Collecting
My latest passion is collecting vintage wood printing blocks. These blocks can have a huge range of prices with some of the very detailed, ornate, large ones in primo condition going for hundreds of $. Then there are the orphans, the less desirable (to some) smaller blocks that are simple in design and can be gotten for a few dollars - like the one pictured above. I find it amazing what a bit of hand dyed silk, discharge paste and an antique textile printing block can do. More experimentation to come.
My latest passion is collecting vintage wood printing blocks. These blocks can have a huge range of prices with some of the very detailed, ornate, large ones in primo condition going for hundreds of $. Then there are the orphans, the less desirable (to some) smaller blocks that are simple in design and can be gotten for a few dollars - like the one pictured above. I find it amazing what a bit of hand dyed silk, discharge paste and an antique textile printing block can do. More experimentation to come.
2 comments:
Oh, it's beautiful all on its own. but I love what you're making with it, too. I look at one of my small Wildthread Studios pieces every day, and I always get comments from people (great ones) about your pieces in my house.
I have been eyeballing some of those wooden print blocks on eBay and Etsy- after reading your post,I think I will have to take the jump and get one to play with. Lovely work, by the way.
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