Tortured Soul Print

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Way back in the 80’s I was really into woodblock printmaking.  Over the years I have moved a lot and discarded a lot of my wood blocks.  But Tortured Soul survived.   I like hanging it in my studio spaces.

Tortured Soul woodblock

I am having fun working on a series of prints “Then and Now”.  The next two photos are Tortured Soul in the 80’s and Tortured Soul 2026.

Tortured Soul from the 80’s a combination of Mono-print background and woodblock’s
Tortured Soul 2026  combination of printmaking techniques: background is a peice of fabric inked up with lots of ink:) the dancing bear,rabbit and female figure are stencils.

I love layering ink on top of ink!  The wolf eyes in the 80’s print from what I remember about what was happening with me then – were a warning to be cautious .  Today in 2026 it is all about reflecting.   Life has been and is a circus of good, bad and silly.  Lots of ups and downs.

I gave up my little studio space in Stratford.   Things never did get settled there.  Looking for another small space.  But I am still printing at the Print Studio run by the Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective . 

Published by Debra James Percival

Artist/Printmaker Graduated in 1984 with a BFA in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design NSCAD. Making art all my life.

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