tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877540404634190632024-02-20T22:09:29.259-08:00Bette Norcross WappnerHAIKU . MOKU HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINTS . PHOTOGRAPHYBette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-85691813599122963052013-01-22T14:13:00.000-08:002013-01-22T16:04:20.482-08:00Woodblock progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAPPPfdQxQaNRUb63s_Nje62YXzeYh2GBmDx2Ev4JBPc3hkSVKWgXg1TwAzkIH71_nhZAZu14su2RngYn3ZGjduHBsPImqmK-3SyNuapTBv6YPSf8glOBXtY9suyxtaIInuutG78gyip7/s1600/IMG_3142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAPPPfdQxQaNRUb63s_Nje62YXzeYh2GBmDx2Ev4JBPc3hkSVKWgXg1TwAzkIH71_nhZAZu14su2RngYn3ZGjduHBsPImqmK-3SyNuapTBv6YPSf8glOBXtY9suyxtaIInuutG78gyip7/s320/IMG_3142.JPG" /></a></div>A blissful art day/night, with a surprise visit by Rabbit Rengetsu by my window.<br />
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Attempting woodblock 'again'. Will post photos of my progress along the way for this piece.<br />
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Hopefully this woodblock image will lead to another, and together we might inspire each other with a new message for this 'New World After 2012'. <br />
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Happy New Year!Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-86233385606271467132012-02-01T13:32:00.001-08:002012-02-01T13:32:54.793-08:00a new mantra<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/6803302185/" title="a new mantra"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6803302185_b11cb9747d.jpg" alt="a new mantra by Bette Norcross Wappner" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/6803302185/">a new mantra</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/">Bette Norcross Wappner</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-46751379714245116932012-01-14T10:08:00.000-08:002012-01-14T10:08:45.906-08:00My new blogThis is my new blog name and location.<br />
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<br />Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-32161238510563546272011-09-09T19:19:00.000-07:002011-10-08T07:13:34.301-07:00Enso print begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I started transferring my 4 ft. x 4 ft. enso painting (zen circle) to the woodblock at our new Tiger Lily Press studio. I painted it with a very large chinese ink brush.
I will experiment by printing it onto canvas and also silk.
Photo credit (of me) taken by Susan Naylor at Tiger Lily Press, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-71856380767530401492011-06-21T11:09:00.000-07:002011-06-21T11:14:31.560-07:00Summer Solstice Woodblock Print<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-Ox6N6ABF_5zuV8Phe3-eKIqfBIzDrjKgtR_C4RNgSXYpl6Vv7kOiEyyi1AbcQ953qkv53Un6oKZDDs2qY95Ylklm9juRxIVwohRrUU_R_X5WOVznIVL6MTCltkwuxdH7zok0HoqHXF/s1600/close+up+of+koi+print.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-Ox6N6ABF_5zuV8Phe3-eKIqfBIzDrjKgtR_C4RNgSXYpl6Vv7kOiEyyi1AbcQ953qkv53Un6oKZDDs2qY95Ylklm9juRxIVwohRrUU_R_X5WOVznIVL6MTCltkwuxdH7zok0HoqHXF/s200/close+up+of+koi+print.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620737201340581938" /></a><br />haiku:<br /><br />high noon sun<br />ripples across the pond<br />summer solstice<br /><br />Bette Norcross Wappner (b'oki)<br /><br /><br />My first experience printing an oil-based print (and probably my last since I'm a water-based girl) unless I have another opportunity to participate in a Tiger Lily Press calendar. Printed in August 2010.<br /><br />See more photos of this printing at my Flickr page: <br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/sets/72157626890122315/Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-52397124557401737652011-06-10T19:23:00.001-07:002011-06-10T19:25:00.857-07:00My woodblock print art studio at night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReos4M0yCrqJO-8SP7Zo5xrHeVMj_-y0csmhWG6m6iX7bfQMoM6dT4cgHXpN51mhJfHf_qoTjSFwihW5cqE3lkQLsgkehJ0sHKrL5gHbNR55HOqNSZnrIbkSotwxFk0tDmx4hxp3i8wGI/s1600/art+studio+at+night+crane+moon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReos4M0yCrqJO-8SP7Zo5xrHeVMj_-y0csmhWG6m6iX7bfQMoM6dT4cgHXpN51mhJfHf_qoTjSFwihW5cqE3lkQLsgkehJ0sHKrL5gHbNR55HOqNSZnrIbkSotwxFk0tDmx4hxp3i8wGI/s200/art+studio+at+night+crane+moon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616782366413886082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhhCQIlPN_h6PE_zUB6ghtssQnaT3d_UrgqQs4v3rTuFLM662_NTVFh_KWlA-yxGqnTZqFfMTD712F2Mz02aYcCnLOtvSQE7vILtIuROzDzuc0eQdzmTAZxRSybRq9VTxldm_CIVheDR3/s1600/art+studio+cherry+blossom+dusk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhhCQIlPN_h6PE_zUB6ghtssQnaT3d_UrgqQs4v3rTuFLM662_NTVFh_KWlA-yxGqnTZqFfMTD712F2Mz02aYcCnLOtvSQE7vILtIuROzDzuc0eQdzmTAZxRSybRq9VTxldm_CIVheDR3/s200/art+studio+cherry+blossom+dusk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616782270360138562" /></a>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-36825987407729127242011-06-10T08:12:00.000-07:002011-06-10T08:20:42.321-07:00Cleaning