We’ve added a special class and spaces are available now: Learn How to Make Woodcuts with Rudy Everts. The class is Sunday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 25. Rudy, who is visiting from Munich, will also be filming a video on making a stick chair using nothing but feral green woodworking techniques, from log to finished chair. (But not during the class, of course.)
Students will learn how to draw a design, transfer it to a woodblock, cut the block using edge tools, then print the woodblock by hand onto paper using printing ink.
Rudy has developed a woodcut style that draws inspiration from MC Escher, Wharton Esherick and Paul Landacre, and he has developed numerous shading techniques making woodcuts over several years. (You might know just some of Rudy’s work from the cover of “The Stick Chair Journal” and “The Stick Chair Book” – as well as various carvings he’s made for Chris over the years. Also, Rudy is one-third of the Chair Chat trio, so you know it’s going to be a fun class.)
To learn more (and to register), click here.
i miss the gory days of the chair chat. it was such colorful fun!
Chris, Rudy, Fitz — Harpo, Chico, and Groucho. Which one is which?
“Rudy has developed a woodcut style that draws inspiration from MC Escher,”
Well, as long as that physical impossibility is deliberate…
Very interested but life precludes making it to a class, any chance of Rudy writing a blog post outlining their process? I’ve tried a few woodcuts but with mixed success and a few tips would be much appreciated 🙂
Agreed, sounds like it’ll be a great class. Curious if Rudy has some suggestions on resources for people wanting to get started.
I am in the process of writing a book on woodcuts, which will include everything a beginner needs to get started.