Coordinator: Mike Lyon
Details:
- Medium: Woodblock print–hand rubbed or pulled on a press, any pigments, any paper
- Theme: Open
- Paper Size: Oban (15 x 10 in / 38.1 x 25.4 cm)
- Paper Type: No restriction
Deadlines:
- Registration period: October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025
- Drop-out deadline: November 30, 2025 If you must drop out of the exchange, please do so as early as possible in order to give people on the waiting list time to complete and submit their prints.
- Mailing deadline for finished prints: December 31, 2025
Download the colophon HERE
Joanna Bradley, Sydney, Australia
Emu-wren Endangered
15 x 10 in, 1 rubber key block 2 cherry woodblocks, Sakura oil key block, gauche woodblocks on Thai kozo, edition 18. Designed and hand printed by Jo Bradley. Background woodblocks designed and carved by Tom Kristensen. The bird feathers are hand painted by Jo. Emu-wrens have tails 2.5x their body length. They have an unusual shaggy quality to their feathers, similar (but unrelated) to Emus. 750 remaining endangered Mallee emu-wrens of South Australia are living on a designated rocket launching site. Typical of Australian governments conservation management. https://Doubledaggerart.com
Palo Čejka, Modra-Harmonia, Slovakia.
Scorpaena Scrofa
10 x 15 in, 3 pieces of very simple old plywood, Oil based, Sakure and Speedball on Echizen Hanga beige, 60gsm., edition 16. This time I didn’t have time for real wood, so Japanese tools couldn’t be used…
John Center, Chicago, IL USA
bondi anti semitism
14 x 10 in, 4 hard maple blocks, two sets of text using wood type, graphic chemical black ink, graphic white, and speed ball colored ink. on Stonehedge acid free paper, edition 14. Subject BONDI anti semitism , two hard maple plank grain wood cuts, two end grain wood engraving blocks two sets of wood type, for the text I have cousins who are members of the Australian Jewish community. Will finish printing on Dec 24.
Hiro Hironaka, Salem, OR USA
Going to Work
10 x 15 in, 1 linoleum block, Gamblin black & blue ink on Mulberry, edition 14.
George Jarvis, Akita, Japan
Alert
38 x 25.2 cm, 3 blocks cheap one-sided 30 odd year old birch veneer plywood, Holbein & Sakura pigments. Golden OPEN carbon black on Shin-Torinoko, edition 25.
Martha Knox, Philadelphia, PA USA
Winter Chickadees
15 x 10 in, 1 plywood, Speedball oil based black ink on Canford Card in Imperial Champagne, edition 16.
plump chickadees perch
on icy branches, seeking
midwinter bounty
Tom Kristensen, Sydney, Australia
Aggie with Python
15 x 10 in, 0ne cherry-faced plywood block, Sumi with water-soluble COBRA oils on Nishinouchi, edition 16. Print method similar to that developed by Tadashige Ono using a single carved block and printing onto dark washi with opaque ink, in this case oil paint. Multiple impressions, without removing print from the block. Rollers and brushes used to distribute paint, Baren used to make impressions. Drying time at least a week. https://DoubleDaggerArt.com
Mike Lyon, Kansas City, MO USA
KIT
15 x 10 in, four solid cherry blocks, Guerra Paint & Pigment: Cerulean Blue Medium, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Quinacridone 195, Tetra-Chloro Periwinkle on Shin Torinoko, edition 14. I tend to experiment with new directions in these Baren print exchanges. In this one, I tried converting my 20+ years ago development of squiggly cross-hatched drawings from drawing squiggles to carving away the squiggles. I don’t dislike the resulting print, but I think I’ll want to work with a finer and denser line and more levels of hatching in the next effort. Interesting start, though IMHO… https://mlyon.com
Bronwyn Merritt, Orlando, FL USA
Lizard Lanai
15 x 10 in, One shina plywood, Speedball water based black on Rice, edition 14. More inspiration from my local flora and fauna.
Julio Rodriguez, Chicago, IL USA
Guajiro Cubano
15 x 10 in, One, linoleum, Speedball black printmaking ink on Thai Kozo, edition 18. Guajiro is the endearing name of the traditional Cuban peasant farmer. Usually isolated in deep rural areas working the land, traveling by horse and living in a small bohío and very rustic conditions. Here in this old magazine design he is shown wearing the traditional Cuban guayabera shirt and hat.
Cydney Taylor, Baja, Mexico
Between
15 x 10 in, 2 blocks, shina,, watercolour, nori on Pantion, edition 14. The blocks will continue to be used in more complex images, as several other blocks were also carved. The dilemma is between the discipline of an edition and the joy of a series of variations.
Robert Viana, NH, USA
Sleepy
10 x 15 in, single block, Birch, Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink, Black on Japanese Hosho, edition 20. https://www.robertviana.com