Dancing Raven

I have always liked how this print is so raw in terms of the cuts. It was hardly sketched out on the blocks(3 of them) and then I just began ripping into it. After it was cut and proofed I left it....for almost 10 years in my studio until my wife asked me about it. By that time I had forgotten I had cut it. I got the blocks out and cleaned them up and began the edition of 100.

The Cedar Tree

I just recently found my sketches for this print. I originally drew it after a winter walk on the Cascade river. I saw a White Cedar tree with most of its roots exposed next to the river bed. That was in 1998. I did not print this til 2008. Sometimes ideas just need to percolate a bit...:)

Room to Breathe

This print came to me as I looked over a ridgeline near Grand Marais MN. I wondered what a print of mainly sky would be like. So I tried it. To my surprise this has become one my most popular prints.

The Happy Ottter

This wood block is too ling to fit into my press. So this block needs to be hand rubbed. Generally it takes about 1 hour to get this on the paper. By the end of it my right wrist is very tired!

Barn Owl

This is a soapstone cut. It is similar to a woodcut but I use different tools with carbide tips to grind into the stone. The block is too thick for the press so I use a Japanese baren to transfer the image to the paper.