Autoprints

Tommy had me make a woodcut for his papa's birthday last week. Mr. B-Bo likes autopoint pencils, so that's what we decided to do a print of.

Here are some examples of lovely vintage autopoints from the 1920's: I haven't done a woodcut print in three years! Somehow I remembered to forget all of the safety precautions, though. Blood was spilt.

Above are the four steps of a woodcut (slightly out of order).

1) Paper to transfer the design to the wood block.

2) The original drawing.

3) The carved block.

4) A final print.

And voila, the final product once more:

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The vintage autopoint picture is from here.

Some rugs are too good for the bathroom floor.

Those Berbers know how to do it right.

Prince & Princess of Bhutan, 1952

Diggin' that apron.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

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