July 30, 2008
All This Profusion
I’m always looking for design inspiration, and this site has been very helpful to me in providing some beautiful woodcut examples. A bit of poking around will provide you with a large variety of prints organized by type, process, artist… it’s fairly well organized. Having done a fair number of woodcut prints myself, it is always extraordinary to see the level of detail and just imagine the time spent.
My only problem is it is a bit difficult to navigate, but the images are worth it, especially some of the letters.
love always, Jandek
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beautiful!
thank you.
Additional (mostly illustrative) inspiration appears here with some frequency, thanks to the far-ranging interests and diligence of India.
There’s only so much stuff I have the time and patience to post. For faster service, go to the source:
• The Art of Wood-engraving in Italy in the Fifteenth Century by Friedrich Lippmann
• Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum by Campbell Dodgson
• English Book-illustration of To-day: Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators with Lists of Their Books by Rose Esther Dorothea Sketchley
and more.