https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel-1-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel-1-1-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel-1-1-1-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel-1-1-1-1-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/gipfel-1-1-1-1-1-1 daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456778703932-MRB0MCWXS595MOJCHGJA/65.jpg Gipfel https://www.tonydrehfal.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2023-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1523114710157-0U6NIQY347072WGOLQJG/endgrain_01_72.jpg portfolio - End-grain in process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1523114710157-0U6NIQY347072WGOLQJG/endgrain_01_72.jpg portfolio - End-grain in process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1523114395852-NV4O5BFA18P4ZEUKW0D2/endgrain_01_72.jpg portfolio - Endgrain in process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1523114926933-QYANH7Y8YX9SUZ3E0DT8/Drehfal_Autumnal_72.jpg portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1525269381460-QA4UQI5OXZM69BCTE6SX/Sweetgrass_72.jpg portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1525269422429-PIODPOFBRJHOS3MKGR5W/Drehfal_Trees_Roots_Rocks_72.jpg portfolio - Trees, Roots, Rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1525269529293-MKAZLUBXAIP76P5QS6IH/3Graces_inprocess_72.jpg portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1528638890465-G0ZB9PDJ0FVEMAN6KW9S/Three_Graces_72.jpg portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615256582586-UQYDGT4LRZW41MP0V1TH/campfire_72.jpg portfolio - Campfire This wood engraving was made for a special portfolio of 20 prints, titled “Autumn” created for the Society of Wood Engravers (SWE). It was on of four seasonal portfolios created to celebrate their centenary in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1702764749663-9WLQWRPNUBB43H4YOB7L/image-asset.jpeg portfolio - Nestle Engraved on a Chris Daunt made boxwood (lobed) end-grain round. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog daily 1.0 2025-12-30 https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/12/30/birds-in-art-fifty monthly 0.5 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/ad5a4804-b802-482d-98ce-279c937e9c1b/IMG_6879.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/5e06381c-1ead-40bd-b83d-24045f762de8/IMG_1559.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c92560bd-da98-4d7a-bde3-77511d1dc3a7/IMG_4786.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/3dcd7782-48de-4d5b-b464-d6d5546d464b/IMG_4797.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/adee164f-be6c-4277-bab3-59b99631e028/IMG_4795.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1510ec6f-64ee-4866-b05b-82fa45129967/FD0F07BC-81FB-42E0-8F96-7161984A7EE4.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/df737349-e2c0-4338-9237-83270a017f5c/IMG_4780.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/87795b75-96c9-499f-969f-4c18c80b382b/IMG_4799.jpeg blog - Birds in Art Fifty https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/5/31/bewicks-birds monthly 0.5 2025-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c3fee6a4-3286-4dd8-a3fc-270d1e3d79d5/01023543.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Quite professional, this bookbinding repair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d09385c4-8073-4853-802b-cec8530c34fa/01023545.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out The title page was missing, so I needed to research a little to figure out what edition this volume was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/aa25c871-7b59-405d-9b05-c977588142c6/01023551.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Here one of the cut-out windows, the bird most likely photographically reproduced in a pre-scanner era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7a1714d3-b588-44cf-b819-45048818b561/01023548.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out One of many small images, engraved beautifully, About 2”x 1”. Two of my recent wood engravings feature nests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/3b9c318a-f4ad-4cd5-b010-34c11993f62f/01023553.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out The Long-Eared Owl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7548d254-2b4a-4376-b332-598013ba78f8/01023554.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out 2 1/4” by 1 3/4” (roughly) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c55e9bbd-0e22-4323-8d1f-eceab60ab344/01023555.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Another small image, as you can see by the type printed on the other side of the paper. This a Tail-piece. (You can look up what that is!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8bde14ba-55d9-4ae9-b947-84e708fd77c0/01023578.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/20f7718e-890c-4333-b125-542572a44154/01023576.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out A detail of The Golden Eagle. I once held the block that printed it, in Newcastle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/39ab4dbe-e4ba-4c3a-b94d-9f3b5a95c26b/01023569.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Getting older, I can relate to this. You start looking up latin words viewing Bewick’s tale-pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7aa82713-2be2-4584-8e7a-d7acb9785614/01023567.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1085b155-5358-4f4f-adf5-3839f7bef77e/01023565.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d9de511c-8d15-4208-895b-36d5a213667f/01023564.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Bewick, quite creative, dropping a leaf onto the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/451fb201-341b-4098-9d68-ba49438eba95/01023563.jpeg blog - Bewick's Birds - Make it stand out Another tail-piece, this one showing a bird’s nemesis. