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Reclaimed Preview: Marian Short

Printmaker Marian Short came up with a genius was to use found objects, or in the case images in her piece for reclaimed. Using rubbing from old headstones located at Lodi Cemetery to create this beautiful piece. One would not guess that the subject matter of this piece has such Solomon origins.

Progress shots located behind the cut.

Reclaimed Preview: Taro Takizawa

Our friend Taro Takizawa is an talented printmaker originally from Japan and currently based out of Mt. Pleasant. I was super excited that he wanted to be part of our Reclaimed Show, and made not one, but two prints for it. The detail on the prints, especially considering that they are wood cuts, is insane.

Taro’s other print as well as process photos behind the cut.

Stukenborg

Between a busy weekend of house painting and printing Christina and I went to Astro Coffee and Mudgies in Corktown in Detroit to grab coffee and lunch. At each of these placed we saw awesome letterpress prints advertising events around Detroit. After doing some digging we discovered that the prints were produced by Stukenborg, aka Bryan Christopher Baker. Bryan is a recent transplant from New York who now resides in Corktown. His current project is creating beautiful patterned prints using hundreds of actual dice.

Read more about Stukenborg’s work behind the cut

Quail Lane Press

While perusing Etsy this morning I came across the work of Michelle Murdock, aka Quail Lane Press. Michelle, a Tahoe City native, creates prints inspired by her surrounds and love for the outdoors. Her prints are a combination of letterpress type and linoleum cuts.

More work from Quail Lane Press can be found behind the cut.

Pine Street Makery

We had an amazing time this weekend in Indianapolis for the Indieana Handicraft Exchange. The turnout was amazing and the whole event was a pleasure to be a part of. Good art, good music, and good beer were enjoyed by all. We met many talented artists, and throughout the week we will profile our favorites.

Today we bring you Pine Street Makery. Pine Street Makery is Jessica Maloan, a Nashville based printmaker who’s prints and cards are made using linoleum cuts printed on her Kelsey letterpress. Coincidentally, the name of her shop is a tribe to Pine Street in Pontiac, MI, where her grandparents lived.

See more of Jessica’s work behind the cut.

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