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Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble block print greeting cards and limited edition prints are all original designs that we carve by hand and letterpress print in our studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur signature designs feature curious and wily birds called grackles. Like crows and ravens, grackles are known for their intelligence, personality, and occasional mischief-making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeather studied drawing and printmaking at Carleton College in Northfield, MN and has an MFA in printmaking from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Before starting Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble, Heather was the head printer for Plunger Press and taught bookbinding and printing. In 2007, while spending a year in New Mexico at the Roswell Artist in Residence Program, Heather encountered a flock of grackles making mischief all around her workspace. 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Packaged in a protective sleeve with backer board and label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandmade by Heather O'Hara and Jay Jarvis of Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble, we create handmade block prints by mixing a generous pinch of humor with sincere appreciation for originality in the wide world outside. Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble block print greeting cards and limited edition prints are all original designs that we carve by hand and letterpress print in our studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur signature designs feature curious and wily birds called grackles. 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Packaged in a protective sleeve with backer board and label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandmade by Heather O'Hara and Jay Jarvis of Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble, we create handmade block prints by mixing a generous pinch of humor with sincere appreciation for originality in the wide world outside. Burdock \u0026amp; Bramble block print greeting cards and limited edition prints are all original designs that we carve by hand and letterpress print in our studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur signature designs feature curious and wily birds called grackles. 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The piece has white mat board and is framed.\u003c\/span\u003e Edition size of 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActual print does not contain watermark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce upon a time in a land far, far away…or was it right down the road and just the other day?  Either way it’s the beginning of a story.  A story of everyday, told with just a little bit of fairy tale mixed in.  A story that begins with the image and goes wherever your mind takes it, a different place for each and every person. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJamie Heiden is a photographer first.  She gets the most satisfaction out of taking a picture.  But when she sits down at her computer, the beginnings unfold.  Most of her finished images contain multiple photographic layers. 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Our moths, butterflies, and insects series is a wonderful way to collect the beauty of nature in a cruelty free way!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original piece of fine art using the process of silkscreen printmaking. Hand-drawn and hand-printed by Allison and Jonathan Metzger, of Midnight Oil Studio, in Des Moines, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size: approximately 5.75\" x 5.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: approximately 8\" x 8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size limited to 250.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_18 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eMidnight Oil Studio \u0026amp; Workshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_14 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas co-founded by husband and wife team, Jonathan and Allison Metzger in the fall of 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eWorking within traditional printmaking methods, they create limited edition serigraph images. Firmly rooted in American Modernism they use bold, colorful shapes and textures to explore the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBoth Allison and Jonathan received their Masters of Fine Art Degrees from University of Kansas. Graduating in the spring of 2013, Jonathan and Allison moved to Jackson, Mississippi where Jonathan taught drawing, printmaking and painting at a small Liberal Arts Colleg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003ee as a Visiting Professor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eA year later, they moved to Central Virginia just west of Richmond, Virginia where Jonathan held another teaching position as Visiting Professor. Allison joined in this adventure and taught fine art workshops in the numerous communities that they lived until spring 2015. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eDuring the summer of 2015, while participating in an Artist Residency held at the prestigious Red Barn in Lindsborg, Kansas, they decided to pursue something they always dreamed of doing; opening their own studio where they could create their own original work and build a platform to interact with the public and art collectors alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_14 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eWe create because we believe in the significance of original artwork and the power it has in creating positive human connection and critical thought. As a creative couple, we are passionate about producing unique fine art serigraph images that are accessible to people from all walks of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_14 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_14 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eOur artwork will always be made by our hands. Every limited edition is hand-drawn and hand-printed by us in our traditional print studio. Throughout our body of work, we strive\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto celebrate the world around us by traveling and exploring cultures, communities, and environments both near and far.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more Midnight Oil work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=midnight+oil\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=midnight+oil\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Midnight Oil Studio","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":32819763675239,"sku":"D-10681 G-11840","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":32819763708007,"sku":"D-10689 G-11837","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_0c661ffb-e758-4b3f-9a6d-0c878be096dc.jpg?v=1599771831"},{"product_id":"bubble-floatin-print-by-cary-cochrane","title":"Bubbles Floatin' Woodcut Print by Cary Cochrane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThis is a two-color woodcut I made for my son, Christopher, for his documentary film, \"Chasing Bubbles.