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/5/22/beaver-crafted-birch monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/6031cad4-53f0-4723-a15f-c91362fe571c/IMG_4072.jpeg blog - Beaver Crafted Birch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d69d751f-1e2c-42d5-8db3-213f47b13f65/IMG_4069.jpeg blog - Beaver Crafted Birch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/9610fff2-a5ae-4f41-8f06-bc662ac2e0ac/IMG_4071.jpeg blog - Beaver Crafted Birch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/4/5/maz-proofed monthly 0.5 2025-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e0465608-34ec-4750-b59d-7b4b92066988/IMG_3928.jpeg blog - Maíz Proofed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/4/5/wisconsin-craft-biennial-opening-reception monthly 0.5 2025-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7767e5f8-cc8d-42ff-ae5d-55e4d8b2f52a/Erol+Reyal+9063.jpeg blog - Wisconsin Craft Biennial Opening Reception - Make it stand out Nancy Debbink, Jeanne Debbink and Tony Drehfal (with his wood engravings). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c727e35b-4d35-4131-b895-b91ccd8a240a/Erol+Reyal+9062.jpeg blog - Wisconsin Craft Biennial Opening Reception - Make it stand out Rare photo of reclusive wood engraver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/01128c3d-07d7-4c89-9388-49aca02aeec6/IMG_3681.jpeg blog - Wisconsin Craft Biennial Opening Reception - Make it stand out A view of Lake Michigan, before sunrise, the day after the opening reception, seen from where we lodged overnight. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/1/12/winter-solstice-bonfire-dragon monthly 0.5 2025-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/fefff9e8-cb17-4bae-84cf-a035c29700b8/IMG_2842.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The wood used, selected from piles wood from trees that died along our shoreline on Lumen Lake. (Areas that flooded killing the trees.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/03816bee-e389-4052-8fac-c34b3be9e7e7/IMG_3074.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The dragon’s skin was created from dried stalks and stems harvested from the Community Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/88e59624-04ea-43e5-80a1-bfb894fc904f/IMG_9289.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The sculpture’s raw material in a workshop space we used at ArtStart in Rhinelander, where my printmaking studio is located. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/4c1df7c8-f151-4e04-b99d-8bc261c247cb/IMG_9290.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out A challenge, no nails or screws could be used, and it took me some time learning to build with crooked wood. Here the upper and lower parts of the jaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2179b985-272f-448d-be9f-e31aa89b3d11/IMG_3148.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out Having our daughter Anne (left) join Jeanne and I for a day esulted with bringing the dragon head to life. We made a great team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1283ba5a-7d87-4846-ab91-87cf7dad08c1/IMG_3192.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The dragon’s body panels, front, back and sides were next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/a2f3ea54-fbe1-4819-a7c0-28f7e2fd4539/IMG_3189.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out As I worked on the bones, Jeanne, with the help of Anne and dragon making team member Debbie, attached the skin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/95e077bc-d912-43cf-89d4-1e63ad0da963/IMG_3220.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out We used a welded steel Peace Sign sculpture to serve as the support for the dragon, building a place to mount the head, and then lean the four sides on. Here test fitting the side that had a low access panel (where I would light the firewood stacked inside the creature). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0db62040-ecca-4459-9462-e2cf464afae9/IMG_3233.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out Jeanne working on adding sticks out of the back of the dragon’s head. It was quite cold the day we assembled the dragon. I love the legs and clawed feet that Jeanne had built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/914173a8-2891-427c-9172-9a8d9e80ed64/IMG_0435.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out Another view, almost ready for the bonfire that occurred the following day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/bcc74e1a-3c38-4d79-8a21-7f612a478949/IMG_3293.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The night of the bonfire Nicolet College had the dragon lit by blue and red spotlights. (Photo by Nate Sheppard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/802eb18c-08d7-4673-b74d-3181a299acfd/IMG_0529.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out Here I am using a bellows to get the kindling burning. (Photo by Nate Sheppard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/14a0f12a-0917-426d-befa-ab0481c6f78c/IMG_0527.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out Once the fire got going, it quickly turned into a respectable bonfire. (Photo by Nate Sheppard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/da91f2a1-00ae-4657-8254-bfdc3b47ad87/IMG_0528.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The skin of stalks and stems burned off exposing the bones, Nate Sheppard took this photo from this side of the dragon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/335eec2d-7a70-43f9-b4e9-f3be987bb84c/PXL_20241222_003048487.MP%7E2.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out Anne took this photo from the other side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/b84920c0-8b26-44cc-bd9d-415066195503/01023144.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out The sticks and branches that were doweled together remained in place much longer than I expected. I estimated that I used over 600 dowels to assemble the dragon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/4bccfbcb-fb83-41b4-9779-19d15a2d42ad/01023152.jpeg blog - Winter Solstice Bonfire Dragon - Make it stand out When the dragon was completely consumed by the flames, the Peace Sign sculpture emerged. Many folks gathered around the glowing coals, to warm up (it was a very cold evening) and to celebrate Winter Solstice. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2025/1/4/miz-in-progress monthly 0.5 2025-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c154fa19-1585-409f-afde-cb587919e12a/IMG_2487.jpeg blog - Màiz in Progress - Make it stand out The block first was toned with a wash of diluted blue ink. I then used a 005 Pigma Micron marker to ink a detailed drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/f850ed4c-71f6-4b79-949a-2cf6ab790b77/IMG_2489.jpeg blog - Màiz in Progress - Make it stand out Engraving begins, what is cut away with the burin appears almost white to see my progress. the toned block lets me view my drawing as well as what I engrave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8d7d6eba-9035-43f8-8406-9d91931da909/IMG_0308.jpeg blog - Màiz in Progress - Make it stand out Much farther along, the braided husks and the stone metate texture engraved. I will re-enter many of the lines to lighten parts of the image. Printed, many of these lines and textures will appear much darker in tone. Here too shows the beginning of engraving the corn kernels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2481abf5-6b0e-4ed0-b20f-9be8fd11a785/01023169.jpeg blog - Màiz in Progress - Make it stand out It is a creative challenge to portray the different varieties of Oaxaca corn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1412b97c-1bd1-48b7-bba3-92d1bcdbda65/9FE8B262-9A3B-4C28-92EB-1ED3368F4D29.jpeg blog - Màiz in Progress - Make it stand out A closer look. I have plenty of more engraving to do. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2024/5/10/more-monica-poole-blocks monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/eb3c3a2c-c971-4212-bb5c-9ccf9d986107/IMG_9582.jpeg blog - More Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out “Dry September” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/9d8e2e4b-bdd5-4be5-b2ec-7da9fd573173/IMG_9585.jpeg blog - More Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out The finest details in the deep shadows, the lines so finely engraved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/3eef6876-cdc1-4b07-a868-e7deaa01a047/IMG_9583.jpeg blog - More Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out Some of the larger blocks were engraved on both sides with Monica’s masterworks. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2024/5/10/monica-poole-blocks monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2276f496-c693-4489-b71b-e28fcb2e58d4/IMG_9849.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out A sweet tiny landscape, looking to be a very early wood engraving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e330ff2c-e414-4bcf-833f-d370b4df5013/IMG_9851.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out I had seen a Christmas Card printed with the star on in, but no print of the tree trunk image, this was new to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/be33f6f0-0627-4024-8ce6-e5a8d711055e/IMG_9844.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out I loved viewing this practice block and recognized the figures, which appeared in Monica’s “Apple Tree” wood engraving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/76f1f51c-ee34-4944-a64e-e772d09319cb/IMG_9846.jpg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out Here, a detail of “Apple Tree”. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2024/5/9/drawing-on-the-block-maz monthly 0.5 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/20de353a-097b-4547-bd3c-abf523abdae3/IMG_1859.jpeg blog - Drawing on the Block - Maíz - Make it stand out the oval metate will appear dark against white at the top and light against black at the bottom. This image was inspired by my 2023 visit to Oaxaca, Mexico with family and friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/4b15a28f-84d1-43b4-8c9c-23237fa9d38b/IMG_1858.jpeg blog - Drawing on the Block - Maíz - Make it stand out Plenty of wood engraving challenges here, the corn cob with the missing kernels is something I will ponder, while I complete another wood engraving that I am working on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/3340a30f-fac5-4450-a442-2f21611f35d9/IMG_1864.jpeg blog - Drawing on the Block - Maíz - Make it stand out The engraved lines I cut will be much different than these drawn lines, as what I cut away will appear white on the print. There is only black & white in the final print made from the block. What is seen as grey tones are created by engraving tints (parallel engraved lines) or stippling (spots “picked” away with a nicking upward of the very tip of the burin). https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2024/4/28/fluffy-detail-work monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/df4b7eb3-99bf-42b2-8799-fdb6daf99fe1/01022253.jpeg blog - Fluffy Detail Work - Make it stand out A 5”x7” end-grain maple block made by Jim Reynolds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/94febd81-ca61-4fb4-86ee-118ec0058364/01022254.jpeg blog - Fluffy Detail Work - Make it stand out A detail photo using my macro lens. Though the areas look light and bright in the photos, much of this will appear as middle greys on the print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c3bef203-2f09-437e-83e9-a87d2b3e9c2a/01022260.jpeg blog - Fluffy Detail Work - Make it stand out I will use a few different multi-line tools to create lines that I will re-enter with a burin and change the path and thickness of the mark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/13c84b79-9bf8-42fd-bb0e-aa3cdaaf82da/01022257.jpeg blog - Fluffy Detail Work - Make it stand out Swirls, whorls & fireworks in the negative space between the plants. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/12/1/storied-stone-in-progress monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d033bbe7-57e5-4da6-a3ba-ef21f21f383c/IMG_4537.