and New Print PlanningYesterday I was in studio all day cleaning and will be again today. Feels good to be here decluttering, pitching, and simplifying. Clearing for the soul as well.<br /><br />Now that my last child has graduated from high school, I look forward to putting my new haiku print ideas into action. I want to construct a new device and will be working large :) <br /><br />May not have photos of my new project for awhile so I'll be posting pics of my studio after its clean!Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-85914847976709936572011-06-07T14:57:00.000-07:002011-06-07T15:52:28.345-07:00Print donations for Haiku Society of America<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV9TKeRCy3D3sc39VrUpKHjbYqH4xPckf8cvY4GufWCq2DsgG1CVNg-NfwsUCltrRwV4ts3ZutoPPuNJ3tkHjDWXH_UsVr2buuqq-OmVHFWi1XOvhcVSU0aKH5SeM5qIZkAU_lkx5NLaN/s1600/for+HSA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV9TKeRCy3D3sc39VrUpKHjbYqH4xPckf8cvY4GufWCq2DsgG1CVNg-NfwsUCltrRwV4ts3ZutoPPuNJ3tkHjDWXH_UsVr2buuqq-OmVHFWi1XOvhcVSU0aKH5SeM5qIZkAU_lkx5NLaN/s200/for+HSA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615601933610716898" /></a><br />I had the pleasure of donating some prints to sell at the Haiku Society of America's meeting June 3, 4, & 5th in Bend, Oregon. I wasn't able to attend so I sent 48 note cards, 48 bookmarks, and 11 original 5x7 haiku prints. Wasn't much but I hope it raised some funds. Congratulations to an'ya and Petar, the HSA Coordinators for the event! Reports are that the event was very successful with over 5,000 people attending the Art Walk, Meeting, Haiku Walk, and Workshop. <br /><br />Website: http://sites.google.com/site/haikuoregon/hsa-meeting<br /><br />TV News Video: http://www.ktvz.com/news/28139281/detail.htmlBette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-23805932401905591652011-04-04T10:58:00.000-07:002011-04-15T22:33:07.272-07:00February haiku and a Poet/Printmaker's Journey To The InteriorFor the month of February 2011, I wrote a haiku each day. I was inspired to do so by a Facebook group called NaHaiWriMo - http://sites.google.com/site/nahaiwrimo/home. It was organized by Michael Dylan Welch - http://sites.google.com/site/graceguts/bio. Each day Michael gave the members of NaHaiWriMo prompts to write by. <br /><br />Now at the age of 53, being a stay-at-home mom, and not working outside the home for over 15 years, I am currently not doing any printmaking or creating art, but rather, taking a personal journey to the interior to review my life passions and how I can inspire others 'more deeply and effectively' through my printmaking art, haiku, and personal beliefs. In the meantime please enjoy this compilation of my February haiku writing.<br /><br />Please be respectful and do not repost, print, or use my haiku in any way without my permission. Thank you.<br /><br /><br />February ice<br />slicing slivers of ginger<br />for my soup<br />(Feb. 1st, 2011)<br /><br /><br />blustery dawn<br />only lawn chair shadows<br />on Ground Hog Day<br />(Feb. 2, 2011)<br /><br /><br />slowly carving<br />my jack rabbit woodblock<br />Chinese New Year<br />(Feb. 3, 2011)<br /><br /><br />a burst of red<br />lifts this heavy heart<br />spring cardinal<br />(Feb. 4, 2011)<br /><br /><br />haiku writing<br />housework and the news<br />winter soup<br />(Feb. 4, 2011)<br /><br /><br />icy branches<br />melt with a melody<br />little song bird<br />(Feb. 5, 2011)<br /> <br /><br />sipping Maxwell House<br />International Coffee<br />in Kentucky<br />(Feb. 6, 2011)<br /><br /><br />February field<br />as a hawk touches down<br />the cows go wild<br />(Feb. 6, 2011 - for the Super Bowl :)<br /><br /><br />winter studio<br />my focus lost within<br />the bamboo plant<br />(Feb. 7, 2011)<br /><br /><br />only to feel<br />cool tingles on my face<br />snowy night<br />(Feb. 8, 2011)<br /><br /><br />frozen peanuts<br />by the garage door<br />wake up chipmunk!