Custom Works!

So for the last couple of months I've been busy doing custom art and printing jobs. For the record, all photos are intellectual & personal property of my clients and myself. These have been uploaded with their permission. Thanks so much!

Actually this first piece is a thank you card I made about a year and half ago for my wedding. Linocut with 18pt Old English handset type, printed on 110lb Strathmore Ultimate White paper.

This is a custom etching job I did for the very talented Yvonne Moir. She had me make this as a Christmas present for her boyfriend, the very talented John Elksnitis.

Wedding Invites designed by the very talented Steve Harjula. Printed on Ripple 90lb Watercolour Paper & Maidstone 90lb. Shown here is the Ripple.

Another post concerning custom work and new artwork soon. You are nice for looking at this.

New Woodcut: A to Z, bud!

drawing on parchment, grid behind on paper

astral projection

markered up

detail

more detail

s'more detail

fini

let's get into cutting. This is the desk set up at the studio. ELO's "A New World Record" blaring in the background

Finished block, and what's that back there? A new giant mother brayer? Hells yes, it is!

Steven D Rollings, asking the heavens for inspiration

My brother, Jonathan Eduard Näf, simply the coolest guy I know. He's cutting plates for my upcoming etching series.

A happy man with a scoundrel's mustache and a finished block ready to go.

The stuff dreams are made of

elbow grease

havin' at 'er

inking the block

Placing le papier

On the bed

...and through the press she goes

pull!

Finished product. I printed half on 110 grm stonehenge and half on Kozuke. Both worked great.

3 Colour Masonite Print!

Bos Taurus (latin for Cow) is the title of this piece. I'm submitting it to this year's Royal Ontario Winter Fair for their art showcase. I wanted to create a piece that hearkened back to late 70's early 80's graphic design. Not unlike the feed bags, trucker hats, and farm brochures that were always kicking around the farm growing up. I hope you like it. So here I went through the process of printing this type of multi-colour work.

cutting

Three plates, half cut. The two on the right have the image offset to the board from the key line on the left.

cut some more

Cut with zeal

party

ink'er bud

line up tee and bar marking at each side of the paper

first layer!

Second layer, ready to go.

ink

...and pull, second layer complete

last layer

This is me trying to look candid even though I am the one taking the photo. What a nincompoop!

ink ye ol' key line

et fini!

Also, I decided to print another piece I had finished cutting some months ago. The imagery came to me in the bizarre and fantastical mental state between dream and consciousness. It made chuckle. It's called "Deth." Just in time for Halloween!