Currency of the 13 Colonies Prior to 1776
Recently a couple from New York City visited us at the gallery. They were about to leave for a trip to Italy. The couple intended to visit their friend who is the new U.S. Ambassador at the Embassy in Rome….
Sea Monsters on an Old Map
There was a time when monsters roamed the earth. They could be found in the sky, on the ground, and under the sea. But this isn’t a reference to dinosaurs. Rather, they were actual “mythical” creatures. At least, that’s what…
Indian Portraits and the Smithsonian Fire of 1865
[NOTE: The vernacular of the time included the use of the word “Indian” to represent the indigenous people of the North American continent. Most of the individuals named in this article held a deep reverence for indigenous cultures, including a…
Why write? Penmanship for the 21st Century – Jake Weidmann
From TEDxTAlks, Denver. Master Penman Jake Weidmann explores the connections between the pen and how we learn, think, and carry our cultural heritage. He works across several mediums including drawing in pencil and charcoal; pen and ink; painting in acrylic,…
Master Penman Jake Weidmann
Jake Weidmann is the youngest “Master Penman” in the United States by three generations. His work shows an attention to minute detail that only comes through years and years of practice. His finished pieces — which fuse calligraphy and fine…
How Did Hokusai Create The Great Wave?
rom Christie’s: Japanese artist TakujiHamanaka takes us inside his Brooklyn studio to explain why he adopted a centuries-old technique to create contemporary woodblock prints.Although two centuries separate Hamanaka from Hokusai, the contemporary artist’s printmaking has been shaped by the same…
Japanese woodblock printing
From Royal Academy of Arts: Rebecca Salter RA studied traditional woodblock printmaking during the six years she spent living in Japan. For the RA Summer Exhibition 2016, she commissioned the Sato Woodblock Workshop in Kyoto to produce two limited-edition prints…
Stone Lithography at Edinburg Printmakers
Stone Lithography demonstrated by Alastair Clark, Assistant Director at Edinburgh Printmakers Lithography works on the principle that grease and water repel each other. In Stone Lithography, images are drawn and printed directly on blocks of limestone. Working directly on the…
Print Making: etching
From the British Museum: MA student of Printmaking Peter Wylie demonstrates the traditional techniques of etching, using acid, smoke, rosin, plate, and stylus. The process has been used by artists from Rembrandt and Goya to the present. This brief video…
From Paper to Copper: The Engraver’s Process
A demonstration by Andrew Stein Raftery, Associate Professor of Printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design. Watch the very methodical and detailed work that goes into turning a piece of art into an engraving for reproduction. Hint: this takes a whole…
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