Mike Lyon

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New press stands on four legs!

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This afternoon, the new press finally stands up on its own four legs and just after this photo was shot, I mounted the main end-plates and the bottom roller now sits safely in its bearings hanging in position on from the press rails… Everything has fit perfectly so far… I’m waiting for the inevitable ‘disaster’, […]

Large format Woodblock Printing Press

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This is a progress report (with many photos) showing a long-term project underway — my design and manufacture of a large (about 5×10 foot) woodblock printing press for shin moku-hanga (new Japanese woodblock prints). Late in 2004, I decided to produce large woodblock prints — larger than I was able working alone and using a […]

Exhibition: McNeese National Works On Paper Exhibition

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The McNeese National Works On Paper exhibition of 40 prints was selected by juror Annette DiMeo Carlozzi from over 800 entries. My 30 x 21 inch woodblock print “Anthony” received the “Bank One Purchase Award” of $1,200, entered the permanent collection of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and was reproduced on the cover […]

“Jessica” 14 x 5 inches pen and ink drawing

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A second attempt at drawing using CNC machine – I can see that holding the pen rigidly is problematic as very slight out of flatness causes the pen to push too hard or not hard enough (darker at top, lighter at bottom). In this one, I used raster approach and rotated the rasters in each […]

Gift prints for Japan visit

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Three small prints from a single block set. After printing, each was cut out and folded into a fancy tissue, then enclosed in a gift envelope.  When we visited Japan, I presented these as small gifts to everyone who was kind to us — the reactions were usually a bit hilarious — I’m not too […]

John Teramoto essay

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John Teramoto received his PhD from the University of Michigan.  He is Curator of Asian Art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Mike Lyon’s woodblock prints beg to be approached from a variety of different avenues. Lyon employs the latest tools and techniques in his production process including digital photography, electronic image editing, and most […]