Mike Lyon

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Combing Hair

April 12, 2003 By Mike Lyon

This is a two-block reduction printed on 48 sheets completed April 12, 2003 after five days of carving and printing. I was unhappy with the reds in the face and arm of my previous print. I had wanted those to be very intense, vibrating against the blues of the robe. But the color never vibrated […]

Filed Under: Woodblock Tagged With: Alizarin Crimson, Embossing, Hosho, Reds, Robe, Shades, Transparency, Yamaguchi

Mother and Child

July 5, 2002 By Mike Lyon

This is a print I produced for Baren Forum‘s 14th Exchange. This version included an additional block carved from oak which I used to print the ‘wood grain’ in the background. The print is o-ban (large size — about 15 inches high) on hand made, unsized gampi paper. This is a reduction print, printed by […]

Filed Under: Woodblock Tagged With: Embossing, Exhibition, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Mike Lyon, Moku-Hanga, Personal Collection, Pieces Of Wood, Printing Techniques, Shades Of Blue, Shinjuku, Subscriptions, Tokyo, Wood Grain, Woodblock Print, Woodblock Prints, Woodcut

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