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Julie Belcher & Kevin Bradley, printmakers from Tennessee, use original equipment and rare and antique typeface to print raw posters that are truly a little slice of Americana. Attracted to the folk art esthetic and the overall vintage feel of these prints we just couldn't resist exhibiting these and bringing a little taste of the south to our own northwest.
READY? SKETCH, CARVE, PRESS!
The process is laborious and extremely time consuming. An original design is conceived and sketched, taking into account how many colors will be incorporated into the artwork. The carving then begins in either linoleum or wood. Each color requires its' own individual block. The carving is done backwards to create the final poster image and the painstaking process of placing the tiny lead type letters for the print usually requires tweezers and a lot of patience. Once the pattern is proofed, the whole thing is disassembled before the printing process begins. The drying time for each layer of ink is up to eight hours, which depending on how many colors there are on the poster, really adds up.
"When you're printing you gotta' print and when you're drying you just gotta' wait!"
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