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out An early step of my drawing the design directly on the block with a Pigma Micron marker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/facec1e4-f427-4e16-ab9b-a5b381abf342/IMG_7078.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out Textures and details were culled by many photos I took of flint knapped and knapping rocks I took in Patagonia, Arizona at Jeanne’s sister Chris’ ranch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e1990f2b-416b-414a-a5b9-e9d3781688c2/IMG_4561.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out my ipad made it easy to view many photos and to zoom in for details that I could utilize as I developed the drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0562da10-0b41-4260-9e57-7f2c7a5bf83d/IMG_4569.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out The rocks and petroglyph designs continue to develop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/3759bdbf-5cf1-4af6-bd84-c161b76c29f9/IMG_0114.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out I had plenty of petroglyph photos too, to use as reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/25eea390-1857-4d12-990d-5195847bd7d9/IMG_4576.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out Much of the engraving work was done during the first lockdown of Covid-19. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8c668e70-6b66-4e4e-be7b-b36a4ee4cd96/2B508FB5-99AA-48A8-B82F-BF847420D7DA.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out I continued to use reference photos, taking textures from various rocks and petroglyphs as I didn’t want to copy any specific photo. I often looked how a rock was illuminated in a photo and create a similar sculptural lighting in the engraving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0c084aa7-2cff-4f6a-99d4-db5b801fd16c/IMG_4860.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out Here a few detail photos taken with my macro lense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/ce169ff5-a0aa-4842-bc09-096576e6a258/IMG_4866.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/30939f4a-b37f-45cb-a861-3f9af4c44fd2/IMG_4864.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2fe819c4-ac21-4b48-b8a8-9bf634feb269/IMG_4740.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out A view of the block with a raking light, ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8554ed80-de7f-47e8-8b93-8009e356b962/IMG_5106.jpeg blog - "Storied Stone" in Progress - Make it stand out Printing the block was another matter that I really struggled with, I could not print the image consistently. It took me two more years to finally edition it, utilizing what I learned from Graham Williams at the Florin press this spring 2023. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/11/20/a-round-again monthly 0.5 2023-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1716c473-ff70-4c52-98bd-b8fa413843e0/IMG_0740.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out I started working on the image by drawing directly on the block, using reference photos I had taken of nests found around our Lumen Lake home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2ebb3cba-87de-4564-a27b-102d73bad1c5/483BDA31-CD22-46E7-BE67-AEAE616E21E3.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out I ended up using this winter photo as a primary resource for the nest details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/25326832-d094-4ec2-a9ff-422f3d58feae/IMG_1021.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out I originally thought of using this feather image, a drypoint intaglio print for a Christmas card Jeanne and I made (circa 1980s). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/6b3a883f-5ee9-4121-960e-c9cffa51bb10/5494BEE1-3149-4609-99E0-DB68E47BB1BD.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out I decided to use a feather as my “model” when I continue to develop the drawing on the boxwood lobed round. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/b7a58425-71f3-4751-9075-cf4cf2c1d044/D842ED6E-3DA4-47BD-92E5-1EFFFE9E77C2.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out Here the drawing about complete on the ink-toned block surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/12e3aab5-1820-4c12-b587-9c8a1bceaa28/E54F10C4-F42D-409D-B270-27F1BAFB00D7.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out The feather was engraved first, and then the silhouetted nest edges second. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8b2c5f90-3323-4ccf-bd51-3b42e7a50a9c/IMG_1016.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out Next, weaving the nest with engraved lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/76b19b7e-c91a-457c-8d0b-dc6009307a1d/IMG_1089.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out I first printed an edition on my Albion press, utilizing makeready and printing on dampened paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/60f3fc4e-5f36-4b33-8b63-3d66eeeb83eb/IMG_1102.jpeg blog - A-round Again - Make it stand out After printing the edition, I continued printing, this time on dry paper, for a collaborative effort with wood engraving friends. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/8/6/albion-wonder monthly 0.5 2023-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/a2e83821-c375-44ac-b0dd-2ea21588c20e/IMG_8815.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out Printing “Storied Stone” on my Albion press in my ArtStart studio, downtown Rhinelander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/a3aa61e4-aedf-4076-b5ee-9a7857651bfd/IMG_8828.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out Paper dampened overnight ready to print with. A new process that I am still learning. It is worth the extra effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/af4295f2-06f0-4a60-82df-e51d397efd5c/IMG_8819.jpg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out Ready to ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/9dda350c-24d5-4df1-a710-abce9338a397/IMG_8816.jpg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out Mat lowered before placing paper on inked block, so only the ink on the end-grain block will be printed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/4fa1516b-c7dc-4aa5-b691-0779dc082360/IMG_8822.