Block Cutting, Print Trials and more Sketching

This last week there has been more sketching, first print trials and block cutting for 12 Trees.It seems slow progress at the moment but there is so much prep to do before I can even start to cut the blocks, roughs to work out, blocks to cut and prepare and more sketching and research on the trees.
However I have started trial cutting the text headers today.

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Elder, Elm, Beech, some too big, some too small.
It’s trial and error.
What looks fine on the block sometimes doesn’t look great when printed and next to one of the large images.

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5 Part cut blocks..

More sketches while the weather is OK and there are a few leaves left.

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Field Maples,who seem to like to be in companionable threes.

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Ash Trees with their upturned branch ends and handsome black buds.

Last Friday I started looking at type at Logan Press and hand setting a few lines, proofing on a lovely little Albion

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Slow .. but progress.

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  1. I'm pretty certain I've said this before – but it remains true . . that I am forever astounded by your creative productivity. So much! And all of it so good!

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