Mike Lyon

Painting Drawing Printmaking Japanese Woodblock Printing Furniture Lighting

“Sara” 42×77 inch woodcut from 17 blocks

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The large (42 x 77 inch) prints of “Sara” reclining on her messy bed have been successfully completed — I selected 8 for the edition plus two proofs. There is some variation among the edition, the greatest differences being in the depth of the deepest tones behind the head and in the top background — […]

“Jon” pen and ink drawing

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“Jon” will be my final pen and ink drawing for a while, as I have now begun work on a third large-scale woodblock print of “Sara” reclining in bed — a bit larger than life-size from 17 blocks… More on that later — here’s the “Jon” drawing, 76 x 45 inches:

“Sarah” pen and ink drawing 7 x 3.75 feet Complete

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The first two papers I tried for this life-size figure drawing weren’t strong enough and they were torn to shreds relatively early in the process. I finally had success (after almost a month of experimenting) with Arches 300 lb. hot press watercolor paper — it is VERY strong and held up beautifully! The squiggly lines […]

CCP Moku Hanga Workshop March 13-17, 2006

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Dear Center for Contemporary Printmaking moku-hanga workshop participants (Janis Carter, Carol Borelli, Aeleen Frisch, Charles Hallock, Andrea Krupp, Simone Ingram, Wimberley Burton, Mary Gerster, Su-T). Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! What a great week we had, and I congratulate you all for having designed, carved, and successfully printed Japanese technique woodblock prints! WOW! YOU […]

Aspen Grove 77×42 inch woodcut plus pigment application video

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You asked about how I mix and apply pigment… When printing very pale colors, I generally add pigment dispersion or dry pigment to rice paste or methyl cellulose, mix well, and then dab that onto the damp block and brush out. For more saturated colors, I mix a substantial amount of dry pigment into a […]