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out The paper is carefully placed onto the block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/11129186-15b9-40f3-9420-deb93fdbd295/IMG_8825.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out Flexible rubbery material is placed on-top of the paper before the tympan and its makeready is lowered down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2be035c6-cf9c-45da-9306-76b47fa22cf8/7C779770-9077-480F-822A-82EB80D76DBB.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out The makeready and its additional layers of newsprint glued onto it. One more layer over an area will add a slight extra pressure through the flexible material. Multiple layers, more pressure. These subtle additions make a huge difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2e0304ac-abc4-493d-9a7c-1d960b0767ef/IMG_8823.jpg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out The tympan is lowered and ready to be moved under the platen with the crank of the handle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/273ffa23-4b70-4f52-a033-6996e48fc839/IMG_8826.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out Pressure is applied (always a two handed pull, here one hand takes the photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/3250fa53-626a-4a56-af2e-db489e6d5559/IMG_8827.jpeg blog - Albion Wonder - Make it stand out The printed image, next damp paper will be pressed between blotters overnight, so the paper will dry and be flat. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/7/23/newcastle-with-chris-daunt monthly 0.5 2023-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7ee269dd-1cb3-40db-b6e2-c8c1138842f8/IMG_9695.jpeg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out Chris is the end-grain blockmaker of choice for many wood engravers worldwide. I had the opportunity to work with him in his workshop. I learned how to make blocks. (No further details about that process, as I took the blockmaker’s oath, quite similar to the magician’s oath of secrecy, both deal with magical results.) Here is Chris cutting rough rounds of boxwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/678dbe9b-16d8-4cb7-867c-10a753d2002d/4B0EEC8A-5BE6-49CA-A3E3-D767D6FD4C78.jpeg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out Here, two blocks that I made, boxwood round on the left and a lemonwood rectangle on the right. It’s exacting work for sure, and I can now honestly say Chris Daunt made blocks are a bargain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d8629614-81f1-4ddb-9cbf-e91d675d446f/IMG_9682.jpeg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out Next to Chris’ dining area table was the sweet tabletop size Albion press (which could also serve as a deluxe tortilla press). I spent part of an afternoon helping Chris set-up the press. Self-learning the process (not many Albion owners in the US) with my press, had me knowing exactly what needed to be adjusted. The framed Monica Poole print about the press, “Edge of the Wood”, I too have framed and hanging up on our wall. Chris obtained this print with a little help from a Wisconsin based wood engraver, who found this print, bargain priced. That is what good friends are for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/654b79c8-1bb5-4fbb-8b6e-96bd5bf2a004/IMG_9707.jpeg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out Here, Woody, Chris’ fitness coach, insisting we get some exercise taking a brisk walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/67bea6cd-6844-4505-a157-158193c25460/IMG_9704.jpeg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out A wave from Chris’ good friend Tony (I remembered his name), as they both treated me to a local football match. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/983cf4bd-1b33-476d-93fb-88f6633ad5ae/IMG_9713.jpeg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out This gorgeous print (on the right) of Carl Sandburg was on display on Chris’ hallway wall, and I told Chris it was a gem - multi-color printing at its best. Chris found the ink wash study that he painted and worked with to achieve a “brush-y” look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/481e115a-478a-491b-9dd9-225b7a81d391/2023_UK_90557.jpg blog - Newcastle With Chris Daunt - Make it stand out Chris’ shelves. The block-maker, block-engraver, print-maker extraordinaire. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/7/17/drer-in-bath monthly 0.5 2023-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0b2a1f43-2b23-4f49-9ff2-308687ceb35e/2023_UK_90596.jpg blog - Dürer in Bath - Make it stand out I had the rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts known as The Great Passion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/48a95149-071b-4e28-97ea-db6014c5818e/2023_UK_90597.jpg blog - Dürer in Bath - Make it stand out Here a detail, this a woodcut with the detail of a wood engraving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/505b575a-87a7-467d-a4ee-894cdfb3a029/2023_UK_90598.jpg blog - Dürer in Bath - Make it stand out Each woodcut was filled with remarkable imagery. