Woodcut Originals
The woodcut technique yields beautiful images with a whimsical, lighthearted, rough-hewn charm. Each Eric Bjorlin woodcut is an original artwork created entirely in the artist`s studio.
To make a woodcut, Eric first meticulously carves a mirror image of the design into a block of white pine. With a roller he then applies ink to the wood and prints the image onto heavyweight paper. Finally he paints watercolors onto each woodcut print.
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![](http://ericbjorlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Grand-Portage.jpg ""Grand Portage" - Voyageur<br>Image size 16" x 24"<br>Paper size 18-1/4" x 26" with deckle edge<br>Edition of 19 originals.<br>$400<br>
<br>Grand Portage" depicts the rigors and grandeur <br>of daily life around an 18th century trading post on the shores of Lake Superior. <br>The woodcut technique and use of sepia tones <br>contribute to its sense of age. <br>The artwork also portrays native flora and fauna, <br>including a lady`s slipper flower, a ruffed grouse, and a white-breasted nuthatch.<br><br><br>")
![](http://ericbjorlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Summer-Hummer.jpg ""Summer Hummer" - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird<br>
Image size 13-1/2" x 12"<br>
Paper size 15-1/4" x 13-1/2" with deckle edge<br>
Edition of 30 originals<br>$300<br><br>
Woodcuts can be a lighthearted technique, <br>a faultless match for the subject matter in "Summer Hummer." <br>The piece is printed from two wood blocks, <br>one for the billowing clouds in the background <br>and a darker color to interlock <br>the foreground hummingbird, delphiniums, and farmstead. <br>Watercolor washes are then layered over each image.<br><br><br>")
![](http://ericbjorlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Follow-the-Leader.jpg ""Follow the Leader" - Loons<br>
Image size 10" x 19-1/2"<br>
Paper size 11-3/4" x 21" with deckle edge<br>
Edition of 30 Originals<br>$300<br><br>
"The plumage of a loon translates well into a woodcut design," Eric says. "The border echoes the patterns of both the feathers and water lilies."<br><br><br>")
![](http://ericbjorlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Saint-Nicholas-WEB.jpg "Saint Nicholas<br>
Image Size 6" x 6"<br>
Paper Size 7-1/2" x 7-1/2"<br>
Original woodcut with watercolor, signed open edition<br>
$40<br><br>")
