100 Days of Woodcuts
A few years ago I stumbled upon The 100 Day Project - an online art project all about committing to 100 days of creative exploration.
I was yearning for something like this. Something that would reignite my passion for art. But come Spring when it launched, I was always deep in client work - building brands and websites.
Looking back at my personal Instagram account, I made it to day four in 2016. Needless to say I wasn't good about carving out time for myself (no pun intended!)
Last month I got an email reminder that the annual project was starting up soon. I told myself this was the year. This year I'm going to do it. I even had the idea of doing small woodcuts for the project. I had scrap MDF in my garage from my kitchen remodel a few years ago, and it's a perfect "wood" for carving.
So here I am, two weeks in, and I am loving the process. The blocks are small, 3”x3", and they take about 15-30 minutes to carve. I’ve also been playing with texture from the ink since I have spare water-based ink that needs to be used up. I’m sharing my daily carvings in my stories on Instagram, so make sure we’re friends there, ok?
I was so excited to be invited to hang my art in a new local New Orleans Airbnb last weekend. The funky 1800’s house with giant 15’ ceilings, pristine plaster walls with the original picture rail moulding was the perfect fit for my latest block prints.