INTRODUCTION TO BLOCK PRINTING with Amy Torgeson Block printing was the first printmaking method I learned and I continue to go back to it for stand-alone motifs and repeat patterns. The technique is ...

Block printing is a creative art form that involves carving an image into a rubber block. The carved block is then covered in ink and pressed onto paper to create a print. An introductory class on the ...

Block-printing inks come in two main varieties—water based and oil based. A water-based ink is quick drying, provides a lovely translucency with subtle gradations of tone, and can be easily cleaned up ...

This stellar debut from Grace and Jones, cofounders of the U.K.’s Indian Block Print Co., teaches readers the art of block printing, a centuries-old method of using wooden blocks carved with intricate ...

While working on her doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, Megna Hari spends her free time creating block printed cards inspired by iconic UC Davis landmarks. “I have always ...

My friend Connie Harvey and I were having breakfast at Ossorio in Cocoa Village with our husbands on a recent Saturday. Emma Kirkpatrick, who runs the place, had joined us to discuss our evening plans ...