\" The film is about a friend of Christopher's, Alex Rust, who quit his job as a trader on the Chicago Board of Trade, taught himself how to sail, bought a boat and sailed around the world in about three years. I never met Alex but he was a huge risk taker. He later died at the age of 28 in India. My image of Alex shows him sailing off into the evening sky on his sailboat, Bubbles, bound for new adventures in a new life. The title of the print, Bubbles Floatin', is taken from a quote from Alex in the movie. Check it out on www.youtube\/chasingbubbles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eImage size: 10 x 8\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade by Cary Cochrane in Winnetka, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCochrane’s original prints are printed with archival ink onto acid-free paper; some of which are embellished with hand painting. He doesn’t create numbered editions, instead, each print is altered in some way and labeled as artist’s proofs (A\/P).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eCochrane received his BFA in Graphic Design from Carnegie Mellon University in 1970.  His bulldog, Gridley is the subject of a number of his creations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cary Cochrane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33039865151591,"sku":"D-5687 G-6667","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/Cochrane-9.jpg?v=1606335487"},{"product_id":"goldfinch-family-series-1-print-by-cary-cochrane","title":"Finch Family Woodcut Print by Cary Cochrane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eImage size: 11.5 x 10.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade by Cary Cochrane in Winnetka, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCochrane’s original prints are printed with archival ink onto acid-free paper; some of which are embellished with hand painting. He doesn’t create numbered editions, instead, each print is altered in some way and labeled as artist’s proofs (A\/P).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eCochrane received his BFA in Graphic Design from Carnegie Mellon University in 1970.  His bulldog, Gridley is the subject of a number of his creations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cary Cochrane","offers":[{"title":"I -  Hand-Painted Woodcut Print","offer_id":39923500482663,"sku":"D-3409 G-7478","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"II - Woodcut Print","offer_id":39923500515431,"sku":"G-7478","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"III - Woodcut Print","offer_id":39923500548199,"sku":"G-7478","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/finch.jpg?v=1665947863"},{"product_id":"into-the-woods-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Into The Woods 4\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 16\" x 5.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 19\" x 10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 20\" x 10.75\" foam core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33053219684455,"sku":"D-3102 G-3498","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_53e6218a-f4cd-4a75-8de7-ff6f02568ebe.heic?v=1677691482"},{"product_id":"rocky-hill-at-dusk-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Rocky Hill at Dusk 21\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 7\" x 7\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 10\" x 11”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 12\" x 12” foam core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33053245603943,"sku":"D-9903","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/rocky.jpg?v=1618509784"},{"product_id":"main-street-tree-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Main Street Tree by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 6.5\" x 6.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size:\u003cspan\u003e 6.5\" x 6.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 9\" x 12” foam core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolor was painted by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33053273260135,"sku":"D-9742","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/mainstreettree.jpg?v=1618349756"},{"product_id":"the-dance-of-the-swans-giclee-reproduction-by-beth-bird","title":"The Dance of the Swans Hand-Painted Etching by Beth Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a signed limited edition hand-painted etching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Beth Bird of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage Size: approximately 8.5\" x 11.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that all hand-painted etchings\/drypoints usually require a special order and colors will vary from what is shown due to the hand-made nature of each piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEtching is a print making process that involves drawing on a metal plate, putting the plate in an acid bath to \"eat\" the drawing into the metal, and then inking the plate and running it through a printing press.  It is a tedious process that was created as a way to make multiples of an image before photography, photocopying, and digital technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, artists continue to make etchings and other prints as an artistic process and it allows them to produce multiple copies of an image without the use of photography. After Beth prints her etching she then adds another step and paints with gouache (a less transparent type of watercolor) to colorize her etchings.  Each one created is then a unique piece of art.  Ultimately, etchings have more value and cost more than reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeth Bird began her study of art at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa and completed her degree in 1965 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEducation.  While there, she had the opportunity to study under Mauricio Lasansky in the printmaking department and to take part in the University’s now famous Writer’s Workshop.  Together these early experiences  introduced her to the idea of narrative art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter marrying and raising four children, she returned to her study of art at the Chicago School of the Art Institute and completed a master's degree in art therapy. