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Who’s the Daddy?
- Dec 30, 2016
- By stlukesattic
- In bird, Chicken
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Is it the unseasonably warm weather? A remarkable confluence of the planets? Something in the water? I don’t know, but one of my hens has gone broody and she’s sitting on a bunch of eggs. Usually a couple of my hens will go broody in the spring and it will…
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The Home Economy Revisited (again)
- Dec 22, 2016
- By stlukesattic
- In Chicken, duck, fish, fishing, linocut, printmaking, raccoon, rooster, Uncategorized
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Last time I promised to deliver more than I was able to. I sincerely apologize. (But if I spill all my guts in one epic post, what subjects will I tempt you with in the future?) This time, I hope to tell you a little more about how these prints…
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The Home Economy Revisited
- Dec 20, 2016
- By stlukesattic
- In Chicken, linocut, portrait, printmaking, rooster, self portrait, Uncategorized
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What are these prints about? I get that question a lot. And it’s a good question, too. What’s that weird zombie-thing that your wife is looking at? Are you eating that raccoon? What is coming out of her forehead? What in the world does “The Home Economy” even mean anyway? Give…
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The Home Economy
- Sep 16, 2016
- By stlukesattic
- In Chicken, linocut, portrait, possum, printmaking, self portrait, Uncategorized
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Imagine with me for a moment that you have been working on a set of two prints for the last 8 months. Imagine that you finished the first of these back in early April – almost 6 months ago. Imagine that this piece was the most complex relief print you had…
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My Wife Thinks About Art, Life
- Aug 12, 2016
- By stlukesattic
- In artists books, books, Chicken, drawing, drawing books, drawing process, fish, head, linocut, portrait, printmaking, Uncategorized
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Now, let me say that my wife is an incredible woman. Nimble of mind, stout of heart, magnanimous of spirit, lovely of countenance… She has big thoughts about my artwork. I do not agree with all of them, but there you have it. Marriages are like that. Recently, I began…
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A Predominance of Linocuts
- Jul 22, 2016
- By stlukesattic
- In bug, Chicken, drawing books, fish, linocut, Uncategorized
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This is a new site and a new reason to write! I have been very, very busy since you last heard from me. I have been in the deep end of something like a linocut renaissance. You see, I very much disliked making linocuts way back when I was learning…