Day 29, print 29, Panda Linocut

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Panda

It is Pandaemonium! Now on Etsy, An 8″ x 10″ linocut in an edition of 10. The image size is 5″ x 7″ a little bigger than my usual 4″ x 6″ because I wanted to get a lot of Panda details.

Check out this whole table of panda’s. You probably know that panda’s are from China, but did you know that they grow as large as 250 pounds and eat bamboo almost exclusively? I wonder if that could happen to me, if I ate enough kale?
In planning the future of these daily prints, I did a little printing experiment. What do you think?

Linocut Printed T-shirt

I am thinking a small line of t-shirts might be very interesting. Let me know.

Damselfly for the Dragonfly, Print #28 of 30

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Damselfly

I have a damselfly for your dragonfly. These two beautiful linoleum block prints would look great together. The image is 6″ x 4″ printed on 10″ x 8″ Rives BFK, in an edition of 10 is now on Etsy.

There was gorgeous light coming into my studio today when I photographed the whole edition of damselflies.

Table of DamselFlies

Did you know that Dragonflies and Damselflies are prehistoric insects, older than the dinosaur. It is true, you can read about it on the San Diego Zoo website.

The damselfly, like the dragonfly is also a rainbow roll color but the damselfly is yellow to green to blue.

This is day 28 of making one print a day for 30 days. Three of the editions are sold out and there is incredible support to keep going. I never dreamt this would take off like it did, but all of you are amazing to keep coming back, checking out the prints, and giving them great homes. I love the stories you send me and please you are welcome to post photos of your displayed prints on my FB page. On January 30th I will let you know how the project will continue to unfold.

Here are detail thumbnails of all the prints, which you can also see and collect on Etsy.

30 prints in 30 days

Dragonfly from the land of Faerie. Print #27 of 30

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Dragonfly

From the world of magic at speeds of up to 30mph comes the dragonfly. This 6″ x 4″ image on 10″ x 8″ Rives BFK, in an edition of 10 is now on Etsy.

I have a whole table of 10 Dragonflys drying.

Printed in a rainbow roll of pink to magenta to blue it looked amazing next to the blue/grey elephants I printed yesterday.

Dragonfly vs elephant

It is hard to believe that so far 27 prints in 27 days, along with a few bonus prints. Three days to go to complete 30 prints in 30 days. But the fun is just starting here at Stonetrigger Press. I have a big announcement to make on the 30th as to where this 30 prints in 30 days project is headed. And it is very exciting!

30 prints in 30 days

Conrad! Print #25 of 30

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Conrad, age 7

Conrad, linoleum block print, now on Etsy.

This is Conrad, one of my two Labradors. He was a rescue as a puppy from North Shore Animal Shelter, NY. Yesterday we had a rough day, Conrad, Homer and I ran into a pack of feral dogs while out on our walk. Conrad got a bit on his hind quarters. We spent all morning in the vets office getting him fixed up. Homer was so sad, he just stood stunned and crying after I got the dogs to run away. I have never seen anything like it. But if you know labs, they are happy within seconds of just about anything!

Conrad

This print is for Conrad, my rough and tumble, used to be afraid of everything dog, now friendly as can be and totally happy-go-lucky, even with big tooth holes in his leg. Conrad is a very special dog. He even likes his print.

2nd take Hilary and Conrad

This is print 25 of 30 in a project of 30 prints in 30 days. Each image is 4″ x 6″ printed onto Rives BFK paper. They are printed in an edition of 10 and always only $20 and available on Etsy.

Look Who Showed up at my house!

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Look who came to print

Look who showed up at my house today, none other than Jim Lorenz, my Pop. I have not seen him in 2 years, he lives almost 1500 miles north east of here. I am glad I was home, it was completely unexpected.

He had driven with my older sister, whom I have no idea when the last time I saw her was, from L.A. where she was living. She is moving to Chicago and they decided to pass through.

I gave Melissa and my Pop a quick printmaking demo. He chose to print an Elk.

Inking up the plate

I let him wear my handmade Italian leather apron. He quickly learned to lay out the ink and use the brayer to ink up the plate.

Jim Lorenz putting the paper down

After putting the plate on the press bed, he put down the paper and then the cover board.
The behold, a new Elk print! He made three and took them with him. I could see he got a huge kick out of it, so did I. You can see he is pleased in the top photo.