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer years at the Art Institute gave her time to think about the psychological component of making art and telling stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe found her way back to print making at a class at The Evanston Art Center that at the time was taught by Audrey Niffenegger. It was an exciting place to work and collaborate over the presses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFellow printmakers came from all over the world and ranged in ages from eighteen to eighty three. For seven years, Bird had the time to test every kind of technique in the field but eventually chose etching, dry point and often hand coloring the print as her favored methods of art making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird set up her own print studio in a one hundred year old farmhouse near Elizabeth, Illinois in 1996.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years later, she was invited to be a Ragdale fellow in Lake Forest, Illinois. Ragdale is a beautiful old estate devoted to the arts. Artists are invited to come and work on their writing, painting and composing projects. Bird spent her time there working on the narrative artwork of The Red Shoes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1999, her work became part of the permanent collection at The Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of the Red Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e was shown at the Dubuque Museum of Art in Dubuque, Iowa, and in 2005 was shown at the Union League Club in Chicago, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years Bird has focused on paintings portraits of girls - girls with various flavors of pie, girls with birds, and girls staged by the light of the moon.  Her paintings are gouache and water soluble oil pastels on rag paper.  She collaborated with the late local photographer Richard Pearce in creating fine art reproductions of many of these paintings.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Find more of Beth's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=beth+bird\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beth Bird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39572336443495,"sku":"D-9988 G-14260","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_bc2d3422-c320-497d-9756-0445d0242077.jpg?v=1607036643"},{"product_id":"february-hand-painted-etching-by-beth-bird","title":"February Hand-Painted Etching by Beth Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a signed limited edition hand-painted etching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Beth Bird of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage Size: approximately\u003cspan\u003e 23.7\u003c\/span\u003e5\" x\u003cspan\u003e 37.25\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed Size:\u003cspan\u003e 37.75\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan\u003e 51.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition number:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e11\/50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that all hand-painted etchings\/drypoints usually require a special order and colors will vary from what is shown due to the hand-made nature of each piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEtching is a print making process that involves drawing on a metal plate, putting the plate in an acid bath to \"eat\" the drawing into the metal, and then inking the plate and running it through a printing press.  It is a tedious process that was created as a way to make multiples of an image before photography, photocopying, and digital technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, artists continue to make etchings and other prints as an artistic process and it allows them to produce multiple copies of an image without the use of photography. After Beth prints her etching she then adds another step and paints with gouache (a less transparent type of watercolor) to colorize her etchings.  Each one created is then a unique piece of art.  Ultimately, etchings have more value and cost more than reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeth Bird began her study of art at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa and completed her degree in 1965 in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEducation.  While there, she had the opportunity to study under Mauricio Lasansky in the printmaking department and to take part in the University’s now famous Writer’s Workshop.  Together these early experiences  introduced her to the idea of narrative art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter marrying and raising four children, she returned to her study of art at the Chicago School of the Art Institute and completed a master's degree in art therapy. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer years at the Art Institute gave her time to think about the psychological component of making art and telling stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe found her way back to print making at a class at The Evanston Art Center that at the time was taught by Audrey Niffenegger. It was an exciting place to work and collaborate over the presses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFellow printmakers came from all over the world and ranged in ages from eighteen to eighty three. For seven years, Bird had the time to test every kind of technique in the field but eventually chose etching, dry point and often hand coloring the print as her favored methods of art making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird set up her own print studio in a one hundred year old farmhouse near Elizabeth, Illinois in 1996.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years later, she was invited to be a Ragdale fellow in Lake Forest, Illinois. Ragdale is a beautiful old estate devoted to the arts. Artists are invited to come and work on their writing, painting and composing projects. 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A long time resident of Dubuque, Kaufman studied watercolor painting under numerous nationally known artists and is a signature member of the Iowa Watercolor Society and Iowa Artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaufman finds watercolor perfectly suited to her personality and talents; \"The medium has a mind of its own. Challenging and unpredictable, it adds spontaneity to my work.\"  Kaufman enjoys experimenting with new surfaces not normally used with watercolors and occasionally incorporating mixed media.  \"Interpreting the world through painting gives me endless hours of pleasure, and sharing with my fellow artists and patrons completes the experience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Alda's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=alda+kaufman\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=alda+kaufman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alda Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33091148742759,"sku":"D-6808 G-9125","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_bcc5bba2-659d-46b1-adb5-f4c31e60bb42.jpg?v=1608833799"},{"product_id":"friendly-chat-by-alda-kaufman","title":"Friendly Chat by Alda Kaufman","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 6.5\" x 9.