Brad Teare travels to the Grand Canyon, the colonial missions of Mexico, the deserts of Utah, and the valleys of Colorado to compose his compositions on site. He then cuts and prints his woodcuts using seven to twelve blocks on his antique printing press in his studio in Providence, Utah. Brad Teare's color woodcuts are printed on deckled, archival quality sheets of Arches cover buff paper. Each woodcut is hand embossed, signed, and numbered, in editions from 20 to 36.
Brad Teare's work is on view at the Forbes Galleries, in New York City from March 2 to May 6, 2007.
The Forbes Galleries
62 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street)
New York City
Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Thistle, Brad Teare's letterpress broadside, is hand printed in a limited edition of sixty. The current edition details Teare's experience at Forbes Trinchera Ranch and is illustrated with a black and white as well as a seven color woodcut. It is 21" x 14" and printed on archival Arches buff paper. The Thistle is hand embossed with deckled edges and printed twice yearly. It is offered gratis to purchasers of one or more of Teare's work in a year.
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