The block print for Canterbury Road has gone public

So here is the final version of the design for the new musical Canterbury Road. I have been keeping it under wraps so to speak, since it was still being developed . But now it has been recorded digitally and will be sent out to several different places for publicity, so I decided to publish it.

You will probably be seeing a lot more of it so I hope you don't get tired of it. :-)

The block was cut from that soft rubbery stuff and took about 13 hours just to do the cutting.

The actual printing will be a limited edition of prints. The series will stop at 10 prints.

Mr. P and Mr. G will each get their own original print on rice paper. This one is on regular drawing paper. I tend to like the rice paper better. It has an interesting look and feel to it. But I needed a super clean, sharp print, so that's why I used the drawing paper for this one.

The look of the block is reminiscent of the period of time in which the musical took place. In those days it might have been an etching on a metal plate, or maybe a wood block cut. They didn't have this man-made material at that time. They did often use a paper similar to rice paper.

If any of you would like to do a more elaborate block than the one you did in Foundations class you should try it. Remember though that if you have text, or are very particular about the way it prints, you should probably reverse the image before cutting. We can talk more about that if you decide to do one. I think this would be an awesome addition to your portfolio!