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatted size: 11\" x 14”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original watercolor by Alda Kaufman of Dubuque, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn of Latvian parents in Munich, Germany, Alda Kirulis Kaufman immigrated to the United States in 1951. 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Hand-pulled Intaglio print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaterials: BFK Rives paper and Faust etching ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle, artist signature and edition number hand-written in pencil beneath the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHandmade by Nancy Lindsay of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnamosa, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"3\" face=\"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif\"\u003eNancy Lindsay was born in 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Art has always been her primary interest, even as a young child. She studied art at Colorado State University and worked for many years in the commercial printing industry as a designer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"3\" face=\"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif\"\u003eToday Nancy Lindsay is inspired by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe landscape \"whether it is the endless Nebraska horizon, the deep woodlands and river valleys of Iowa, or the rugged Mediterranean coastline. 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Signed by artist on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed size: 9.25 x 9.25 x 1”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abby Schrup","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33179669430375,"sku":"D-15302 G-13464 35.63 framing","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_5cafffca-7282-411d-8cec-2a3a2f1bc963.jpg?v=1637349750"},{"product_id":"slender-branches-by-nancy-lindsay","title":"Slender Branches 9\/25 by Nancy Lindsay","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size: approximately 7.75\" x 7.75\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMatted to: 15.5\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited edition solar-plate etching. Hand-pulled Intaglio print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaterials: BFK Rives paper and Faust etching ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle, artist signature and edition number hand-written in pencil beneath the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHandmade by Nancy Lindsay of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnamosa, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"3\" face=\"Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif\"\u003eNancy Lindsay was born in 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Art has always been her primary interest, even as a young child. 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The image is printed with archival quality, pigment-based inks on 11 x 14\" cotton rag paper as large as the crop will allow while still leaving a white border around for ease of matting and\/or framing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition size of 50. Signed in ink by the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of her \u003cstrong\u003elarge\u003c\/strong\u003e prints are part of a limited edition series and are signed and numbered. The image is printed with archival quality, pigment-based inks on 13 x 19\" cotton rag paper as large as the crop will allow while still leaving a white border around for ease of matting and\/or framing. Edition size of 50. Signed in ink by the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of her \u003cstrong\u003eframed canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e prints are part of their own limited edition series and are signed and numbered. All are archival with a protective coating and are stretched on a wooden ready to hang frame. Edition size of 50.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of her \u003cstrong\u003eframed\u003c\/strong\u003e prints are part of a limited edition series and are signed and numbered. The framed image is printed with archival quality, pigment-based inks on cotton rag paper. The piece has white mat board and is framed.\u003c\/span\u003e Edition size of 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActual print does not contain watermark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce upon a time in a land far, far away…or was it right down the road and just the other day?  Either way it’s the beginning of a story.  A story of everyday, told with just a little bit of fairy tale mixed in.  A story that begins with the image and goes wherever your mind takes it, a different place for each and every person. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJamie Heiden is a photographer first.  She gets the most satisfaction out of taking a picture.  But when she sits down at her computer, the beginnings unfold.  Most of her finished images contain multiple photographic layers. Dodging, burning, boosting contrast and adjusting exposure were all tasks performed in the darkroom that are now tools she has at her fingertips using the computer.  What would have taken hours in the darkroom can be done and then undone in half the time, not necessarily making the completed process any shorter but allowing for ten times the amount of experimenting within. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer titles are an integral part of her images. She loves the journey words allow us to travel. Simplicity and story are the goals and the lists of artists who inspire include writers, painters and movie directors in addition to her photographic idols.