Mike Lyon

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Shunga (spring picture)

December 16, 2003 By Mike Lyon

Pigment is Prussian Blue pigment suspension and sumi, both from Daniel Smith* mixed into a little home-brewed rice paste I cooked up from Lineco, Inc Neutral pH Pure Rice Starch (McClain’s now has some nice Japanese rice starch, too). I jury rigged a primitive sort of double boiler from my hot water pot heating some […]

Filed Under: Woodblock Tagged With: Blue Pigment, Daniel Smith, Double Boiler, Formalin, Lineco Inc, Prussian Blue, Rice Starch, Water Pot

Aspen (tiny woodcut)

December 8, 2003 By Mike Lyon

This was a ‘rush’ job for Baren Exchange #18 — someone actually had the cajones to drop out over one month AFTER the exchange deadline, and I was the next one on the waiting list. So I said, “give me a week.” and it’s been six days, so 31 of these go in the mail […]

Filed Under: Woodblock Tagged With: Aspen Colorado, Cherry Wood, Daniel Smith, Double Boiler, Formalin, Lineco Inc, Moku-Hanga, Prussian Blue, Rice Starch, Snow Scene, Washi, Water Pot, Woodblock Print, Woodcut

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