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1. Life Is Eternal

   2017-06-05 19:57:00 UTC

   All’s well that ends well. So say I, anyway. Setting aside the fact that I forgot to reverse the text, from the very start of the project, I’m happy with the product. I found a gravestone on Pinterest with an ivy-and-log theme, and thought the thinly-veiled Pagan feeling of evergreen…

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2. Muhammad Ali

   2017-06-02 16:21:00 UTC

   These images are a record of my first few hours of attempting to understand Ali’s face. It’s subtle, and I’m not there yet.  Studying his face, I’m learning more about the incredible soul power (thank you James Brown) he manifested every time he stepped into the arena of public opinion.…

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3. Dead Celebrities of 2016: First successful linocut

   2017-04-19 19:23:00 UTC

   Last week I completed a linocut block of Merle Haggard, and pulled some terrible prints from it (see previous post). Panic began to creep into my heart as I realized I had no idea what to do! Thankfully printmaker Julianna Kirwin is a kind and generous soul. We had a…

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4. Dead Celebrities of 2016: First Linocut Attempt

   2017-04-11 16:23:00 UTC

   Dead Celebrities of 2016, a collaboration with Lee Fearnside, just got more real. Facebook page!  Prince. Carrie Fisher. Leonard Cohen. David Bowie. Not to mention Glen Frey, Boutros Boutros Ghali, and dozens more. The Reaper was on turbo all year long. Both Lee and I got interested in the way…

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