Red River Gorge Woodcut 12x9
Red River Gorge Woodcut 12x9
5% of the Proceeds will be donated to Friends of Red River Gorge
https://friendsrrg.org
In 2019 I developed this image inspired by my favorite places in Red River Gorge, Kentucky: Natural Bridge, Courthouse Rock, Double Arch and Chimney Rock. I began carving the woodblock during stays in the Gorge and finished my carving over 4 trips in the course of 9 months.
After completing the initial woodcut I used a lasercutter to create a series of shapes I can ink and assemble like a puzzle to create the color plate. After laser cutting the intricate shapes I also hand carved details into this plate.
Each print is unique and one-of-a-kind, they are hand-printed and hand-inked on a small etching press with ink brayers.
SIZE: 12” x 9”
COLOR: Green, Gold to Salmon ombre, Blue gradient with
Cincinnati-made Kennedy Ink “Heritage Brown”
PAPERS: 130lb Constrution White, 130lb Madero Beach, Rives BFK Cream and 85lb Oatmeal,
Rives BFK paper will feature a deckled-edge — perfect to frame floated in an 11” x 14”.
EDITION: Stamped — signed and numbered on back