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJamie’s interest in photography began early in school and carried through to her college education with a degree in Photography and Printing Technology from Northern Arizona University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Jamie's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=jamie+heiden\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=jamie+heiden\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jamie Heiden","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":33189157830759,"sku":"D-18627 G-12995","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":39541345419367,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Framed Canvas","offer_id":39541345648743,"sku":"D-13003 G-995","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":33189157863527,"sku":"","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/hideorseek.jpg?v=1613775496"},{"product_id":"iowa-field-ii-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Iowa Field II by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Iowa Field II\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261052338279,"sku":"D-17316 G-9503","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.466059048_7d3n.jpg?v=1615140810"},{"product_id":"iowa-field-i-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Iowa Field I by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Iowa Field I\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261056827495,"sku":"G-2150","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.466068219_7okn.jpg?v=1615141109"},{"product_id":"seed-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Seed by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Seed\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's said that we all plant seeds as we live our lives. Someone else might take a seed and plant it somewhere else. The jars in this image hold the seeds of Love, Laughter, Hope, Wealth, and Joy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size: 4.5\" x 2.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size: 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePiece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53083392344355,"sku":"G-1345","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.444581363_63x2_acfb8493-6f3a-4de4-824b-2901afd07abd.jpg?v=1615141969"},{"product_id":"dream-boats-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Dream Boats by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dream Boats\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular piece is a two color linoleum print of a large white bird flying under the stars. It carries a dreamer in a little red boat while more boats float below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size: 5\" x 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame size: 11.25\" x 14.25”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Lori's work \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":39261216604263,"sku":"D-19832 G-10090","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":39261216637031,"sku":"D-16137 G-10297","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.1840492139_2v8y.jpg?v=1615142108"},{"product_id":"leavings-of-fall-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Leavings of Fall by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Leavings of Fall\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill life art of milkweed, autumn leaves, and feathers gathered in a cup decorated with crows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size:\u003cspan\u003e 5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame size: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261116072039,"sku":"G-10089","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.1839575986_cpnp.jpg?v=1615142398"},{"product_id":"speak-softly-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Speak Softly by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Speak Softly\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeak softly and carry a big stick…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheodore Roosevelt first used the phrase in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair on September 2, 1901, four days before the assassination of President William McKinley who died eight days later, which subsequently thrust Roosevelt into the presidency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little goldfinch obviously got the upperhand and stands triumphantly holding a blackbird feather in his beak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 4.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 7\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261130621031,"sku":"G-3217","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.673953023_oqy0.jpg?v=1615142748"},{"product_id":"recollection-of-a-walk-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Recollection of a Walk by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Recollection of a Walk- Version 1\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image features a collection of feathers, pine cones, a discarded hive, and some sticks. There are two versions of this original linocut image, turquoise and rust. I printed this image in my home studio using 2 plates and 3 different colors per version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 6\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 16\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Version 1","offer_id":46981749244195,"sku":"G-11794","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Version 2","offer_id":46981749276963,"sku":"D-16749 G-11794","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 1 - Framed 10.25\" x 22.25\" x 1.25\"","offer_id":47798861791523,"sku":"G-11791","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.2140465610_bptw.jpg?v=1615145880"},{"product_id":"cupcake-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Cupcake by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Cupcake\" is an original miniature linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2.75\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261205168231,"sku":"G-10084","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/1404770_658153217581751_497440527_o.jpg?v=1615149859"},{"product_id":"nest-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Nest by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Nest\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweet little linocut print of a robins nest with a little blue egg and some leftover feathers from mama bird.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size:\u003cspan\u003e 5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan\u003e 5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame size: 11.25\" x 14.25\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":39261216866407,"sku":"G-10087","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":39261216899175,"sku":"D-19831 G-10295","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_794xN.1822296971_syt3.jpg?v=1615150550"},{"product_id":"believe-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Believe by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Believe\" is an original miniature linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a two color print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.75\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an open edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261219127399,"sku":"G-1501","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/img008_fb00cf6c-7d61-45cf-9dcf-bbaaecdcaa07.jpg?v=1615151544"},{"product_id":"calling-the-muse-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Calling the Muse by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Calling the Muse\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 4\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 