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Traditional Art / Printing / Wood Block

I wanted to do another woodcut with the same colors as Rebis, and I had an image in my head of moths stuck to tar or sap or molasses that just wouldn't go away.

This print is an attempt at being more subtle about my symbolism instead of just tossing alchemical iconography everywhere...although I do love my alchemical symbols. They aren't going away anytime soon.

6-run reduction woodcut on red oak (delicious texture), 10 1/2"x19", 16 impressions.
©E. Patrician =rabid-potato 2010.

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~sandersblack Feb 9, 2011 Student Traditional Artist

This piece is just awesome. The colors are great and the wood grain is just perfect. Did you do anything special to get the grain to pop like that?

*rabid-potato Feb 18, 2011 General Artist

Thank you so much!
I enhanced the texture by running a wire bristle barbecue brush with the grain, but most of it is just the wood itself. I've found myself rapidly falling in love with red oak, haha.

~itharu Nov 21, 2010

Exposing the wood texture is something that was really needed for this work to stand out more than it would without it. Excellent work in getting that to show and print.

*rabid-potato Feb 18, 2011 General Artist

Thank you! Red oak is a joy to work with- all I did to enhance the texture was run a wire bristle brush along the grain to bring it out a little.

~wyte-majick Nov 6, 2010 Professional Digital Artist

i like being able to see the texture of the wood in this impression

It's brilliant!

*rabid-potato Nov 6, 2010 General Artist

Thank you! I definitely want to incorporate the grain of the wood into my work more.

~gornikiewicz Oct 26, 2010

Incredibly good job!

*rabid-potato Nov 6, 2010 General Artist

Thank you so much!

!C-2-158 Sep 3, 2010 Student

Beautiful print, flawless registration, well composed.

*rabid-potato Nov 6, 2010 General Artist

Thank you so much!

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