diehler

May 21

One of the cheesecloths I washed today looked like a giant face, and luckily the shop has a giant clown mask to compare it to.

One of the cheesecloths I washed today looked like a giant face, and luckily the shop has a giant clown mask to compare it to.

May 20

Proofing for Dyani White Hawk, part of Landmarks at Tamarind Institute 
from Tamarind’s facebook page 

Proofing for Dyani White Hawk, part of Landmarks at Tamarind Institute 

from Tamarind’s facebook page 

May 17

damlaerten:

lil afternoon fun @emily_diehl

damlaerten:

lil afternoon fun @emily_diehl

May 15

Today sucked

At least I learned how to do a nitric wash and I got to bichromate a plate. 

I also learned today that there’s a drastic action that involves heating up lithotine and doing a hot wet washout that, although extremely dangerous, actually works.  I’m curious about it - but ultimately not quite ready to die in some sort of shop explosion. 

damlaerten:

my roller is the spawn of litho satan 👹 #lithography #printmaking

damlaerten:

my roller is the spawn of litho satan 👹 #lithography #printmaking

Registration set up for printing an edge to edge stone run on a hand press.
Rapidly becoming my favorite technique now that I’m solid in handling my stops on the leading and trailing edges, you get that awesome tension of setting it half off - half on the stone edge, lowering the scraper bar slowly while beginning to move the bed forward, then releasing right at the exact moment. 

Registration set up for printing an edge to edge stone run on a hand press.

Rapidly becoming my favorite technique now that I’m solid in handling my stops on the leading and trailing edges, you get that awesome tension of setting it half off - half on the stone edge, lowering the scraper bar slowly while beginning to move the bed forward, then releasing right at the exact moment. 

May 11

[video]

May 10

May 09

[video]

danielstroh:

Moby Dick
linoleum block print 

danielstroh:

Moby Dick

linoleum block print 

May 08

For those that like black rectangles

For those that like black rectangles

May 06

Using the air compressor to dry off the stone in between rounds of graining: working smart

Using the air compressor to dry off the stone in between rounds of graining: working smart

Happy again

Happy again