9\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261236461671,"sku":"G-10081","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/Calling_the_Muse.jpg?v=1615152905"},{"product_id":"separating-chaff-from-memory-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Separating Chaff From Memory by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Separating Chaff From Memory\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 12\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 10\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261237706855,"sku":"G-2140","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/Separating_chaff_from_memory.jpg?v=1615153067"},{"product_id":"patterns-ii-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Patterns II by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Patterns II” is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe summer of 2020 was strange for everyone. I made a point to get out into nature as much as I could. I enjoyed walking the many trails we have in the area. As I walked I would often find stones and feathers that I use as reference and just to have them around for decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image is a reduction print using 4 colors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size:\u003cspan\u003e 7\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan\u003e 10\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size: 15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame size: 16.25\" x 20.25\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":39281675337831,"sku":"D-19834 G-13176","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":39281675370599,"sku":"G-13174","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.2864044035_2i4w.jpg?v=1616351058"},{"product_id":"a-dream-of-fur-and-feathers-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"A Dream of Fur and Feathers by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A Dream of Fur and Feathers” is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is this cat dreaming of? I think of birds and feathers. The muted colors of this print give it a bright and airy feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image was printed with 1 plates and 3 colors. Printed on heavy white Stonehenge printmaking paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size:\u003cspan\u003e 9\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan\u003e 12\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition size: 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":39281676845159,"sku":"G-13177","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":39281676877927,"sku":"G 13175","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.2745680178_7xkb.jpg?v=1616351501"},{"product_id":"august-floral-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"August Floral by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"August Floral\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI don't know what this weed is called, but I see them everywhere in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. I think they're beautiful, even though it's considered a weed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a two color print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 44\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39281683038311,"sku":"G-13179","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_794xN.2001230366_ldv6.jpg?v=1616352214"},{"product_id":"sitting-with-a-thought-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Sitting With A Thought by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Sitting With A Thought\" is an original miniature linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI rarely use the color red, but I should more often. A small bird sits on this womans head representing her thought. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a two color print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39281685299303,"sku":"G-13181","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_794xN.2001240874_2kko.jpg?v=1616352505"},{"product_id":"feather-1-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Feather #1 by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Feather I\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI sometimes find feathers when I'm out for my walks deep in thought. I've kept them in a box in my studio and decided that they would be a good subject for some mini prints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an original three color reduction miniature linocut print using 1 plate hand pulled by myself in my studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrame size: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39281686904935,"sku":"G-13182","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_794xN.2803489827_4dii.jpg?v=1616353011"},{"product_id":"feather-2-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Feather #2 by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Feather II\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI sometimes find feathers when I'm out for my walks deep in thought. I've kept them in a box in my studio and decided that they would be a good subject for some mini prints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an original three color reduction miniature linocut print using 1 plate hand pulled by myself in my studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrame size: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39281687003239,"sku":"G-13183","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_794xN.2755829220_pxz6.jpg?v=1616352946"},{"product_id":"feather-3-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Feather #3 by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Feather III\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI sometimes find feathers when I'm out for my walks deep in thought. I've kept them in a box in my studio and decided that they would be a good subject for some mini prints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an original three color reduction miniature linocut print using 1 plate hand pulled by myself in my studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 3.