The Paramaterial Phantasy
After a long period in which I let this blog grow fallow, you get two posts in one day! As I sat down to finish up my earlier post on Ficino and the material, mutual gaze, I realized that I have made some woodcuts since my last woodcut post that never made their way from […]
It has been nearly a year since I have posted to my website, but, rest assured, I have continued my engagement with the medieval, early modern, and printmaking worlds. I want to assure you that this website, like print itself, is not dead. You can always find these woodcuts and many others at my Etsy […]
While I have not been posting to this blog on early modern vision as regularly as I want, I have been busy making more woodcuts inspired by the medieval and early modern periods. While my Henry VIII woodcut attained some popularity on social media sites not long after I made it, I had yet to […]
Several months ago when I started making woodcuts and posting the results to Twitter and Facebook, some asked me to write a blog post explaining my process. I got sidetracked, first, by teaching myself how to make handmade rag paper and, second, by requests that I set up an Etsy shop to sell some of […]
What started as a way to occupy myself as I grappled with whether or not I wanted to continue pursuing my PhD in Renaissance Literature from the University of Virginia has transformed into a mild obsession. As any of you know who are friends with me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter will know […]
As those of you who follow me on Twitter or are friends with me on Facebook already know, a little over two weeks ago, I decided to try my hand at the art of woodcutting. While my own scholarly interests tend more towards literature, early modern science, and philosophy, I have been spending nearly the […]
Last week I received the following Tweet from scholar and #WoodcutWednesday fan Sjoerd Levelt: Another Adamite expose with a similar woodcut may be "the first depiction of an erect penis in English popular print." #TheMoreYouKnow — John Overholt (@john_overholt) October 24, 2013 I’m not sure how I attained a reputation to have expertise on […]
“Buy U A Drank (Shawty Masquein’)” by T-Cramm (ft. H-8) “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Masquein’)” by T-Cramm (ft. H-8) Shawty Masque (Yeah). T-Cramm. Damn. Shawty Masque. H-8. (Shawty). [H-8:] Ay, Ay, She masqueing. Ah, she masqueing. Shawty masquein’. [T-Cramm:] Mask your face, do the step, you can do it all by yourself. [Verse 1:] […]
In his poem “To His Coy Mistress,” Andrew Marvell’s speaker begins by imagining a scenario in which he and his lover have all the time in the world to love one another without a fear of death. During the course of his musings, the lover makes an odd metaphor for the growth of his love […]
Nearly everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous dorm room and man-cave wall hanging that is popularly known as “Dogs Playing Poker.” This series of sixteen predominantly card-playing canines, cigar advertisements from the early twentieth century, reveal a fascination with anthropomorphized animals, especially when they are engaged in illicit activity or otherwise questionable behavior. This corporate […]