<br />(Feb. 9, 2011)<br /><br /><br />ink painting<br />on soft white washi <br />winter day dream<br />(Feb. 10, 2011)<br /><br /><br />winter clementine <br />the scent of sunset<br />on my hands<br />(Feb. 11, 2011)<br /><br /><br />not much to chat about<br />except the weather<br />winter sparrow<br />(Feb. 12, 2011)<br /><br /><br />winter blue sky<br />a cloud on its journey<br />with my prayer<br />(Feb. 13, 2011)<br /><br /><br />male cardinal<br />swooping across the path<br />my heart aflutter<br />(Feb. 14, 2011)<br /><br /><br />Valentine's Day<br />the urge to decorate<br />an old shoebox<br />(Feb. 14, 2011 Bonus haiku #2 :)<br /><br /><br />black tea bag<br />between my fingers<br />February thaw<br />(Feb. 15, 2011)<br /><br /><br />each passing day<br />the bare plum that leans<br />over the road<br />(Feb. 16, 2011)<br /><br /><br />countdown to spring<br />the digits of her feet<br />in flip flops<br />(Feb. 17, 2011)<br /><br /><br />windswept<br />the silent fullness<br />of the moon<br />(Feb. 18, 2011)<br /><br /><br />late winter party<br />a few more wrinkles beneath<br />her old strand of pearls<br />(Feb. 19, 2011)<br /><br /><br />between sleet<br />the childhood memory<br />of broken pearls<br />(Feb. 20, 2011)<br /><br /><br />early spring rain<br />hand-printing washi <br />on the woodblock<br />(Feb. 21, 2011)<br /><br /><br />the rose garden<br />handmade by grandma<br />cedar hope chest <br />(Feb. 22, 2011)<br /><br /><br />one by one<br />they come for supper<br />more cowbell<br />(Feb. 23, 2011)<br /><br /><br />morning mist<br />settles with a song<br />mother ironing<br />(Feb. 24, 2011)<br /><br /><br />long winter<br />a creaky gate opens<br />to the garden<br />(Feb. 25, 2011)<br /><br /><br />early-spring pond<br />the rhythm of a beaver<br />tail-slapping<br />(Feb. 26, 2011)<br /><br /><br />hoot after hoot<br />mindfully I count<br />to mindlessness<br />(Feb. 27, 2011) <br /><br /><br />grocery store<br />I stop to kiss the baby<br />tulip buds<br />(Feb. 28 2011)Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-40634010473325312292011-02-03T07:32:00.000-08:002011-02-03T07:41:44.243-08:00Chinese New Year haikuslowly carving<br />my jack rabbit woodblock<br />Chinese New Year<br /><br />--Bette Norcross Wappner<br /><br />I'm writing a haiku a day for the month of February. This is today's haiku. I think the rabbit on my block is moving faster than I am :)<br /><br />If you want to join in on the haiku-writing fun check out the "NaHaiWriMo" link:<br />http://sites.google.com/site/nahaiwrimo/home. It is also on Facebook.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9SYFOISDrsQvVBf7FEm4wR_xmpW7VDwVvr37g6g7h5_WLX9d44nRIbFgjxIAzf3JiTqDG9SuC6y-x4pmvnoBo0_fyAXS24pqO9z8ib17BewdGG_seW8Wgoe_sRaSYB57UejvkCFsPCR3/s1600/year+of+rabbit+transferred+to+block.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9SYFOISDrsQvVBf7FEm4wR_xmpW7VDwVvr37g6g7h5_WLX9d44nRIbFgjxIAzf3JiTqDG9SuC6y-x4pmvnoBo0_fyAXS24pqO9z8ib17BewdGG_seW8Wgoe_sRaSYB57UejvkCFsPCR3/s200/year+of+rabbit+transferred+to+block.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569486969257905186" /></a>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-52391957188376879852010-12-27T15:55:00.000-08:002010-12-27T17:09:16.602-08:00Some recent haiku woodblock reprints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pmrmUjfL0iuCAhdA0Qm8k8JCNkg5ZicSq39aH8BhobvbeR4KtG23plQIAcLzG1CGrimnzJVj7wew7MbaPVuKWc-SEFwSseTEfTQ1rj6Oo53JFH04Y0T2UQ7IQfkAL9iJbvT7uCuJUOBX/s1600/Rose+Hips+Mica+view+Nov.+23%252C+2010+BETTER+PHOTO.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pmrmUjfL0iuCAhdA0Qm8k8JCNkg5ZicSq39aH8BhobvbeR4KtG23plQIAcLzG1CGrimnzJVj7wew7MbaPVuKWc-SEFwSseTEfTQ1rj6Oo53JFH04Y0T2UQ7IQfkAL9iJbvT7uCuJUOBX/s200/Rose+Hips+Mica+view+Nov.+23%252C+2010+BETTER+PHOTO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555533101512149906" /></a><br />"Rose hips" - 5" x 7" - handwritten tanka poem. photo angle to show the shiny metallic mica handpainted onto rosehips.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVVRKijXc9RPb0fwVZqJek9j6Yb8-7Q41at3wftUif67c27-g0mCYKrylr1WaTsPzdkgrFM7Pc4L5lfH_vJRAejtAesyNDnxbcuBe26chI2eyYH4U_p3N6GYcrbmM0mzcwBdD3zByP4qV/s1600/Rose+Hips+print+photo+Nov.+23%252C+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVVRKijXc9RPb0fwVZqJek9j6Yb8-7Q41at3wftUif67c27-g0mCYKrylr1WaTsPzdkgrFM7Pc4L5lfH_vJRAejtAesyNDnxbcuBe26chI2eyYH4U_p3N6GYcrbmM0mzcwBdD3zByP4qV/s200/Rose+Hips+print+photo+Nov.