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Jughead Prints, Largo, FL

Member Since: May 29, 2011
Festival biz experience: 12+ years
Largo, Florida

     I am a retired high school principal who has been an avid sport fisherman for over thirty years with a keen interest in all things nautical. During my tenure as a high school administrator I supported the Arts seeing the difference they made in the development of students both academically and culturally.  My daughter is a practicing artist in Miami and my wife is an art major.  With artist surrounding me I decided to explore my artistic talent.

     I am a self-taught artist.  Drawing on college art classes and on going instruction from my wife and daughter I have developed unique techniques in creating traditional woodcut prints.

      Depicting different species of fish and other sea life comes from my love of the sea and fishing.  Through my process, I accurately draw the images to scale and then depart with design using the unique qualities of the wood paying particular attention to the grain.  I use wood carving tools gouges, etc. and primarily a razor blade to cut the soft wood blocks. Paper choice is a important step in achieving the image you are seeking. Heavier weight paper yields a richer embossed print while lighter weight paper produces a sharper more detailed image.  After cutting, the block is inked and pressed using a barren, a hand held press followed by a rounded rubbing tool to add detail.  

     Recently, I have begun to use multiple blocks to add more than one color to the images.  I build my own frames which I feel enhances the artwork.

     I hope viewing the prints will produce as much enjoyment a creating them. 

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Wood Block Prints - Traditional Wood Cut Prints
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