Printmaking Weekend at Daniel Smith Inc. both in Seattle and Bellevue - Nov. 1-2, 2008
Using software to prepare captured digital artist stamp images to transfer a laser-toner print to metal plate, etch in ferric chloride and print on the Mini Halfwood Press.
Above: Bill's Stamps 'N Stories CD--part of his video game, Emeralda.
Right: Photo by David Lotz much modified by adding Janet Fisher's image for the opening video of the demonstration and Bill's art Display in the Seattle store's gallery.
Bill ran a 96-second video to illustrate his way to grab an image from the his CD, Stamps 'N Stories and play a game that's part of his plan to teach printmaking online. He shows his Mini Halfwood Press in the photo, above.
Despite rain in Everett, Washington both days, many people came out for this multi-arts event.
Snohomish County Art Festival
Sept. 19-20, 2008
Five days after returning from Kansas Bill set up his Printmaking Roadshow at the Civic Center campus in Everett, printing selected plates from the summer's showings.
Several 4th grade students tried their hand at printing on the Mini Halfwood Press.
Baker University
and
Baldwin City Schools
Kansas
Sept. 9-12, 2008
A Senior High School Student turns the wheel
on the Mini as Professors Bailey and Ritchie
watch. Photo by Sheryl Espinosa
Walt Bailey, center, (owner of Mini Halfwood Press #34) invited Bill to have a show at the Russell-Holt Gallery, visit elementary, middle, senior, and university art students, and present his view of The Work of Art in the Age or Digital Reproduction in a public lecture. Walt was among a half-dozen other Halfwood Press owners, shared in making the gallery show a success.
Lynda and Bill at the shop. The print--in black and white--is lower left. Inset is Bill with the shop owner, Mary Kay.
The finished print from two etched plates.
Edmonds Bookshop
August 21, 2008
A chance meeting at the Art Festival with Mary Kay, owner of the Edmonds Bookshop resulted in Bill as Artist of the Month at the Art Walk, featuring his book, Halfwood Press - The Story.
Holding up the first of two colors for a new print at the Index Arts Festival
Index Arts Festival
August 16, 2008
Bill was invited to participate in this festival, held in the park in the alpine village of Index, Washington.
Vistors at the Print Making Roadshow booth at the Index Arts Festival. Note the clothesline where Bill clipped his prints as he printed them - in the style of the early days of print vendors.
All set for the first Printmaking Roadshow, Bill will print commemorative prints. David Lotz, gets his print bin ready, which featured the Printz Collection developed by the Cleveland Art Museum Print Club.
Blue Saucer Neighbor-to-Neighborhood Sale and first Printmaking Roadshow
July 27, 2008
Billie Bryan, manager of the family business, Blue Saucer Caffe, produced a Neighborhood Sale and Printmaking Roadshow.
exPRESSive Arts Studio of Karon Leigh
No photos, but two one-minute YouTube videos:
Line Etching with Hard Ground, left and
Laser Print Etching with Print and Peel Blue process at right.
Edmonds Arts Festival
Edmonds, WA, June 13-15, 2008
I printed an etching of my artist's stamp, "Birds of the Coffee World" for people at the Sustainability Fair.
Printing for Earth Week
North Seattle Community College, Seattle, April 23-24, 2008
Sponsored by Blue Saucer Caffe and showing how migratory birds depend on the trees in coffee plantations that have shade grown coffee. Nellie Sunderland made the drawing and I etched it into the copper plate. People watched, and then they signed it, too, planning to come to the Blue Saucer to get it when the ink was dry.
Fourteen prints came out of this event. I chose to feature the Cerulean Warbler, and Nellie Sunderland provided the artwork for the etching.
