books. Some were four needle bindings, while others were two needle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459946667841-8WAV6YZ3OEHTL9G4PPTM/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Carved Wooden Coptics Opened Book http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/4/investigating-the-book-january-term-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459805199522-TMEEPYVTR2MLT08J8YVN/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Paste Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459805532894-NHW8LZ6WZ7G29FG4Q0E7/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Pattern Stamping Using Carved Erasers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459859634099-4R66FY48Y2H9J4820QT2/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Backing Fabric with Paper - Urauchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459860206144-R45FVJEIRQSG6CEGTZXY/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Pamphlet Books With Stamped Covers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459860481239-RFN2P73JNV97XWVXYRRA/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Accordion Book With Painted Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459860729369-9JFMSXAP1EBIAQFQADIW/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Each of us (myself included) completed a suite of prints to exchange - we bound them into a Japanese stab binding like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459861070940-XH9708CRZ3I80PMPE7K9/IMG_0601.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Student Print on Rives BFK Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459861303465-2Q9PH8H9II38LNVJV8Y6/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Four Needle Coptic Book with Wooden Covers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459859819586-YTJF9K3XO4ZWNDSBRHJG/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Gel Printing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459859982774-43GFAUQSJDCPRYB9M0AG/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Sewing a Coptic Book 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Sewn Embellishment on Covers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1459861172516-N37AOM829H3WPNX5FTJ5/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - Investigating the Book, January Term 2016 Tunnel Book Structure with Painted Images http://www.marybethboone.com/blog/2016/2/christmas-card-for-2015 monthly 0.5 2016-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1454592649900-4XF11XOEAE34M1MP5XJN/IMG_0504.JPG Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Future and the Past Carving the block   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1454592874826-LKEPOPLPFEKXSQMBE51G/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Future and the Past Detail of carving   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5543c76de4b0b68214bc6303/1454592997848-VTNKJDD4V516GZQPQCS6/image-asset.jpeg Printing and assembling holiday ornaments. - The Future and the Past Printing image on 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