Tacoma Studio Tour 2019

Tacoma Studio Tour 2019

Join us for our annual Tacoma open studio!Stop #9October 12 - 1311am - 5pm2515 B South Tacoma WayTacoma, WA 98409Come carve your own linoleum block, enjoy sale items, and participate in printing demos!We're part of the...
20 Years at The Arts & Crafts Conference at Grove Park Inn

20 Years at The Arts & Crafts Conference at Grove Park Inn

As I board the plane to attend the 32nd Arts & Crafts Conference at Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC, I’m in disbelief that I’ve been exhibiting at this event for over twenty years!?!? But...
Holiday Sale & Open House

Holiday Sale & Open House

Celebrate the holidays & join us for our annual Holiday Sale and Open House for last minute holiday gifts and extra sale items and a print your own Holiday Coaster / Ornament printing demo! December 15th11am...
Molokai on My Mind

Molokai on My Mind

My planning for the Molokai illustration project for Patagonia Press is shaping up as I write this. The assignment is to create a dozen woodblock print illustrations for the book Paddling My Own Canoe, written by Audrey...
Holiday Haul Crawl Pop-Up Mall!

Holiday Haul Crawl Pop-Up Mall!

We love to work local and support local! As a proud member of the Tacoma's artisanal businesses, I'll be setting up a small pop-up display of our letterpress cards, blockprints, and our brand-new tea towels...
Good & Bad News from the Printing Studio. . .

Good & Bad News from the Printing Studio. . .

As you might know, we use various antique letterpress printing presses made between the 1890s and the 1960s for making our note cards and prints. We pamper them daily, cleaning and oiling to ensure smooth...
Japan Trip: Baren Studio

Japan Trip: Baren Studio

"Baren-making" session with Mr. Goto in Tokyo today. The traditional Japanese burnishing tool for ukiyo-e prints is called "baren" and Mr. Goto is the only professional baren-maker alive today in Japan who makes the authentic...
Japan Trip: Shirakawago

Japan Trip: Shirakawago

A glorious day in Shirakawago, an old village designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. We stayed at one of the old Gassho-zukuri" farmhouse and explored the small village all day. I snuck in 1/2...
Japan Trip: Kenrokuen Garden

Japan Trip: Kenrokuen Garden

A beautiful day at Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa. Flowers in bloom everywhere. A group of ladies in blue uniforms picking weeds at the moss garden. So picturesque that I had to sketch these lovely ladies...