Back before I knew how hectic early 2017 would be, before book deadlines and keynote speeches, I agreed to lead a three-day Mini-Makerie in Boulder, CO. As the date approached, I scolded 2016 me for overscheduling myself, but I am so glad that I committed to this long weekend (along with all the other things […]
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Zuza Miśko Wiskirska is a Warsaw-based printmaker and illustrator (and a former film maker). I found her work through Instagram (where I seem to find so many good things these days!), and was instantly drawn to her minimalist aesthetic. Zuza takes full advantage of block printing’s features; her use of texture and white space reminds
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Hilary Williams was one of the first printmakers I met, long before I’d thought about becoming a printmaker myself. I was struck by how painterly and collage-like her prints are; silkscreen has a reputation for being a rather flat medium, but Hilary’s work is layered and full of visual texture. A graduate of the California
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I originally found Emily Howard (aka “The Diggingest Girl” through Instagram, when I was searching for printmakers with diverse voices. I was taken not only with the beauty of her prints, but also with the way that she quietly weaves a narrative throughout her body of work. Emily went to the University of Kentucky for
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