Whoa Nelly!

So in the middle of the most complex print that i have done to date. I receive a call from my brother
saying that he has found an old printing press that will be thrown onto a scrap heap, Would i like him to save it for me?   YES! woo-hoo!

Am i crazy enough to try and restore it?  YES! 
Have a look at this link to see what a restored, operational one of these looks like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfo3YfYUnoA

I will keep my blog "posted" (no pun intended).  B ("

Lots of work= fun.

Question, How many hours can You work on a single project without losing Your mind?

Answer, I'll tell You later this week.
Still working on the latest print.
Photos out of the camera and into computer land asap.

Lots of kind regards Michael /B

.25-.5!

I am becoming friends with a few imperfections within my work.
.25 0f 1mm and even one case of my measurements being as far as .5 of 1mm out!
The old me would turn in his grave.  ("

In the thick of it..

Yo! hows it going? 
I am at the first of the tricky bits in regs to the set out of this
image. As kind of a note to myself i will post these pictures
to use as a ref later on. Anyone that cares to take a look, please
enjoy. lots of kind thoughts. B Michael.

These are some of the details of the blocks that i have been carving, that will be used
to create a print that will be titled "Moon Platypus Yarra".

Inks of varying colour will be applied to each block to make the overall image.

All that a printer ever really wishes to make is a good impression.

Ready,Set, Go....................

Hello, How are You?
I hope you are well.

With Yarra Valley Open Studios only weeks away, well 4 weeks and 3 days away, it's time to carve, carve, carve. The beautiful bamboo/cotton paper I'm using is  waiting for the layers of ink to soak into it's fibres and I'm eager to see how it takes them.

My lovely is busy being the secretary with the mostess organising my blog, printing invitations for the event, organising my business cards and stamps, planing a working bee for the house and garden and maintaining life at home.

It's mad but it's all coming together nicely.

It would be great if you could set aside some time in September to visit my studio and see what I've been up to in the wee hours.

Yarra Valley Open Studios
Sept 10-11 and 17-18
Open 10am -5pm
see link for more details
http://www.yvopenstudios.net.au/

On some of the days there'll be espresso coffee from Silva Coffee (http://www.silvacoffee.com.au/), locally roasted right here in Warburton (lucky us) and hopefully some sunshine for a lovely spring lookie-see at the garden to see what's growing.

Hope to see you then
B

This is my Dicksonia antarctica wood block carving from last year's Yarra Valley Open Studios. 'Where's this years?' All will be revealed......................