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Cold Comfort

Sharp Dresser

I made this piece late last year, but it's a good one to look at in the summer. The two block prints...

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Uploaded on Jun 29, 2008

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My block-print interpretation of a "ghost sign" painted on a wall in downtown Birmingham,...

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Uploaded on Jun 14, 2008

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Magic in the Air

Sparkling Refreshment

A good portion of the skyline of Birmingham, Alabama, rendered in block print form. The sign is...

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Uploaded on May 27, 2008

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My depiction of a sign that used to stand in Birmingham, Alabama, promoting a hometown ginger...

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Uploaded on May 11, 2008

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B is for Birmingham

Stars Fell on Alabama #5

I double printed my Sloss Furnaces panoramic block and mixed in various alphabet stamps to create...

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Uploaded on May 4, 2008

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One of my popular prints accented by an interesting background--made with the help of those metallic...

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Uploaded on May 4, 2008

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Urban Jungle

V is for Vulcan

The stylized lion has a real-life counterpart in the brickwork of the Alabama Theater. It's hard to...

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Uploaded on May 4, 2008

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I'm a typography fan, and since letterpress blocks are expensive, I tend to collect plain old...

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Uploaded on Mar 27, 2008

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Kudzu #1

1. Original Carvings

I carved a little bit of the green scourge of the South, and I was surprised at how delicate the...

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Uploaded on Mar 27, 2008

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Here's what I began with: New versions of some of my classic prints carved into linoleum, then glued...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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12. Finished Iron Blocks

11. Cooling

And here's the result. My three blocks turned out really well, replicating the detail on...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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My molds have just been poured, and they're beginning to cool. Soon after all the molds have been...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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10. More Pouring

9. Pouring My Molds

This can be nerve-wracking to observe when you really care about what's in your mold!

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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Watching this happen never gets old.

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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8. Molten Metal

7. Lining Up

Coke (carbon chunks) and iron scraps (mostly old radiators and pipe) are tossed into the top of the...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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My three molds have taken their place in the lineup for the iron pour. You can see some of the other...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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6. Nearly There

5. Almost Ready

Here are my three molds on their way to placement in the foundry. You can see one of the...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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We attach pour cups above the hole where the metal will flow in. The other holes in the sand are the...

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Uploaded on Mar 17, 2008

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