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Boom! 💣 There it is folks. @bigink Director Lyell Castonguay pulled a few of his newest 40” x 96” woodblock titled “In Pursuit” today. Things are feeling pretty good with plenty of time to dry, curate, and professionally photo these puppies before one is sent out to Art Gym Denver for Mo’Print: Month of Printmaking Colorado exhibit. Big thanks to Greg Santos for the invite to participate. More process vid and pics to soon follow. 📽

Pulling “In Pursuit” a 40” x 96” woodcut by @bigink Director Lyell Castonguay. It keeps going and going! 🐇... You have an opportunity to print big in 2018 with us! Our first event of the season is at 3 Fish Studios in San Francisco. Join sixteen other artists at a truly awesome print studio by the Bay. Learn more and apply for free via www.bigink.org/apply by Feb 19! Follow @bigink on Tumblr for more print related news & updates.

@bigink Director Lyell Castonguay has an eye for copious amounts of detail 👀. Textures in particular inspire the artist while drawing but they also take a super long time to carve. This piece needs some reflective highlights in the eye and a lot more general carving but patience is a virtue when creating a woodcut of course! These detail shots are from a 96” x 40” woodblock Castonguay is currently carving for both a large scale print exhibit at Art Gym Denver organized by Greg Santos and a BIG INK printing demonstration being hosted at the MFA in Boston this April. Everything is so fast paced nowadays we feel it is nice to see a project come together over an extended period of time. After all the tortoise is supposed to beat the hare in the end right! One can only hope. 🐢

@bigink Director Lyell Castonguay is honored that his giant woodcut “In Pursuit” will be featured alongside the work of James Bailey, Jamaal Barber, Annalise Natasha Gratovich, Holly Greenberg, Dusty Herbig, James Martin Mazorra, Katie Ries, Humberto Saenz, and Sean Starwars for the exhibit “Giant Woodcuts” at Art Gym Denver curated by Greg Santos. If you find yourself in Denver from 3.1 - 3.17 go check it out!

BIG INK's online gallery now showcases over 160 giant woodcuts! Click over to the gallery(www.bigink.org/gallery) and view newly added works from recent events in Boston, MA at Shepherd Studio and Atlanta, GA at Atlanta Printmakers Studio among others. Interested in having your work featured on BIG INK's website? Learn more about where you can print with us in 2018 at www.bigink.org/apply.

BIG INK Director Lyell Castonguay is making waves in the studio today! 🌊 He’s preparing to carve a new 96” x 40” woodblock for a demo at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston next April and an exhibit of large relief prints at Art Gym Denver next March. Thanks Gregory Santos for the exhibit invite! The denver show is going to have an awesome lineup of top notch artists from across the US.

Catch BIG INK's last exhibit of the year at Brickbottom Artists in Somerville, Massachusetts from Dec 7th - Jan 13th. This show features 29 artists from past BIG INK events. Join us at the opening reception on Sunday, December 10th, from 10 -4 pm! Our thanks goes out to Debra Olin and Carolyn Muskat for curating the show. Exhibiting artists include: BIG INK directors Lyell Castonguay and Carand Burnet, J.L. Abraham, Sherri Blase, Martin Lee Boyle, Elena Betke-Brunswick, Jamie Sweeney, Camille Chew, Dan Chach, Kerry O Furlani, Madeline Gaffey, Two Tables Press, Robin Gibson, Rebecca Gilbert, Delaney Green, Cait Giunta, Ned Roche, David Hazlett, Nina Jordan, Eben Kling, Brian Kreydatus, Erin Leon, Kelli MacConnell, Denise Manseau, Carolyn Muskat, Kevin Pomerleau, Nomi Silverman, Kate Smith, Christopher Stepler, Kristie Valentine (whose image is featured on the postcard), and David Witbeck.

BIG INK’s 2018 tour poster is designed by our friend Laura Harper at Artful Harper Studios. Thanks for helping us spread the large woodcut revolution Laura! Being on the road never looked so good. 🚌...... You too can help spread the word about next year’s programming. Tell your peeps and post a few of these beauties in your local print studio or communal creative space. We looking forward to seeing you at one of these venues in 2018. 🤘 For more information, and to apply for free, visit www.bigink.org/apply today! 3 Fish Studios San Francisco, CA Printing Dates: Apr 28th & 29th Apply By: Midnight, Feb 19th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 60″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Dedee Shattuck Gallery Westport, MA Printing Dates: Jun 16th & 17th Apply By: Midnight, Apr 9th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Center for Contemporary Printmaking Norwalk, CT Printing Dates: Jun 23rd & 24th Apply By: Midnight, Apr 16th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Frontline Arts/PCNJ Branchburg, NJ Printing Dates: Jul 14th & 15th Apply By: Midnight, May 6th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Whiteaker Printmakers Eugene, OR Printing Dates: Jul 21st & 22nd Apply By: Midnight, May 14th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 84″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Fleisher Art Memorial Philadelphia, PA Printing Dates: Aug 3rd & 4th Apply By: Midnight, May 21st Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Zea Mays Printmaking Florence, MA Printing Dates: Aug 11th & 12th Apply By: Midnight, Jun 14th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted AIR: Artists Image Resource Pittsburgh, PA Printing Dates: Sept 22nd & 23rd Apply By: Midnight, July 16th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted Riverviews Artspace Lynchburg, VA Printing Dates: Oct 6th & 7th Apply By: Midnight, July 30th Max Proposal Size: 40″ x 96″ Fees: Free to apply; $295 if accepted BIG thanks to our sponsors Paper Connection International, Graphic Chemical & Ink Company, and Speedball Art Products. 🙏