Pressing Matters VIII: Printmaker's Group Show

                               Katya McCulloch "Rim Fire Survey" Reduction woodcut

I put together about 10 to 12 art shows a year for the Maurice Del Mue Galleries at the San Geronimo valley Community Center.

Of those, my favorite is the Pressing Matters Printmakers Group Show.

When I first conceived of doing this show I hoped it would be a continuing exhibit, but nevertheless, I'm still a little taken aback to find myself celebrating the 8th annual.

This year’s show features etchings, woodcuts, linocuts, lithographs, letterpress, screen prints monoprints and monotypes. 

The lineup of participants includes Al Ardelle, Fred L. Berensmeier, Corina del Carmel, Martha Cederstrom, Danille Fogel, Dave Getz, Zachary Gilmour, Art Hazelwood, Janice Jahnke, Amos Klausner, Sophia Larsen, Katya McCulloch, Cindy Miracle, Barbara Morris, Elaine Nehm, Elaine Penwell, Larry Rippee, Gabriele Schwibach, Elly Simmons, Sonia Simmons, Rose Wulff Steiner, Xander Weaver Scull, Zoltron, me and Justus Evans, Samuel Marquez, Gary Harrell and Frederick Tinsley of the San Quentin Prison Arts Project.

Here are a few. (I hope to get more works up as I get reasonably good photos).

                             Daniell Fogel "Coyotes Challenge" Mixed media-block print 

   Cindy Miracle "Preguntas" Monoprint with 'image on' plate and Chine Colle

           Katya McCulloch "Acorn Woodpecker Sash" Reduction block woodcut

                               Marsha Cedestrom "Echo" Drypoint etching

                        Corina del Carmel "Puppeteer" Lithography

                                  Sophia Larsen "Counterpart" Lithograph

                               Corina del Carmel "Lonely Crowd"  Intaglio

                                         Zach Gilmour  Untitled  Monotype

      Gabriele Schwibach  "A Night Out"  Aquatint and watercolor

        Art Hazelwood "Pool" Relief print

                      Elly Simmons  "The Sounds of Night" Woodcut

                             Art Hazelwood "Soledad" Woodcut

Art Hazelwood "La Calavera Aurora: Un caso Doloroso" Linocut and Screenprint

                    Here's my "Banjo at Armageddon" Linocut with wash

                                    Elly Simmons  "Dragon Spiral"  Woodcut

                                    Amos Klausner "Listserv #4" Letterpress

Zoltron's  "A Little Golden Book: Queens of the Stone Age"  Silkscreen

Zoltron's  "A Little Golden Book: Primus"  Silkscreen

 Rose Wulff  Steiner "Mannequin in Athens" Photo-encaustic monoprint

And Rose's  "Billboard with Cherry" Photo-encaustic Monoprint

Cindy Miracle " San Michele" Monoprint with 'image on' plate and Chine Colle

Barbara Morris "Hummingbird Series #17" Monotype

Dave Getz "Dueling Daves" Monoprint-screenprint


These are just a few of the interesting and diverse pieces in the show.
My apologies to artists not represented. I may post more shots if I can get a few good ones.

Pressing Matters VI: Printmakers Group Show

This November we hosted the 6th Annual printmakers show at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center--probably my favorite reoccurring art show of the year.

"Man with Hat",  Intaglio by Bea Benjamin

As usual the show highlights local print artist’s etchings, woodcuts, linocuts, lithographs, screen prints and monotypes.

This year’s featured artists include Bea Benjamin, Fred L. Berensmeier, Geoff Bernstein, Martha Cederstrom, Diane Cokely, Danielle Fogel, David Getz, Art Hazelwood, Elan Kamesar, Veronica Buros Kleinberg, Sophie Larsen, Katya McCulloch, Cindy Miracle, Elaine Nehm, Larry Rippee, Gabriele Schwibach, Susan Shannon, Connie Smith Siegel, Sam Vaughn, Xander Weaver-Scull and Melissa West.

Here are a few examples:

"Phillip Petit, World Trade Center 1974", Intaglio on cardboard plate also by Bea Benjamin

A knock out piece by Melissa West:

"La Penitente", a linoleum block print on fabric.

"Corn Goddess/Corn Demon", woodcut by Art Hazelwood

"Two Cages" scratch-foam, pencil, rice paper, plexi  by Danielle Fogel.

“Brown Pelican (Endangered Species Now Recovered)” by Xander Weaver-Scull

For this print Xander made his own ink out of soil, water and maple syrup.

The print itself is a stencil using watercolor.

"The Border Wall Divides All Life" a screenprint by Art Hazelwood

"The Golden Book of Art", 4-Color linocut reduction by Katya McCulloch

“Songbirds of Iraq”, 12-color, 2-block linocut reduction by Katya  McCulloch

Both of these incredibly complex prints are part of the "Absence & Presence” project, an international touring printmaking response to the bombing of Al-Mutannabbi Street.

"Star Shaman and Raven Dream the First Signature of the Human Being"

a linocut by Fred Berensmeier

"Colorado II" a screenprint by Dave Getz

"Colorado III- Shooter's Bible" also by artist /musician Dave Getz

"Stripes for Pompeii" a monoprint using solar plate and Chine Colle by Cindy Miracle.

"Santa Maria Novella" monoprint (with image on plate) by Cindy Miracle.

"Silver and Black" monoprint (using encaustic medium on plate)

also by Cindy Miracle.

"Bubba" an etching by Sophie Larsen

"Desolation Angel 2", a great stone lithograph by Sam Vaughn.

"Limbus Infantium 1" a hand toned stone lithograph also by Sam Vaughn.

Wonderful stuff. Great variety.

This really is only a portion of the exhibit. Hopefully I'll have a chance to put up more images from the show soon.