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/7/15/pine-needle-ing monthly 0.5 2023-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/b17603a7-6f59-4182-bb7f-8dcaf8db162f/IMG_0161.jpeg blog - Pine Needle-ing - Make it stand out Proof on right, and makeready on left, working on getting a better print of my Barometer Earthstar Mushroom wood engraving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8f3343ec-d07d-4a28-902d-06275be3e69f/IMG_0174.jpeg blog - Pine Needle-ing - Make it stand out I refer to photos I took of the mushrooms taken the day before the year’s first significant snowfall, the mushrooms were quite decayed. I decided to illuminate the needles more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0fe5ab08-36af-486b-954c-338dbbe5d21d/IMG_0171.jpeg blog - Pine Needle-ing - Make it stand out I am not rubbing chalk powder into the lines that were blackened in the printing process, which can help one see how the final engraving looks. Having a recent printed proof nearby gives me enough information to work with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e5d14929-fac5-457b-9902-e4e92ae6b35b/IMG_0173.jpeg blog - Pine Needle-ing - Make it stand out To be continued . . . https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/7/12/making-marble-drying-racks monthly 0.5 2023-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8723b156-d915-4c65-b74d-b9c6e646301e/2023_UK_90485.jpg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out Andy English in his studio in Ely, and a marble drying rack overhead holding some art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/eadab58c-4c0a-4a57-b883-1a127b4dac8f/IMG_0034.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out First step making large holes using my small drill press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/c54d012a-8432-464b-83bc-9d51ea983f5d/IMG_0042.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out With the final shape of the openings drawn with a pencil I used a jigsaw to “rough” out most of the wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/db882603-2831-4042-b983-b332dd6f2b4f/41295DFC-0156-4D8E-8E86-957F7AB8D8A1.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out Here is my laminate router and template setup that produces the finished 12 shapes cut out of each board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/28908445-7de0-4adc-bdf8-5861abfb7b01/52809E93-E975-4B45-A9A6-AA6B3E6D52EA.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out Before the template is clamped on, the hole is aligned as well as the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/be551d74-0339-4743-9293-999eb973cc0c/DD9E2167-89C7-4AF1-9E1D-54FF8B7AC88E.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out After the routing, getting a smoother and consistent opening compared to only using a jigsaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/9beadb2b-1b10-45de-b81f-f63f28bc315c/IMG_0073.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out A hobbyist wire bender mounted in a small vise was used to make the bent stainless steel rods that keep the marbles in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/11780410-c438-41dc-8e5b-8ae68d948d0e/B218F07B-B7AA-497B-8BAC-6D609755077B.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out It took a while to get the bent rod shapes consistent. First step bending the two ends, second step the right angle bend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7d7d5d3d-2ee0-463c-a715-fbdc2af3c3eb/EDDB94A4-BF8A-42A7-B77F-9B96DF952638.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out Next up precise hole drilling for holding the bent rods & assembly of the 4 marble racks. (I used the routing template to mark the holes.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e51fe2bd-73cb-49a1-9c3b-c1f624bb2785/39483066-ECB7-4547-90C2-910B14A372E8.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out The new marble racks in use, hanging just inked prints back to back I can now dry 96 prints (and not use up all my tabletop space.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/ce458257-d80d-4f71-93d9-6e9f1a2034b1/746909B2-C17D-4975-BC8C-8EC7D220FC9D.jpeg blog - Making Marble Drying Racks - Make it stand out And finally editioning my wood engraving of a pine cone. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/7/7/monica-poole-blocks monthly 0.5 2023-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0772548f-46c9-449d-aa97-6722d4434bb0/B350704B-A6FE-4B5E-9DCF-71B66915324A.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out The block used to print the image on the cover of “Monica Poole Wood Engraver” printed by Graham Williams at The Florin Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/ea9dc3d6-b9bc-48c2-ac5b-288199ce4673/5CD09CD7-6A0E-4E71-A9B6-49B5316F6F58.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out Lovely shell imagery and skilled wood engraving. I was not familiar with this image, but did see it a few days later at the Western Art Print Room at the Ashmolean Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e8319b43-7508-475e-97e2-cf5472438628/E086CE02-8124-4D95-BE19-7CB0C43B614F.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out Another gem, I love the boldness of the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/ae751944-49ca-47e0-a4f1-b75a0574c4c1/731FBC5A-11E5-4E92-BDC1-EBD86C540456.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out I studied (and photographed) most of the blocks viewing them reflecting the light off of the sheen of the block’s surface. The image seen this way often looks like a negative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/ba3b0f86-26a7-4cdf-a42a-092f4ea2f423/7F97B911-6454-48B1-B83E-F805F4F2E9F0.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out A favorite, “Dry September”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/4203fc79-d791-43ee-90b6-f0822387211f/8A2F4B06-C00F-4127-A14D-5711B47C8915.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out Wow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/f79b424a-cae7-4551-b186-6c3b3fb36889/IMG_9579.jpeg blog - Monica Poole Blocks - Make it stand out What do you think this is an image of? Monica engraved the textures of rock, flint and bone. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/4/19/graham-williams-university monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/06d040e4-faa7-423c-9c85-bfa5a6d7438c/979F32BA-AF9E-422E-AA24-588CF4CE083E.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out Graham showing me a makeready he cut for an Edwina Ellis wood engraving he printed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/08073b27-2ef9-4eb0-a083-1ea52dba737d/IMG_9828.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out Graham showing me how to modify ink by adding pigment (and a little turpentine soap). