Hand painted beer sign

I don't know if I have ever shown you this. My father-in-law gave this to me after having it stored in his basement for years. The other side of the sign is slightly different since each was painted by hand. We researched the company a few years ago and if I remember correctly this was a brewery in Chicago a few decades back. The sign came from a bar in eastern Iowa that burned down . . . The sign is a little over four feet tall.

New Work Begun

The start of a new lino, the block will be 36" x 12" and it will be based off a panoramic photo taken when family was in from PA earlier this month. 

Reclaimed wood

This is a board off of a shelf that was in the basement when we bought the house. . . The white splotch of paint at the top is going to get screen printed this week.

Printing

This afternoon I spent an hour or so working in the printmaking studio. First I reclaimed a few screens then pulled a small edition of two color prints on maps. The photo did not turn out. Let's blame the equipment rather than my technique.

Here is a detail from a test print that seems to be getting somewhere.

Also, here's a shot of the studio. Just got some heavy duty drying racks over break. 

Studio

A couple different angles of the studio as it sits this evening. . . And I concur, time to make some images. . .

Bad pano of the studio, had the basement finished last month so now the studio is a real "room" instead of a corner of a larger room. Time to make some images . . .

studio

Managed to do a bit of organizing in the studio over break. Built this little bookshelf on the South wall with some lumber that has been stacked in there for two or more years. . . I am going to try and post more frequently this year. We will see how that goes . . . the new semester starts tomorrow morning at 8am!