Movement

Hello to anyone who cares to read this post on what is my blog.
I have just started to restore a ye olde letterpress that was
salvaged from out in rural Victoria.
The thing weighs approximately 480kgs! and was a bit of a bugger to move.
The mecanisims were seized and last night i managed to free-up the movement.
Still a long way to go!
I am giving myself 1 year to get it fully restored.
Here Goes! 
Last night i took some photos, put them together and hopefully made an animation that

 you can see here. Ta  MB  ("

Post Yarra Valley Open Studios ''Post"

Another Yarra Valley Open Studios under the belt.
The highs and lows,   Ah, so many memories.
Putting My back out, headbutting a friends cage trailer, (accidentally) with an emphasis on the "dent".
Lots of great visitors to my studio. Looking up from a demo and realising that there were at least fifteen
people looking at what I was doing. That was a bit of an Argh! moment and yet I kept my composure.

Thanks again  to everyone that popped in.
And super thanks to those that bought some of my work, not only do you get a small piece of my soul,
but your purchase enables me to continue in my work for another year. Ta ("
Here are a few photos that a few people requested. Lots o love B

Woodblock prints of Mount Donna Buang 2009
Each piece is on A3, and twelve A3's go together to make up this image.

 This one is titled,"Platypus council"                         and "A flying visit"

This image was taken before the completion of this years print "Moon Platypus Yarra".

Still to receive the final layer of sky and moon detail.

So Long!

Yarra Valley Open Studios

Hi !  Its mid Yarra Valley open studios and the first week was great. Thank
You to everyone that came and said , "hello" .
Apart from putting my back out and almost knocking myself out cold on the back of a friends
 cage trailer, the weekend went fine.
This weekend i will be getting into some demo printing and more great conversation with some more
funky people.
pictures, pictures, pictures! where are all the pictures?
lets see what i can do.

 This picture is of the carving required for the 2nd layer of sky on this years print.

hopefully wht the letterpress will look like when i get into the restoration.

Hope that You  are well, Michael/B ("