Woodcut Process

The Process of a Woodcut Artist Jon Renzella

Precision Log Cutting Technique with Chainsaw | Accurate Wood Marking Process.

February 10th is National Umbrella Day! While we haven’t seen much in a while, rain is in the forecast for Sacramento, California. For today, Howard letterpress printed an image from an electrotype (copy of a woodcut) that was made roughly 80-90 year ago from the Bill Gaylord Collection. The image depicts an individual carrying an umbrella with the word “PREPARE” above him. When you leave your home today, be prepared and bring an umbrella for the upcoming change in weather. This was printed with

Since we are a museum, we can’t pass this day up. March 2nd is National Old Stuff Day! While using our Washington hand press, which was made in 1852, Jared letterpress printed the oldest woodcut in our print shop exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum. We thought we’d take this opportunity to answer one of our frequently asked questions by our viewers and that is, “What is the oldest cut in the print shop exhibit?” The Lewis Winter Collection contains the oldest cuts at our museum, considering

Discovering the Oldest Woodcut at Sac History Museum