THE ALAMO

The Alamo
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/30/10

Wanted to change things up a bit. A few weeks ago I was at the Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas.

SLITHEEN

Slitheen
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/29/10

As hard a time as I had inking the Ood the other night, this inked easily.

VASHTA NERADA

Vashta Nerada
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/27/10

Rather than try to explain what a Vashta Nerada is, here is an explanation from Doctor Who Wiki:

"The Vashta Nerada were microscopic beings that lived in swarms, thousands strong. These swarms were able to strip a creature to its bare bones in milliseconds and the Doctor once described them as "piranhas of the air".

OOD

Ood
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Limited Edition of 15
5/26/10
For some reason, this was ridiculously hard to ink. It is a limited edition of 15.

SILURIAN

Masked Silurian
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Limited Edition of 50
5/25/10

This is another Doctor Who creature, a Silurian.

K-9

K-9
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/21/10


I did a K-9 last night, a robotic dog companion of Doctor Who.

THE 11th DOCTOR, MATT SMITH

The 11th Doctor
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/19/10

Tonight I was in the mood to try something completely different. A person. I'm actually pretty happy with the result.

GRASPING ANGEL

Grasping Angel
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/18/10

This was done this evening. I am now done with the Weeping Angels.
I may do a K-9 next. K-9 is a robotic dog companion of the Doctor.

HIDING ANGEL

Hiding Angel
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/17/10

I carved my 3rd Weeping Angel this evening. These last 2 have been hard to ink, I guess because of the larger surface area. Linen paper seems to be working best. I intend to do 1 more Angel, another scary, attack type.

REACHING ANGEL

Reaching Angel
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Limited Edition of 50
5/16/10

Tonight, I did a new Weeping Angel carving, titled Reaching Angel. I'm happier with the results of this one, than I was with the earlier attempt. This one was printed on linen canvas paper.
I've put this up on Ebay. It joins several other prints I put up yesterday.

PRINTING FOR GREETING CARDS

Yesterday, my wife's cousin, Jill and her husband Zach came over. Jill is going to create greeting cards using some of my print designs.
We used different colored inks and different papers. She intends on putting them up on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/

WEEPING ANGEL DRAWINGS

I think one of the reasons the last couple of prints didn't come out as I'd pictured them, was I didn't spend enough time on the drawings. And I rushed the cuts, which, being as difficult as they were, was unwise. I decided from now on, I'd do the drawings, and when I was completely at ease, time wise, I'd do the cuts.

WEEPING ANGEL

Weeping Angel
2.5" x 3.5"
Block Print
Open Edition
5/12/10

I just got back from a vacation, and decide to do what? An image that contains 2 elements that I have never attempted in print form. A face and hands.
It's a Weeping Angel, another Doctor Who creature, and it is a living statue, so it's not exactly a human face, but still, difficult.
I am not entirely thrilled with the face and hands. I think the face needs to be more elegant, and the hands more defined.
I also wasn't happy with the 1st version, as I thought the face was too "in shadow". So that is a limited print of 1.
My wife thinks it is very good, and creepy. I'm interested in other opinions.
Either way, I will be doing another version. Actually, I intend on doing a few versions, of different poses.