by Paul | Jan 12, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
I finally finished my micro-mini painting masterpiece in acrylic on canvas (measuring 2” x 3”). I call it: “Tree.” The job wasn’t completed in its entirety though. It needed to be framed. Traditional store-bought frames would not do, as this painting is on canvas,...
by Paul | Jan 9, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
I made a linoleum block print, and I show you how I did it in the video. BUT – What makes it a “hybrid linoleum block print?” Traditionally, linoleum block prints are made by using hand tools such as wood carving knives and gouges, much in the same way the “old...
by Paul | Dec 25, 2017 | Arts & Crafts
Long before the invention of linoleum block printing, and using lead plates to make prints; wood cut block printing was the way in which duplicate prints of hand bills or artwork could be made. The best and most clear of wood cut block prints were made from dense...
by Paul | Nov 28, 2017 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead
I had 5 leftover strakes of pallet wood, and they were the worst of what I had in inventory (I used up the better strakes in earlier projects). I didn’t want to throw them out or put them in the burn pile, so I figured they would make a good base frame for a Christmas...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Arts & Crafts, Tools & Equipment
I needed a rubber stamp with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I took a class at the Women’s Health Resource Library ( http://www.whrl.org ) in Milbridge, Maine last winter on how to make rubber stamps and linoleum blocks, so I...