+23%252C+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555516351954273938" /></a><br />"Rose hips" - 5" x 7" - Japanese Masa Dosa washi paper.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8bxP99A6bHNTqH6r6B0F_GgSwFIYzYOrd7SYKH7SwUsTQge3J7eXt20HcPS9HXZS9_zDfmF27vIQs0RryB9Ujjwx9t-qI6hDH6k67JdfNJHXWL2VHHyelMnHxCfAyPIV3E_xECaZyAaZ/s1600/Cool+Blue+photo+to+show+mica+Nov.+23%252C+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8bxP99A6bHNTqH6r6B0F_GgSwFIYzYOrd7SYKH7SwUsTQge3J7eXt20HcPS9HXZS9_zDfmF27vIQs0RryB9Ujjwx9t-qI6hDH6k67JdfNJHXWL2VHHyelMnHxCfAyPIV3E_xECaZyAaZ/s200/Cool+Blue+photo+to+show+mica+Nov.+23%252C+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555516350290608450" /></a><br />"Cool Blue" - handwritten haiku poem. angle to show shiny metallic mica handpainted onto fish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-rjiwWAToNeE6K-xTV5GD6gn58GoVP3Kn-KqdufaTeHvsAcD8bTEYDLw1zStPQXaTMnYIMx8SytF4ursDT5kRMgYzFWBLwtNnr4gCvuwjEfEdFiZkca2vNlkurTVv6jwhe8yPMAM58KQ/s1600/Cool+Blue+photo+Nov.+23%252C+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-rjiwWAToNeE6K-xTV5GD6gn58GoVP3Kn-KqdufaTeHvsAcD8bTEYDLw1zStPQXaTMnYIMx8SytF4ursDT5kRMgYzFWBLwtNnr4gCvuwjEfEdFiZkca2vNlkurTVv6jwhe8yPMAM58KQ/s200/Cool+Blue+photo+Nov.+23%252C+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555516344156984770" /></a><br />"Cool Blue" - 5"x7" - Japanese Masa Dosa washi paper.Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-86168411589587094302010-11-21T07:29:00.000-08:002010-11-21T07:46:58.215-08:00Great gift idea! Order your Dave Bull woodblock prints now!Great gift idea people! And make sure you see his new video about it (click to #6 on this page)<br /><br /><a href="http://woodblock.com/gift/index.php5en"></a><br /><br />http://woodblock.com/gift/index.php5en<br /><br /><br />.Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-38961619303422292152010-11-18T09:08:00.000-08:002010-11-18T09:28:21.042-08:00Tiger Lily Press Print Sale PhotosThe Tiger Lily Press Annual Print show was great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfAxSm2BR-2J3GN4SIh9YyvNpfbMxbCcnBXWDHscgF1LvoHnoI1oi5IuHv09T_rXS6Ek2m_JrEvTG8dISZb6Dzbm4G4WHOl-wJdeYdN5TPKMrUnuyWr4EwYIJa7fNivjCmycBlIKC4P6L/s1600/IMG_0964.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfAxSm2BR-2J3GN4SIh9YyvNpfbMxbCcnBXWDHscgF1LvoHnoI1oi5IuHv09T_rXS6Ek2m_JrEvTG8dISZb6Dzbm4G4WHOl-wJdeYdN5TPKMrUnuyWr4EwYIJa7fNivjCmycBlIKC4P6L/s200/IMG_0964.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540942749991245522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9DbtwmqtFlHJXij-GPQlHKEIDfntz-zJtEylCTKJrlvXbKLBT-moFk_5VXWwwh-98j4TtdScO0-rlEzWAlNHnU_lrP9C_CPXj27vBld4ynnxh1g4nJONrE7cWmbO23UtpNOKrrfkPEcT/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4qgB3mR3NC4-4Z3UFgA8lxHh40E9dcHr2z4rkFtfB88F73kI39sbOBAVjnknHlh1kYuBrJPKHJd8i18X9JyyhQF_yz8OqqlK-wVLkxO637Qeg9wt7p61EDmlUKWwAxvyYOvfC2h40J-s/s200/IMG_0931.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540938892502151186" /></a>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-2513872436525739132010-11-13T09:13:00.000-08:002010-11-13T09:17:43.062-08:00Tiger Lily Press Annual Print & Arts Sale - Nov. 14th, 2010I'm looking forward to being a part of Tiger Lily Press Annual Print & Arts Sale Event tomorrow, Sun. Nov. 14th, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio. Other art guilds will be there including: printmaking, calligraphy, bookmaking, and pottery.<br /><br />http://tigerlilypress.blogspot.com/2010/11/our-annual-print-sale-this-sunday.html<br /><br />Address:<br /><br />Dunham Recreation Center<br />Arts Building<br />1945 Dunham Way<br />Cincinnati, OH 45238-3053<br /><br />Wish you all could come!<br /> <a href="http://tigerlilypress.blogspot.com/2010/11/our-annual-print-sale-this-sunday.html"></a>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-1464507868028522782010-09-04T09:11:00.000-07:002010-09-04T09:50:27.035-07:00Back to printmaking!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHZOfLNPfvRLEbdImHGa3PyMOM1Q0YqqUJ1gGsyDX641zhkBbHQPgRRQayFy_BT5bZa5S5cMdfZn7VrVDakl8skXeDl59H9bJbz4jcSDtgPPrlWXv6gLv1j3ypSyD-zZ_70mNabkmheOs/s1600/46161_124944034219552_114531985260757_129009_1729553_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHZOfLNPfvRLEbdImHGa3PyMOM1Q0YqqUJ1gGsyDX641zhkBbHQPgRRQayFy_BT5bZa5S5cMdfZn7VrVDakl8skXeDl59H9bJbz4jcSDtgPPrlWXv6gLv1j3ypSyD-zZ_70mNabkmheOs/s200/46161_124944034219552_114531985260757_129009_1729553_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513095161944344722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFHAxAgHwEtj3KgbJZtBhatVFDC-qX2vbqCqDunOK5Rmxglla8Ng3bry8-pgqkhrWUeR6e5qD1nfMx2ZYOC5AbJDO0iSWeOA6c8Wscwu8xo3_plLJsH_wwzPAv8MDGRwFw-afI5ODDAPl/s1600/close+up+of+koi+print.