Everything Old Is New Again

Recently soaking up every ounce of the Folklore issue of

Selvedge Magazine, I was pleasantly surprised to find 

a few articles devoted to the recent come back of 

wood block printing, on both wallpaper and textiles. 

Wood block prints occupy a warm place in my heart.

Since cutting my first linoleum block in grade school,

I've occasionally returned to the process over the years, 

as it's a natural outlet for my design sensibilities. 

I've only recently come to know that about myself, 

and now that I do, block printing is 

alive and well in my studio. 

Because I don't have work of my own yet to show,

I thought I'd treat you to a sampling of today's incredibly  

talented wood block printers, starting with the 

renown UK artist Hugh Dunford Wood:

Tudor

 Tree

Rousseau

 Peaceable Kingdom 

Cushions

I'm a huge fan of his work, and you can read more about 

Mr. Wood's own fascinating story, amazing accomplishments and 

see more of his studio's lively designs on his website.

Let's also cheer on the home team of the Philadelphia-based 

company Galbraith and Paul, 

producing beautiful block printed wallpapers and textiles.

 Lotus

Tile

 

Spring Garden

While Galbraith and Paul have recently switched to

some digitized design work, overall, it's heartening to

 see such a time-honored hand craft coming back for 

another round of due popularity world-wide.

Here are a few other block printers' websites 

noted in issue 59 of Selvedge Magazine:

http://www.katherinemorris.com/

http://cargocollective.com/indiarosebird

http://hamiltonweston.com/

Finally, because no discussion about wood block prints 

would be complete without mention of the master himself, 

William Morris:

http://www.wmgallery.org.uk/