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39281687068775,"sku":"D-21042 G-13184","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.2803530563_6tlq.jpg?v=1616352806"},{"product_id":"patterns-by-lori-biwer-stewart","title":"Patterns by Lori Biwer-Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original linocut by Lori Biwer-Stewart of Osage, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Patterns\" is an original linocut print created and hand pulled in my studio on heavy weight Stonehenge printmaking paper. Each is hand painted with lightfast inks, so each print may vary slightly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe summer of 2020 was strange for everyone. I made a point to get out into nature as much as I could. I enjoyed walking the many trails we have in the area. As I walked I would often find stones and feathers that I use as reference and just to have them around for decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image is one color print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImage size:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 7\u003c\/span\u003e\" x\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 10\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition size: 15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnframed piece is mounted on a piece of archival foamboard and packaged in a plastic sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and titled in pencil below the print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinocut is a type of relief print. Relief printing is a technique where a piece of paper is “stamped” by the top surface of the plate painted in ink. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife and chisels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy education is in graphic design and that has been a big advantage to me as an artist. Knowing how to compose an image so it has movement and a focal point is really important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI discovered printmaking over 15 years ago and believe it’s the perfect medium for me. Everything I know about printmaking is self taught and learned by taking classes, talking with other printmakers, reading books or just experimenting with materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process of Linocut printmaking is very therapeutic for me. I’ve found that I’m able to communicate much better through images than words and the actual process of any kind of art focuses my mind like nothing else can. I’m generally a very quiet person who is more than happy to sit and sketch or just observe things that go on around me.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eI love the flowing lines and the movement of linocut printmaking. Although I begin each work with a very rough sketch, I choose to let the subject evolve as I cut, so the artwork is in a continuous state of change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy focus is on the human figure; the sharp contrast of linocut adds strength to the bold images of the subjects.  The addition of symbolic elements such as birds, keys and doors encourage the viewer to really study the piece and apply their own personal experiences and connections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs my work evolves I find myself using more color - sometimes covering the work as a whole, other times adding color elements only elements to lead the eye to key areas in the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work has a strong, authentic voice that makes an honest statement about how we look at ourselves, and interact with others and our environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind more of Lori's work\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lori+biwer-stewart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lori Biwer-Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39281689919591,"sku":"G-13185","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/il_1588xN.2816327398_otau.jpg?v=1616353439"},{"product_id":"obedient-plant-and-goldenrod-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Obedient Plant and Goldenrod by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 12\" x 10\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12\" x 10\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 18\" x 16\" foam core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolor was painted by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39313185603687,"sku":"D-1861 G-8754","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/obedient.jpg?v=1618504668"},{"product_id":"evening-water-lilies-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Evening Water Lilies by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 6.75\" x 20.75”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 12\" x 24” foam core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolor was painted by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39313193828455,"sku":"D-10787 G-11885","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/evening.jpg?v=1618505666"},{"product_id":"trees-in-fading-light-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Trees in Fading Light 3\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 6.75\" x 6.75\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed size: 14.25\" x 14.5\" x 1\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39313242194023,"sku":"G-8713","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_24f6f485-676e-4460-8415-d6856895d014.jpg?v=1618597299"},{"product_id":"intersection-poplars-14-100-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Intersection: Poplars 14\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 7\" x 7\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 10\" x 11\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted on 11\" x 14\" foam core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314391466087,"sku":"G-13397","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_be8fb2f0-ad06-4f8c-bd38-bf435259fe7f.jpg?v=1618602832"},{"product_id":"intersection-snow-drifts-13-100-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Intersection: Snow Drifts 13\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 14.5\" x 5.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 17.75\" x 9\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 20\" x 12\" foam core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314405490791,"sku":"G-13398","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/IMG_5974.jpg?v=1643228871"},{"product_id":"trees-in-fading-light-4-100-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Trees in Fading Light 4\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 7\" x 7\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 10\" x 10.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted on 12\" x 12\" foam core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314415255655,"sku":"D-15982 G-13403","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/files\/FullSizeRender_09f74cf5-fbfa-4e86-8609-13235cf7e87d.heic?v=1731568959"},{"product_id":"intersection-after-the-storm-9-100-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Intersection: After the Storm 9\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 6.75\" x 6.75\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 10\" x 11\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted on 11\" x 14\" foam core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314416599143,"sku":"D-11846 G-8156","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_f35829b5-d6e1-4910-860f-35fc380fc851.jpg?v=1618947819"},{"product_id":"a-shady-refuge-8-100-by-brian-mccormick","title":"A Shady Refuge 8\/100 by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the path down the hill to the spring at the stone house, there is this spot of cool shade.