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFHAxAgHwEtj3KgbJZtBhatVFDC-qX2vbqCqDunOK5Rmxglla8Ng3bry8-pgqkhrWUeR6e5qD1nfMx2ZYOC5AbJDO0iSWeOA6c8Wscwu8xo3_plLJsH_wwzPAv8MDGRwFw-afI5ODDAPl/s200/close+up+of+koi+print.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513095158478784498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_HaY_k_HC4MaKAVCFY6GXV8LD8UguYC17Fbil3YbqVN-qdxJU6KX6mUcXYFzSLngRF2H-1TM9hr28hmN-LNMa_h81MLTWWFKBTyK_5YMYMdcBT5V94bYFhZdP9DN8iZaTa-pROEBCCAp/s1600/85+calendar+prints+drying.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_HaY_k_HC4MaKAVCFY6GXV8LD8UguYC17Fbil3YbqVN-qdxJU6KX6mUcXYFzSLngRF2H-1TM9hr28hmN-LNMa_h81MLTWWFKBTyK_5YMYMdcBT5V94bYFhZdP9DN8iZaTa-pROEBCCAp/s200/85+calendar+prints+drying.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513101597956313762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8CUf2HaygdfOZNfLnNGncz0cnUsdQ4WI1YQoX0h2GCGnTz0RXZ7ZVZHBP2g0yM-wG-xFepIfWA_oz4CQ_CdjNkXuGmBwabYKhTSl_GQBunKNXJYut5rEBaSD_6alHcNbts_AmPVqd0Ez/s1600/one+of+the+presses+i+used+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8CUf2HaygdfOZNfLnNGncz0cnUsdQ4WI1YQoX0h2GCGnTz0RXZ7ZVZHBP2g0yM-wG-xFepIfWA_oz4CQ_CdjNkXuGmBwabYKhTSl_GQBunKNXJYut5rEBaSD_6alHcNbts_AmPVqd0Ez/s200/one+of+the+presses+i+used+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513101594199330850" /></a><br /><br />This is my first oil-based print. With the help of my cool printmaking friend Susan, who helped me learn to use the presses and do clean up, we printed 85 prints by using both of the presses at Tiger Lily Press Studio here in Cincinnati, Ohio (website link here on my blog). Each year Tiger Lily Press members design, print, and sell calendars for fund-raising. I chose the month of June because Summer is my favorite season and what a better month to celebrate with the Summer Solstice on June 21st.<br /><br />Printing with oil-based ink and using a machine press was a fun experience, but the clean-up process convinced me that I am still a devout water-based printmaker indeed!Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-52458245972105644012010-03-13T06:40:00.000-08:002010-03-14T10:26:25.452-07:00Snow Skier print - proofing blue block<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAritXrOL0wBuU7beSTs0It9Igq_zxEnNXVkfXQxcZohkRT9sU_uaoogzX7xXjWfC-HIl3xsOGAu_C0gvbKTmeKTPbHm-wctJ2BclT4tRHdBHsbH4fOOnvYwXgzCFtrjPcvnPbgxVVLaEs/s1600-h/Snow+Skier+blue+block+proofing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAritXrOL0wBuU7beSTs0It9Igq_zxEnNXVkfXQxcZohkRT9sU_uaoogzX7xXjWfC-HIl3xsOGAu_C0gvbKTmeKTPbHm-wctJ2BclT4tRHdBHsbH4fOOnvYwXgzCFtrjPcvnPbgxVVLaEs/s200/Snow+Skier+blue+block+proofing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448131839365478402" /></a><br />After proofing the blue block I've decided to make some adjustments to the carving before going to print. I'll be fine-tuning the details in the skier as well. This is a beautiful "Pthalo Blue Slight Red" pigment dispersion from Guerra. Carved image is approx. 2" x 6.5".<br /><br />The carved image between the left ski post and skies is suppose to be a shadow. If it doesn't look like a shadow on the print, I will eliminate it.Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-81697287995549222402010-03-02T19:02:00.000-08:002010-03-14T10:17:00.318-07:00Snow Skier blocks ready to print<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPWAnmaH7M5AFl77Mcr-eSL01fskjbpR7nnBAQwdEdJwfglQijmmELykX5TCM9GjAN1Dq0GGmxz3adn_JOI43INPTFEEvk06yft_jK9CoVesvKUxXCOZVv47nd2rB5zYCpq4pHRDGdxw9/s1600-h/4402932488_1ccdeb977a_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPWAnmaH7M5AFl77Mcr-eSL01fskjbpR7nnBAQwdEdJwfglQijmmELykX5TCM9GjAN1Dq0GGmxz3adn_JOI43INPTFEEvk06yft_jK9CoVesvKUxXCOZVv47nd2rB5zYCpq4pHRDGdxw9/s200/4402932488_1ccdeb977a_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444238122863260242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUjgnDkZSkE_C65L9C2eM0t9mayuZq7pG9NbMArJEd_JoL3A8vYcuXwB4fTZ1Zin0Ru1YqLjveMe5cnLKsbv9r2Eo7Gg-v_rdLNr_D-cl6t_q0FFcL4hME4ingoG5F2wRxzKZWBKw50KR/s1600-h/snow+skier+w:penny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUjgnDkZSkE_C65L9C2eM0t9mayuZq7pG9NbMArJEd_JoL3A8vYcuXwB4fTZ1Zin0Ru1YqLjveMe5cnLKsbv9r2Eo7Gg-v_rdLNr_D-cl6t_q0FFcL4hME4ingoG5F2wRxzKZWBKw50KR/s200/snow+skier+w:penny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444613831163419202" /></a><br />Moku hanga printmaking method. The left block will serve as the background color w/mica powder and also as the block for hand embossing (kimedashi) the skier's trail and the enso sun. I left enough surface for my thumb to emboss the sun.