They only stayed a couple hours, but we did get in a walk at Plaza Blanca and lunch at Bodes. I had already pulled today’s print before they got to my house. I would say, it was a pretty darn good day!

Adolescent Goat, Print #23 of 30

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Framed Brown Goat

I pushed the time envelope with this one. A Brown Adolescent Goat, print #23 of 30 in a 30 day print project. It is now available on Etsy in an edition of 10, each for $20.

It is a sweet little print, the linoleum block is 6.5″ x 6″ printed onto 8″ x 10″ Rives BFK paper.

close up of goat

I need a better photo of the goat. I finished after dark and had it hold it up outside to get a shot. It looks like my “selfie as a goat”

Selfie as a Goat

The edition is done and on the drying rack now. These along with the other 20 other prints are available at Stonetrigger Press Etsy Store. I will post an updated photo tomorrow.

Octopus, print # 21 of 30

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Pink to purple Octopus

For my Octopus loving fans I have a special print for you today, print #21 of 30, the pink to purple rainbow rolled linoleum block print, now available on Etsy.

Ink Rainbow Roll

Using this fun technique of rainbow rolling, two or more colors together, I created a nice gradient across the body of the octopus.

Octopus Linoleum Block

Here is a picture of the linoleum block on the press bed.

Close up of Octopus Linoleum Block Print

A close up of the 6″ x 4″ block, it is printed onto 10″ x 8″ Rives BFK paper in an edition of 10.

Table of Octopus

And of course we can’t do without the whole table of Octopi.

This is print 21 of my 30 prints in 30 days project. I make one print daily in an edition of 10. It is available at 8pmEST on my Etsy StoneTrigger Press store.

A Pony Called Wildfire, print #20 of 30

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palamino, Michael Martin Murphey, wild horse, horse head

A Pony Called Wildfire

If you were a kid growing up in the 70’s, is this familiar? “She comes down from Yellow Mountain, On a dark, flat land she rides…” You need a hint? Here is a great one:

This is a Wildfire inspired print, a childhood memory of a really bad song. Someone really needs to do a remix of this.

Table of Wildfire, the Palomino

Print comes unmatted and unframed, picture of framed work is only an example. Image is 6.5″ x 7″ printed onto Rived BFK paper, 10″ x 8″.

Each print is hand printed by the artist, me, Hilary Lorenz in my studio in New Mexico. Each morning I carve a new animal into my linoleum and print an edition of 10.It is part of my 30 prints in 30 days project when I carve, print, and promote one new print each day. This is print 20. Check back often, they sell out fast!

Better Late than never, Print 18 of 30, underwater frog!

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Framed underwater frog

Do you know frogs breath through their skin when they are underwater? That a frog can hibernate all winter in mud, breathing through it’s skin and living off it’s fat? This frog is a swimmer, right now he is just hanging out at the bottom of the creek, resting, but he is ready to kick to the surface at any time. Now on Etsy for $20.

This is a two color, 2 layer print, the wavy blue background is printed onto 10″ x 8″ Rives BFK paper, and the frog is printed in green and translucent, you can see the translucency in the detail, the frog is 6″ x 4″. The hand printed block does not come framed, it is only for reference.

Frog Detail

Each print is hand printed by the artist, me, Hilary Lorenz in my studio in New Mexico. For the month of January 2015 I will make one new image each day and offer it that day. I will only print 10 and I ship them out after 2-3 days – once the ink dries. This is print number 18 out of 30

Table of Frog

Click here to link to my Etsy store where you can see the other 17 prints completed over January

10″ x 8″ underwater frog

Ladybug, Print 16 of 30, each $20

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Ladybug limited edition linoleum block print

Ladybug fun facts:
1. Ladybug larvae resemble tiny alligators.
2. Ladybugs bleed from their knees when threatened,
3. A ladybug’s bright colors warn predators to stay away?
Weird isn’t it? Well not the bright color warning.

Ladybug linocut print

But these cute and bright ladybugs will not scare anyone away.
January Project of 30 prints in 30 days, each one for $20. Ladybug is now available on my Etsy store.

Each image is 4″ x 6″ printed onto 8″ x 10″ Rived BFK paper in an edition of 10.

Table of ladybugs

Today’s bonus print also on Etsy is a 4″ x 6″ image of a red peacock, printed onto 6″ x 10″ paper. Here is a photo of them drying where I just happen to catch my shadow on the stone studio wall.

Drying Red Peacocks

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