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size: 14\" x 7.25”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 17.75\" x 11”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted to 20\" x 12” foam core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print with added watercolor was handmade by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314479808615,"sku":"G-13406","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/image_f9cb8999-94c9-4a96-990f-dcad8ed0d48e.jpg?v=1618764448"},{"product_id":"intersection-stop-sign-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Intersection: Stop Sign by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you've driven the back roads of the Midwest, you've seen this intersection with little there but a stop sign.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage size: 20.5\" x 10.25\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 20.5\" x 10.25\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted on 24\" x 12\" foam core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolor was painted by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314483249255,"sku":"D-11855 G-257","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/stop.jpg?v=1618604403"},{"product_id":"arches-by-brian-mccormick","title":"Arches by Brian McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003eImage size: 21\" x 7\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 21\" x 7\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted on 24\" x 12\" foam core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolor was painted on Arches paper by Brian McCormick of Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian McCormick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretired from the Wisconsin Historical Society and began creating art full-time in 2008. He had spent his career as a Preservation Architect, though his first love (and his first degree) was fine art. After many years away from it, he started painting again just before he retired and hasn't stopped since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis works are inspired by nature, particularly of the rolling hills of the Driftless Region. While Brian has always been drawn to watercolor, he recently began making woodblock prints. Using wood scraps, he carves out a design, creating a relief printing block. He then inks the block, press paper against it, and rub the back using a \"baren\". Brian dreams of having a beautiful Japanese baren but for now, he uses an old wood cabinet knob as his baren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe splits his time between a small house on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and a stone miner's cottage in a little hollow outside of Galena, Illinois.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile I spent most of my working life as an architect, returning to my first love of painting was not a major reinvention. A basic need to make things has always been my directing force. It could be a building, a set of shelves, a garden, a prairie, a painting, or a woodblock print. Of course, buildings are almost always a collaboration among many people: owners, architects, carpenters, craftspeople, etc. I've learned that my personality is better geared toward solitary pursuits, and I like to have both the control and the burden of being the sole creator of what I make. So, artwork has proved to be more fulfilling for me than architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, architecture is about place-making; and, similarly, in my artwork I am concerned with creating a sense of place. I see experiencing and knowing the place in which you live as an important part of being human. Wendell Berry said: \"If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are.\" He didn't mean \"know where\" as a point on the map, but a knowing that involves the senses, the heart, and the mind. It means knowing it over time and in all seasons. It involves memory and imbuing a place with a shared or personal meaning. As any artist will tell you, if you really want to know something, then draw it or paint it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese places to which people can attach meaning are often a city, a town, or a special street or building. And, of course, they can also be a natural landscape, like the rolling hills of woods, old fields, and prairies in our region. Or they can be those places where the \"man made\" and \"natural\" interact, like gardens and designed landscapes. Or places where the interaction is unplanned or incidental, like the way trees interface with buildings, or the way a rural road or intersection is laid across a natural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo the subject of my artwork is \"place,\" or those places which have a special sensory memory or significance for me. They are often very specific places that I know, shown during a particular time or season. However, when they can signify some other meaningful place-memory for a viewer, then I feel I have hit my mark. We have all had the experience of being touched by art--in today's culture, usually it is a movie or a song--and, though the specifics have nothing to do with our lives, they affect us deeply on some human level. So I strive to connect to viewers through a visual representation of \"place\" that is at once specific and yet, through each individual viewer's memory, connotes a sense of place that has meaning in their own lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think of my watercolor landscapes as intimate.  They focus on the patterns found in the landscapes: the repetition of the forms and color of leaf, flower, stem, branch and tree trunk. My interest in pattern has limited my use of the traditional large areas of watercolor washes--instead I use smaller broken areas of paint. I typically work in only a few formats: square, double- square and triple-square (one by three units.) I believe these more rigid formats draw more attention to the shape of the painting and help to create a tension between the painting as a referential image and the painting as an object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more of Brian's work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39314483708007,"sku":"D-15981 G-13407","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/products\/arches.jpg?v=1618604579"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3349\/0791\/collections\/otla_compact_jpg.webp?v=1736712673","url":"https:\/\/shopotlag.com\/collections\/2-d\/artist_sri-rao.oembed?page=2","provider":"Outside the Lines Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}