<br /><br />I only left 1/4" border between the image area and the paper trim. Makes for tricky printing but oh well. I don't like trimming after printing. <br /><br />Bought this U-gouge a couple years ago at Woodcraft store when they were having a sale. It works great for clearing and keeps a sharp edge.<br /><br />The area between the left ski post and skies is suppose to be a shadow. If it doesn't look like a shadow on the print, I will eliminate it.Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-80664886035164263172010-02-28T20:35:00.000-08:002010-03-02T22:26:01.364-08:00My new table box-easel to relieve neck/back strain when carving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqy57NY0-lkQop_2uAEYU14TDBhS0ECLzx6439VIxPGTOjWXSy7uLB2gyMH-eXGE3Ux-7wnhGD2aDZmAO3p7Cj-MSxtqo4yUnHVJZdbMYfzFvwxlJfbiKr5KTMfiZuk_Z_8-3NPVcsus0/s1600-h/Olympic+Bookmark+carving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqy57NY0-lkQop_2uAEYU14TDBhS0ECLzx6439VIxPGTOjWXSy7uLB2gyMH-eXGE3Ux-7wnhGD2aDZmAO3p7Cj-MSxtqo4yUnHVJZdbMYfzFvwxlJfbiKr5KTMfiZuk_Z_8-3NPVcsus0/s200/Olympic+Bookmark+carving.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443519795236980546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGCHX6Gg9N8EKkikpLd2GY_WfmIA4A9SzyhreY_k5AIjl6fzds0WtPJAm_8K7-8EfHCgfIKh04-frqXhtuLFJKe96d2hjQdgN-5ahS0Ixo3rugh1Xwt_t8hw8NU5FOcX9UvHQZEf0NE3g/s1600-h/4396867266_a2786ef003_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGCHX6Gg9N8EKkikpLd2GY_WfmIA4A9SzyhreY_k5AIjl6fzds0WtPJAm_8K7-8EfHCgfIKh04-frqXhtuLFJKe96d2hjQdgN-5ahS0Ixo3rugh1Xwt_t8hw8NU5FOcX9UvHQZEf0NE3g/s200/4396867266_a2786ef003_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444242425852505282" /></a><br />I'm carving a bookmark of a skier in honor of the Winter Olympics. Using this box table easel is really saving my neck and back. I really love this new goooseneck clip-lamp with LED bulb. The light it generates is bright white and always stays cool -- $20 at Target.<br /><br />The table box-easel I bought at Hobby Lobby. Michaels Arts & Crafts also carries it. Occasionally each of those stores has 40-50% off coupons. When the easel is closed, the 2-drawer design raises the flat block surface up to a comfortable level for carving the clearing.<br /><br />The block is a crafter's plaque bought at Hobby Lobby or Michaels for $3.00. I think its pine. I'm really amazed at how its holding up to detail. Hopefully it will do well in the printing process. If so, I'll be glad because its readily available plank wood and comes sanded. I will prefer it over shina block which is a wee bit expensive especially after shipping costs.Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-89849040398908968642010-01-03T11:14:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:59:09.786-08:00LAVENDER BLUE MOON<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/4234019791/" title="Dec. 31st - Waka & Woodblock (last one). Happy New Year by Bet'sWoodblocks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4234019791_9ba9d9e1d3.jpg" width="500" height="426" alt="Dec. 31st - Waka & Woodblock (last one). Happy New Year" /></a><br />In the month of December, I enjoyed doing five simple 2"x 4" woodblock prints. After experiencing a difficult 2009 with deaths in my family, I chose to do these small carvings and prints so I could get back into the groove of printmaking. The small size was less stressful and provided quick results.<br /><br />The new direction of my modern surimono will look similar to my "Birch Spirit" print and these five simple prints only larger, in more detail and in the traditional Japanese surimono print which includes mica powder, hand-embossing, and a nicer Japanese paper than I've been using in the past. And as usual, my prints will include an English language Japanese short-form tanka or haiku poem. Nothing excites me more than luscious, thick, white handmade paper, hand-embossing, and special effects such as sparkly mica powders on a print. I also believe the viewer should be allowed to touch the print in order to really appreciate it.<br /> <br />Print title: "Lavender Blue Moon"<br />Image size: 2" x 4"<br />Block: pine - crafters plaque.