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Mirka Hokkanen: January 2014

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Sunday, January 19, 2014. Studio Visit and Commission Work. It's January and I thought it would be fun to do a little studio tour and look at the portrait commission I'm working on. I got a request for a portrait of Jemma the cat in November. Because of holiday traveling, we agreed that it would be finished in February. Here's two closeups from the press. With the light hitting it just right, you can see all the detail. Now lastly th...

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Mirka Hokkanen: Updates of All Sorts

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Updates of All Sorts. Print I did for the reduction linocut demo. The rest of the year is dotted with lots of print related events so I am happy to be in the studio to make more work and to share it with others. I am also teaching a good amount, and if you are local to the Bryan/College Station area, see my Facebook page. Demoing at the art league, photo by Nikki Smith. As soon as I'm done printing this one,...

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Mirka Hokkanen: November 2013

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. DIY Hardwood Blocks- Part 2. I've taken a little time here and there in between taking care of kids to work on a small engraving of a kitty cat. Today I finally got it proofed for the third time and was happy enough with it to be ready to print. Below are some photos of work in progress. First off on the left the original image and drawing on the block. I'm hoping to finish this edition before we head ou...

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Mirka Hokkanen: April 2014

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Friday, April 25, 2014. Stink Bug Print Before We Move. They are not used to this type of stuff, so everything just goes is cardboard boxes with some packing paper unless I specify otherwise or organize and get things ready in advance. But you really want to see the print and not hear about packing boxes don't you? The last bi-annual Wood Engravers Network. I also took some video clips of the process of printing and uploaded for you ...

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Mirka Hokkanen: Imprinting the American West: Engravings from the late 1800's

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Imprinting the American West: Engravings from the late 1800's. First off Fredric Remington, Mexican Infantry on the March, appeared in Harper's Weekly, April 19, 1890. A wood engraving. Based on a painting, this illustration is one of several depicting life in Mexico that the artist made following a 6-week trip on assignment for Harper's Weekly. The engraving is titled The Prisoner. And was carved for Harp...

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Mirka Hokkanen: November 2014

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Studio Hacks- Ruler that does not move and Drying rack. Working hard or hardly working? I also had a vision of a winter scene that I really wanted to execute before Christmas to send out as gifts to some friends far away. It's moving in the same direction as my last engraving with a donkey; experimenting with composing and carving landscapes. Tudio Hack # 1. Now back to printing! I decided to try to print ...

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Mirka Hokkanen: June 2014

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Guest Artist- Heather McCaw. Today as promised, I am featuring a guest writer, friend and fellow artist Heather McCaw. Heather and I met about two years ago, when she moved to Germany and was interested in learning some relief printmaking. I was glad when she found me since I hadn't met any other "serious" artists in the area and was happy to finally have company. A pint of IPA sipped in a quiet English pub?

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Mirka Hokkanen: March 2012

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Friday, March 23, 2012. Engraving on an Etching press. I have emerged from motherhood to write again! Our daughter Aila is growing fast and is already learning to eat solids. I figured it is appropriate to finally post about the firefly engraving half a year later, since I was printing it a week or so before she was born. Better late than never. So to fix that problem I ended up using the same technique as in the reduction linocut pr...

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Mirka Hokkanen: October 2011

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Saturday, October 29, 2011. Printing Intaglio Without a Press. If you are just starting out, a student or don't have the room for a nice press, printing intaglio work can be quite a challenge. I wanted to share a technique of pressless printing that I learned a long time ago from my friend, Margaret Craig, who teaches at the Southwest School or Arts in TX. Tip- learned from Dan Welden's newsletter that instead of tarlatan, you can al...

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Mirka Hokkanen: July 2013

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Artist, printmaker, craftsperson. See what goes on behind the curtains. Sunday, July 7, 2013. Curtis Bartone - Interview. I wanted to interview him after the Abecedaria portfolio that we were in together, and ask some questions that I didn't know the answers to. Here is what he had to share:. Curtis, can you tell us a little bit about how you got started in printmaking and why you chose printmaking? Three pieces that Curtis printed for the portfolio. What is your favorite medium? Any bits of wisdom that ...