Mike Lyon

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Leaves — Pulling the final impression of first 77×42 inch woodcut

February 1, 2006 By Mike Lyon

This morning I pulled the final impressions of my first 77×42 inch woodblock print using my new press… Not bad for a first attempt, actually, but I believe I can greatly improve with more practice! Registration appears to be pretty close to dead-on, thanks to paper maker Iwano Ichibei’s having rocked the paper mold lengthwise […]

Filed Under: Woodblock Tagged With: Cherry Plywood, Close Ups, Foot Sheet, Hosho, Humidor, Impressions, Intense Detail, Iwano Ichibei Paper, Last Impression, Married Person, Mechanical Aids, Mold, Novel, Paper Delivery, Practice Registration, Printing Press, Printings, Tight Registration, Ups, Woodblock Print, Woodblock Printing

Lily: study in pink and blue

August 26, 2003 By Mike Lyon

Woodblock print: Study in Pink and Blue (for Baren Forum’s NUDE CALENDAR EXCHANGE), image about 9″ x 6″, a bit smaller than chuban, water colors, completed August 26th, 2003. Twenty impressions from two reduction blocks on each of seventy sheets of Yamaguchi Hosho paper — most impressions ruined by leaky roof in studio.

Filed Under: Woodblock Tagged With: Hosho, Impressions, Lily, Pink, Water Colors, Woodblock Print, Yamaguchi

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