<br />Ink: Water-based. Guerra pigment dispersion paint, white and silver metallic Speedball.<br />Paper: Japanese Hosho.<br />Method: Japanese Moku hanga. <br />Printed with a baren.<br /><br />My waka/tanka poem:<br /><br />New Year's eve--<br />some sprigs trimmed for tonight's<br />lavender pillow;<br />midnight mist on my sleeves<br />scented with blue moon light.<br /><br />Bette Norcross Wappner (b'oki)Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-22296299168343173222010-01-03T10:23:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:59:58.217-08:00ROSE HIPS & RAINDROPS<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/4179684982/" title="Rose hips Print & Block (better photo) by Bet'sWoodblocks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/4179684982_4d8d013502.jpg" width="500" height="472" alt="Rose hips Print & Block (better photo)" /></a><br />Print image: 2" x 4"<br />Block: pine- crafters plaque.<br />Ink: Guerra - green pigment dispersion w/black neri zumi concentrate sumi paste.<br />Red: hand-colored pencil.<br />Paper: Japanese hosho.<br />Method: Japanese moku hanga.<br /><br /><br />My waka/tanka poem:<br /><br />Freezing winds<br />have taken the last blossoms;<br />rose hips are waiting<br />for the touch of warm hands--<br />scarlet fruit between the thorns.<br /><br />Bette Norcross Wappner (b'oki)Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-52192301557212726452009-12-13T11:51:00.000-08:002010-01-10T20:00:50.593-08:00"LATE-AUTUMN IRIS"<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/4169497022/" title="Late Autumn Iris Print & Block by Bet'sWoodblocks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/4169497022_a11c955a2d.jpg" width="500" height="454" alt="Late Autumn Iris Print & Block" /></a><br /><br />These simple woodblock prints are in honor, memory, and respect of Harlan Hubbard - Kentucky shantyboat captain & artist who used simple tools in his woodcuts & printing.<br />www.amazon.com/Woodcuts-Harlan-Hubbard/dp/0813118794/ref=...<br /><br />Title: Late-Autumn Iris<br />Image area: 2-1/4" x 4-1/4".<br />Block: pine - crafter plaque. I'm amazed at how it holds up to detail.<br />Ink: Speedball water-based printmakers ink.<br />Paper: Japanese Hosho. <br />Binder: methyl cellulose (powder form mixed with distilled water).<br />Method: Japanese moku hanga, but with block pressed onto paper.<br /><br />My waka/tanka poem:<br /><br />Returning again<br />to a warm late autumn,<br />graceful iris--<br />reflected in an artist's mind<br />a respite before the frost.<br /><br />Bette Norcross Wappner (b'oki)Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-50680753518671193032009-12-03T19:54:00.000-08:002010-01-10T20:02:05.794-08:00"OUR WINTER CHERRY"<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bette_norcross_wappner/4169481846/" title="Winter Cherry Print & Block by Bet'sWoodblocks, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/4169481846_7c46f4955f.jpg" width="500" height="463" alt="Winter Cherry Print & Block" /></a><br /><br />These simple woodblock prints are in honor, memory, and respect of Harlan Hubbard - Kentucky shantyboat captain & artist who used simple tools in his woodcuts & printing. <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Woodcuts-Harlan-Hubbard/dp/0813118794/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259726116&sr=8-5" rel="nofollow">www.amazon.com/Woodcuts-Harlan-Hubbard/dp/0813118794/ref=...</a><br /><br />Image: 2-1/4" x 4-1/4".<br />Block: pine - crafter plaque. I'm amazed at how it holds up to detail.<br />Ink: Alizarin Crimson gouache & brown Speedball water-based printmaking ink.<br />Paper: Japanese Hosho. <br />Method: Japanese moku hanga. I tried something different by using a small simple shoe brush, perhaps like Harlan Hubbard might use, to apply ink to block. it only shed a few bristles. less than i thought it would.<br />Printed by pressing block to paper.<br /><br />Accompanying tanka poem:<br /><br />Only raindrops<br />cling to the empty stems--<br />our winter cherry;<br />tears will fall while you're away<br />and my art will seem fruitless.<br /><br />Bette Norcross Wappner (b'oki)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKtB8gzWQHauQfA3MZYBInY0f6VA71VpaxkKw8pxiOTsQJAfKyKoTQTPHWASJXR_37YMCtbQ8c5RqMrZV2E6uPt-2PdKnLA8xQDUDD5ucCf1iirTrTc71VM85YcE3NgMckn2sWGzmYKA0/s1600-h/Dec.