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/85e6bab6-febc-44bf-af6d-68ce7a1183ef/BC1FB5C7-AC13-40B2-9E5B-C408EFB36429.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out My ink modifying, in process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/7e0a73cd-5f6e-4e8e-a9b8-6a7a529d0596/IMG_9847.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out Ink, damp paper, block in Albion press, all set to print at the Florin Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/04a6470c-c8b1-4198-90eb-d1bf0ba948a5/IMG_9850.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out Engraved block inked and ready to print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/2ea39988-e967-43ce-854c-ce2603dd67ea/IMG_9849.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out Printed. My improved inking technique, taught to me by Graham, made a huge difference, as well as printing on dampened paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/359d3885-fa13-4039-9873-2e39525ee3f6/B1414D7D-373C-4116-912A-A140E9F3D865.jpeg blog - Graham Williams University - Make it stand out Storied Stone, 1st state, 5”x8”. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/3/16/age-society-of-wood-engravers-85th-annual-exhibit monthly 0.5 2023-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d5252869-c2bc-4d2e-8318-53a97e11b4d9/IMG_8348.jpeg blog - "Age" - Society of Wood Engravers 85th Annual Exhibit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8a5171cf-1686-4fdf-8699-ea3cd18d3413/B1743880-F03B-48E5-AD59-EA4BD8321EAC.jpeg blog - "Age" - Society of Wood Engravers 85th Annual Exhibit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/e4bc7e00-b300-481c-b6b6-d8c15fdce5cf/IMG_4497.jpeg blog - "Age" - Society of Wood Engravers 85th Annual Exhibit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/77cd1cd6-287b-4776-bf93-2a8fe89a832b/IMG_7717.jpeg blog - "Age" - Society of Wood Engravers 85th Annual Exhibit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/5296c11e-03b5-4f12-bc5b-6fb78a3f4bc6/351C5EEF-9FAE-453D-8544-8A952AD2EF74.jpeg blog - "Age" - Society of Wood Engravers 85th Annual Exhibit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/0c1a4e3b-8ade-4274-814a-da613bc98673/2A15A8FE-7AD4-4688-8B27-FF55F5C2E187.jpeg blog - "Age" - Society of Wood Engravers 85th Annual Exhibit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/3/14/ornamental monthly 0.5 2023-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/8ba1df0d-50ed-4ace-93e8-20bbd333a707/IMG_1447.jpeg blog - "Ornamental" - Make it stand out My initial drawing of the design with a fine marker on the end-grain maple block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/9103532f-9d0b-4c65-89ef-6119866d311b/IMG_1675.jpeg blog - "Ornamental" - Make it stand out In process, engraving parallel lines to depict swirling skies behind the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/54f2a239-961a-41cb-a13e-86eb7f5a2023/IMG_1819.jpeg blog - "Ornamental" - Make it stand out A closer look at the engraved tints (parallel line cuts) and stippling (point-like marks) on the block’s surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/6224bb59-6c9d-4cac-838c-5af437493e88/8e4de110-a9cf-4113-add9-0b14f134b87f.jpeg blog - "Ornamental" - Make it stand out I was honored to receive the SWE Prize for “Ornamental”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/d243b53e-51e8-4834-8bcc-fd282f2c23c3/IMG_3184.jpeg blog - "Ornamental" - Make it stand out The exhibit signage on display at the entrance to the Bankside Gallery. Thanks Simon for the photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/eb4de570-d4af-42b6-93ed-14b1406b9a9a/3AA2163E-F495-4E80-AC31-CB7593046B86.jpeg blog - "Ornamental" - Make it stand out The Bankside Gallery generously mailed me the poster they used for the exhibit. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/3/12/felix-senger-studio monthly 0.5 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/72b4c691-88ee-4171-8fe1-4af746c66715/IMG_9473.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Emma and Felix Senger. Behind them some icons that Felix painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/248ed1b8-2e2c-43d1-841a-992f468daf8d/IMG_9474.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Behind Emma, a cartoon of a slab glass window I was making at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/427c9309-de61-489b-a728-c4b26e9d2b31/IMG_9475.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Me, mixing epoxy resin for making one section of the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1c112056-1b40-4371-9922-26fd82b683c8/IMG_9472.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out The completed window, 36 feet high, All Saints Mausoleum, Des Plaines, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/96c5f768-c7aa-4c72-8e95-e7a4a419c592/IMG_9468.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Glass that I cut on the light table. This for church tower windows, St. Raphael’s Cathedral, Madison, Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/b69dd464-22c0-49ee-8c80-5155990ccbef/IMG_9466.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Some of the completed windows installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1fe43fb6-499d-48b6-89f0-a7316ade61d9/IMG_9467.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Windows I helped make (acid etching glass, leading) for St. Raphael’s Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/15050c73-263a-49b9-bafe-49ca4c90ed2c/IMG_9465.jpeg blog - Felix Senger Studio - Make it stand out Sadly, the cathedral was heavily damaged by a fire and demolished in 2005. