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Map printed in hand mixed black and varnish using a wood relief matrix showing river crossings and dams in Portland Oregon.

Map printed in hand mixed black and varnish using a wood relief matrix showing river crossings and dams in Portland Oregon.

Full sheet with ink on both sides . . . before folding, sewing and trimming into the artist book.
#ArtistBook #Printmaking #toMake #aRealPlace #PortlandOregon #ColumbiaRiver

07.03.2026 19:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sunrift Gorge, Baring Creek, Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park

Sunrift Gorge, Baring Creek, Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park

Sunrift Gorge, Baring Creek in Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park. Pinhole camera extended exposure on film.

#Pinhole #GlacierWatertonNP #Montana #aRealPlace #BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #toMake

07.03.2026 18:45 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Two sided wood relief print in black and varnish

Two sided wood relief print in black and varnish

Portland Crossings

Wood relief matrix printed on both sides in mixed black & varnish on Kozo. Bridge crossings & dams in Portland Oregon. #toMake #relief #Portland #aRealPlace #printmaking Unsold edition with the addition of varnish on the reverse to be folded, cut & sewn into an #ArtistBook.

07.03.2026 18:18 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

... no wonder

06.03.2026 18:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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OIKOS :: Household of the Earth. The economics of the household.

YA) If it is economical it is ecological. If it is ecological it is economical. A message for the Human Tribe :: Put Earth First. Respect and Care for All Beings.

#Letterpress #Printmaking #toMake #aRealPlace #OIKOS

25.10.2025 18:25 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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19.02.2026 14:29 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

typical design here as well. sometimes I'm not even able to walk without difficulty

04.03.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

yup ... know all about it.

04.03.2026 18:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Amazing .... but what about the moths?!

04.03.2026 18:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

excellent .... thanks Will

03.03.2026 19:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
path-way, once a trolly route on a schedule between here & there, now again a hollow-way

path-way, once a trolly route on a schedule between here & there, now again a hollow-way

#aRealPlace

03.03.2026 18:50 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
overgrown path, once a trolly route between here & there, a hollow-way

overgrown path, once a trolly route between here & there, a hollow-way

the overgrown & winding path way
between here & there,

once a trolly on a schedule
& even before that
a hollow-way

is still.

03.03.2026 15:04 👍 105 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
on Mount Sentinel in Missoula Montana

on Mount Sentinel in Missoula Montana

Sunday afternoon hike above the 'M' trail on Mount Sentinel in Missoula Montana

#BlueSkyMonday #Missoula #aRealPlace #MountSentinel #M_Trail #BlueSky

02.03.2026 18:53 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
IMAGINE PEACE

IMAGINE PEACE

YA) just imagine !

19.01.2026 14:57 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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The Missoula Peace Sign

#Missoula #aRealPlace #JRPC #JeannetteRankin
www.jrpc.org/peacesign

25.01.2026 19:07 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
A print showing phases of the moon in red

A print showing phases of the moon in red

"Eight phases of the moon, an eclipse, Blue moon and dark side"

Limited edition print of 28 on Kozo, using hand cut stone chops, relief printing in red & blue ink paste.

#BlueSkyArtShow #round #toMake #MoonPhases #printmaking #edition

28.02.2026 17:10 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Keep the Earth Round

Keep the Earth Round

the earth is round
my dreams are round

keep the earth round
&&& orbiting aRound

#BlueSkyArtShow #MorningPiece #aRealPlace #toMake #Round

28.02.2026 14:28 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I always try to stop there coming/going ...

28.02.2026 00:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"Less expensive than Take-out Food" ... OMG this is in fact true.

26.02.2026 20:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
fACT NOW
Climate Change is Real & Affects Everyone & Everything

fACT NOW Climate Change is Real & Affects Everyone & Everything

Two colour three matrix letterpress cards using modular BLOX type

fACT NOW
Climate Change is Real & Affects Everyone & Everything

#Letterpress #toMake #aRealPlace #Missoula

26.02.2026 19:17 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Climate Change is Real & Affects Everyone & Everything

Climate Change is Real & Affects Everyone & Everything

fACT NOW
Climate Change is Real & Affects Everyone & Everything

#ClimateChange #Warming #Disruption #aRealPlace #ModularType #toMake #printmaking #ActNow #FACT

26.02.2026 19:13 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
mixed medium work on paper

mixed medium work on paper

a morning(s) piece

#toMake #drawing #MixedMedia #Missoula #aRealPlace #practice #ShieldBearingWarrior

26.02.2026 05:29 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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25.02.2026 19:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

&&& one of my several /// many mapping peeves as well

25.02.2026 19:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Holding a letterpress card; Every Event is a GIFT
Number 265571

Holding a letterpress card; Every Event is a GIFT Number 265571

Every Event is a GIFT
number 265571

on the press this day
printing new cards

#letterpress #gift #toMake #aRealPlace #Missoula #printmaking

25.02.2026 14:53 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

~ +/- 400 pounds

24.02.2026 22:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A large lithographic stone on the press bed at toMake Press in Missoula Montana.

A large lithographic stone on the press bed at toMake Press in Missoula Montana.

. . . &&& on the press

#lithography #toMake #aRealPlace #printmaking

24.02.2026 20:13 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Large grey lithographic limestone MD12 quarried by Maurice Damus in the 1990s from the quarry 'le Vigan' in France.

Large grey lithographic limestone MD12 quarried by Maurice Damus in the 1990s from the quarry 'le Vigan' in France.

Large grey lithographic limestone quarried by Maurice Damus in the 1990s from the quarry 'le Vigan' in France.

Large grey lithographic limestone quarried by Maurice Damus in the 1990s from the quarry 'le Vigan' in France.

toMake Press has a large grey lithographic limestone MD12 from the 19th cent. French quarry 'le Vigan', reopened by the famous stone mason & artist Maurice Damus & in the 1990s; measuring 25 1/4 by 38 by 4 in. www.polymetaal.nl/siteUK/Linkd...

#lithography #toMake #aRealPlace #printmaking

24.02.2026 20:08 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Stone lithograph, ink & relief chine-collé print on Kozo & Sakamoto papers.

Stone lithograph, ink & relief chine-collé print on Kozo & Sakamoto papers.

Monoprint.
Stone lithograph, ink & relief chine-collé print
on Kozo & Sakamoto papers.

Milk and Missouri Rivers, Nashua Montana, Township & Range
#toMake #printmaking #aRealPlace #T+R #lithograph #relief

22.02.2026 18:46 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

lovely &&&& yes

22.02.2026 18:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0