+3rd+Waka+Woodblock+-+Cherry+tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKtB8gzWQHauQfA3MZYBInY0f6VA71VpaxkKw8pxiOTsQJAfKyKoTQTPHWASJXR_37YMCtbQ8c5RqMrZV2E6uPt-2PdKnLA8xQDUDD5ucCf1iirTrTc71VM85YcE3NgMckn2sWGzmYKA0/s200/Dec.+3rd+Waka+Woodblock+-+Cherry+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411555173870872786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TIy8B3891i_9qGHN6r6mvisJRaE1igXQVToU3YYwjuxB2F3KZDYVsQ7U8y7qF1ZobN0M3GDFmBfpUJBFaV5_kXi79bdlJnbaEMWDJZy7TEBqObDHYnheOhXA9y95NwDakD0-scP-aVr6/s1600-h/Cherry+Tree+Woodblock+%26+Tools.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TIy8B3891i_9qGHN6r6mvisJRaE1igXQVToU3YYwjuxB2F3KZDYVsQ7U8y7qF1ZobN0M3GDFmBfpUJBFaV5_kXi79bdlJnbaEMWDJZy7TEBqObDHYnheOhXA9y95NwDakD0-scP-aVr6/s200/Cherry+Tree+Woodblock+%26+Tools.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411555165594316722" /></a>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-63244537995584072712009-12-02T16:50:00.000-08:002010-03-02T22:22:21.994-08:00"BURNT UMBER"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfHcARI1hoTkjKCn5eMXuw7hGGogR-vGlNEFC4Cw16trFnQ33uvNL2gRMZil-2QqSnNrK74PNf7JtdmAeRPrUFrn99VMZiwYNZEURsfuMOoBu1TLEO1fLyaEr3KoSYI_b0HcBXKCCgRrq/s1600-h/4168719185_3318eedbb2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfHcARI1hoTkjKCn5eMXuw7hGGogR-vGlNEFC4Cw16trFnQ33uvNL2gRMZil-2QqSnNrK74PNf7JtdmAeRPrUFrn99VMZiwYNZEURsfuMOoBu1TLEO1fLyaEr3KoSYI_b0HcBXKCCgRrq/s200/4168719185_3318eedbb2-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444289079324669266" /></a><br />This simple woodblock print is in honor, memory, and respect of Harlan Hubbard - Kentucky shantyboat captain & artist who used simple tools in his woodcuts & printing.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Woodcuts-Harlan-Hubbard/dp/0813118794/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259726116&sr=8-5">http://www.amazon.com/Woodcuts-Harlan-Hubbard/dp/0813118794/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259726116&sr=8-5</a><br /><br />Image: 2-1/4" x 4-1/4".<br />Block: pine - craft plaque. I'm amazed at how it holds up to detail.<br />Ink: Burnt Umber gouache.<br />Paper: Japanese Rice Hosho. (I bought a tablet many years ago at Michaels Arts)<br />Method: Japanese moku hanga, but tried something different by trying a simple tool as perhaps Harlan Hubbard might have used, brushing ink to the block with a small shoe brush. It worked better than I thought with only losing a few hairs and only cost a couple dollars from CVS pharmacy.<br />Printed by pressing block to paper.<br /><br />My accompanying waka/tanka poem:<br /><br />Late autumn maple<br />bare to the high noon sun--<br />burnt umber cattails<br />slowly sway with the lake,<br />a koi sinks in meditation.<br /><br />©Bette Norcross Wapner (b'oki)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhIRvT1LMRFPgrlZKxY7LykX3JopKaXWcxyMpH2ULCpeYCLOYe-jbJ26u903NueXBJVNBajM1WXoJ-YtjemJNqpumj6qPo6z9RB4nU8S5ysUVUk93a9NWrMNETZX_bc5y1pGWnw1YeCfe/s1600-h/Dec.+1st+block+%26+tools.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhIRvT1LMRFPgrlZKxY7LykX3JopKaXWcxyMpH2ULCpeYCLOYe-jbJ26u903NueXBJVNBajM1WXoJ-YtjemJNqpumj6qPo6z9RB4nU8S5ysUVUk93a9NWrMNETZX_bc5y1pGWnw1YeCfe/s320/Dec.+1st+block+%26+tools.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411553050723422418" /></a>Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287754040463419063.post-87747661664071429292009-10-12T15:00:00.001-07:002009-12-04T20:32:46.782-08:00"chi"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGgkbk5RNYk97mE15t-ff3kQdPvGqzwMAKcGj7tnH0O-xsCRLAxjPRgMorBY71njn0OZScQQ9A5Q4MwFWUbleB9PPlB1YcR1IQGcNXICvj8glHoFSprDtyxbZ4Xjcx5DKPzCsPWYUlaPW/s1600-h/Chi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGgkbk5RNYk97mE15t-ff3kQdPvGqzwMAKcGj7tnH0O-xsCRLAxjPRgMorBY71njn0OZScQQ9A5Q4MwFWUbleB9PPlB1YcR1IQGcNXICvj8glHoFSprDtyxbZ4Xjcx5DKPzCsPWYUlaPW/s320/Chi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391836883868059250" /></a><br />The carved block is on the left above. The print is on the right above. The image is a woman with her arms stretched upward with air or water energies flowing around her. This was a small and quick "experimental" woodblock print and also a fun, spontaneous carving. <br /><br />Title: "chi".<br />Size: 1.5" x 4".<br />Block: pine.<br />Water-based ink.<br />Paper: Strathmore Bristol vellum 100 lb.<br />Semi-wet technique.<br />Hand-burnished with bone burnisher.<br />Carved with Micro Dockyard 1.5 v-gouge<br /><br />Printed September 2009.Bette Norcross Wappner --http://www.blogger.com/profile/04458670015305220788noreply@blogger.com0