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2023/3/11/barometer-earthstar-mushrooms monthly 0.5 2023-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/415f27a6-c4cc-4102-ac11-0eaed167dda3/E119667F-396E-4124-B5E7-93894ED1D87A.jpeg blog - Barometer Earthstar Mushrooms - Make it stand out In progress, the final print most likely will be presented in a vertical orientation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/737ca38e-b102-4735-af9b-9305da2cdf57/9E419992-5E6E-414C-B7DF-4433637CA8A6.jpeg blog - Barometer Earthstar Mushrooms - Make it stand out I’m currently laying a bed of pine needles under the mushrooms and twigs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/6bae0d59-122e-409c-a330-ec8a661b057b/377D4E7B-02FC-4E9E-8C8E-120937E953BE.jpeg blog - Barometer Earthstar Mushrooms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2021/3/12/sweetgrass-braid monthly 0.5 2021-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615571412263-9NH04P7A9JWP7133073W/IMG_10.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid My “Sweetgrass” engraving on Robin Wall Kimmerer’s special anniversary edition of her wonderful book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615571634813-27BXZ2VUOOD6VHNGYIGJ/IMG_4874.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid Holding a type-high end-grain boxwood round with the engraved image after it was inked and printed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615571770441-5YZ8VCQIDT1TQ9Y197GH/IMG_4878.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid The boxwood round with a wash of ink to darken it’s surface and the design drawn on with a Micron ink marker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615571910315-6PN2PFJWVTYW8VKUW3GE/IMG_4879.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid On the left, the engraving burins used to cut the lines into the block’s surface. What you engrave, prints white. I often use a magnifying glass and some 2.5 magnification eyeglasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615572070994-L33BIEWJRFPTZUJP2M75/IMG_4880.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid Engraving in process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615572134476-VA3C69QZHWHTSC185S6M/IMG_4875.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid I usually use a press to print the block onto the paper, but here, I inked the block, placed the paper on top and then used this burnisher to rub the back of the paper. You don’t need a press to print wood engravings, a spoon will do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615572329511-9X7THFGUMMDWE00W8OOD/IMG_4876.jpg blog - Sweetgrass Braid The engraving also appeared on the Japanese translation of “Braiding Sweetgrass”. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2021/3/8/practice-rocks monthly 0.5 2021-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615254815476-BSIIJ407FBFOBXQ8KI1U/IMG_4352.jpg blog - Practice Rocks The engraved boxwood round. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615254891144-62SOWQLYN43JYGBC2XSA/IMG_4354.jpg blog - Practice Rocks The block surface seen with a raking light. When printed the engraved lines will appear white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615254983607-9W64YPWD8MX9XL4FKU2O/IMG_4369.jpg blog - Practice Rocks The first proof. Here the rocks are seen against a black background. After printing a few more proofs, I decided I was going to remove all the black background away to see how the rocks looked different on a white background (the paper color). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615255298195-0MPO7X68E8405OLI1SZA/IMG_4375.jpg blog - Practice Rocks It takes a bit of an effort to clear large areas of a block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1615255379347-UDTH24469Q3GRHG8WKUR/IMG_4370.jpg blog - Practice Rocks When printed the rocks look different. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2021/2/27/in-progress-storied-stone monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1614433894196-TE4KWSN5RMKX18RD75TM/A6050E0A-E0FB-4D72-94E1-56C2DBD18AF8.jpeg blog - In progress, “Storied Stone” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1614433935200-N1V2E0P0T0882P8ZI5U3/0C520C6E-785C-4973-A047-4A3436C140E6.jpeg blog - In progress, “Storied Stone” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1614433973615-FIHHUO1I9MLSTB6I7WOE/039D0652-8ED1-4C7D-B9D8-37BBEF60C9CD.jpeg blog - In progress, “Storied Stone” https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2018/6/10/three-graces-printed monthly 0.5 2018-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1528638519560-ZQXQI4A7V55D4291V7BS/Three_Graces_72.jpg blog - "Three Graces" Printed https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2018/5/17/stone-or-nestled monthly 0.5 2018-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1526570547276-1P18NG0DTA6E9K4CDY1N/Nestled_72.jpg blog - Stone or Nestled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1526570938925-T71MOK8Q880S28RBLGSL/LGP_stone_01.jpg blog - Stone or Nestled It's such a beautiful spot, a walk from the park up the agate beach to where these large stone formations are found (holding nests of rocks). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1526571075391-ZO1M2P6BC3KH51SBNU1C/LGP_stone_04.jpg blog - Stone or Nestled There is enough inspiration here for more wood engravings, though the water seen in this photo would be challenging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1526571198386-DXN7JY60A573DGL3336I/LGP_stone_03.jpg blog - Stone or Nestled Ah! Such beautiful models. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1526571258333-7NQD05BECRCP3HP60T0H/LGP_stone_02.jpg blog - Stone or Nestled As the stones fit where they belong, being relocated sometimes by Lake Superior's waves. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/blog/2018/5/2/getting-started monthly 0.5 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1525270893525-T7KYE3TX6SNE4UBHZTPQ/three_graces_72.jpg blog - Getting Started Three Graces in process. https://www.tonydrehfal.com/about daily 0.75 2016-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d4a125e707eb7a02e4055f/1456776682638-ETQYPR9PTECZWF5HLAON/image-asset.jpeg About https://www.tonydrehfal.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2018-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abbc8a10dbda32a68d82654/1525268701057-2L53QPRL6D1AYOJODTKB/Tony_Drehfal_engraving_72.jpg about https://www.tonydrehfal.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-05-02