Sylvia Pixley - "Afternoon at the Creek #2" Woodcut and Watercolor

Please Note: This item is individually crafted by the artist. Please expect a delivery time of approximately two weeks.

"Afternoon at the Creek #2"
Woodcut and Watercolor Print.
Edition of 35.
8" x 10"
Framed.


Sylvia Pixley - Toledo Artist

The Process of Wood Engraving

I begin with sketches, photographs, and research materials to develop a working design. This design is transferred, in reverse to a very smooth end grain block of maple wood. I begin carving out the white areas with different sizes of wood engraving tools, called burins. They produce very narrow to very wide white lines. I have finished carving a block in a week, but it usually takes me three weeks for an average block. I complete 10-18 blocks a year. To print a proof (a sample), a brayer (roller) is used to...

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