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Another Gale Mueller Feathursday

Here are more relief prints of birds by Spokane, Washington printer and printmaker W. Gale Mueller (1927-2018) from his Forty Years of Birds ‘n Blocks, printed from the original blocks at his Millstone Press in 2009 in an edition of 53 copies. From 1969 to 2009, Mueller and his wife Bonnie sent holiday cards with Gale’s original bird prints using several relief print processes. Today we show some linocuts and an early wood engraving from 1982-1993. For those who want to know more about these birds, here you go:

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)

Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Our copy of this book is a gift from our friend Tony Drehfal.

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A Mueller-engraved Feathursday

Here are some wood-engraved birds by Spokane, Washington printer and printmaker W. Gale Mueller (1927-2018) from his Forty Years of Birds ‘n Blocks, printed from the original blocks at his Millstone Press in 2009 in an edition of 53 copies. From 1969 to 2009, Mueller and his wife Bonnie sent holiday cards with Gale’s original bird prints using several relief print processes. He came to prefer wood engraving after 1986. Today we show engravings from 1996-2003. For those who want to know more about these birds, here you go:

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Our copy of this book is a gift from our friend Tony Drehfal.

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A Final Mueller-engraved Feathursday

Here is the last set of wood-engraved birds by Spokane, Washington printer and printmaker W. Gale Mueller (1927-2018) from his Forty Years of Birds ‘n Blocks, printed from the original blocks at his Millstone Press in 2009 in an edition of 53 copies. From 1969 to 2009, Mueller and his wife Bonnie sent holiday cards with Gale’s original bird prints using several relief print processes. He came to prefer wood engraving after 1986. Today we show engravings from 2004-2008, the final engravings in the book. For those who want to know more about these birds, here you go:

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)

Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Downey Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Our copy of this book is a gift from our friend Tony Drehfal.

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A Linocut Feathursday

This week we bring you more linocut renderings by Spokane, Washington printer and printmaker W. Gale Mueller (1927-2018) from his Forty Years of Birds ‘n Blocks, printed from the original blocks at his Millstone Press in 2009 in an edition of 53 copies. From 1969 to 2009, Mueller and his wife Bonnie sent holiday cards with Gale’s original bird prints using several relief print processes. Today we show a handful of linocut prints from 1975-1990. For those who want to know more about these birds, here you go:

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Our copy of this book is a gift from our friend Tony Drehfal.

Happy Feathursday!

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Another Linocut Feathursday

We have even more linocut renderings by Spokane, Washington printer and printmaker W. Gale Mueller (1927-2018) from his Forty Years of Birds ‘n Blocks, printed from the original blocks at his Millstone Press in 2009 in an edition of 53 copies. From 1969 to 2009, Mueller and his wife Bonnie sent holiday cards with Gale’s original bird prints using several relief print processes. Today we show a handful of linocut prints from 1976-1980. For those who want to know more about these birds, here you go:

Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)

Our copy of this book is a gift from our friend Tony Drehfal.

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A Relief-Print Feathursday

A woodcut, wood engraving, and several linocuts by Spokane, Washington printer and printmaker W. Gale Mueller (1927-2018) from his Forty Years of Birds 'n Blocks, printed from the original blocks at his Millstone Press in 2009 in an edition of 53 copies. From 1969 to 2009, Mueller and his wife Bonnie sent holiday cards with Gale's original bird prints using several relief print processes. Today we show a few prints from the early years, along with the title page featuring a 2005 wood engraving, a technique Mueller came to prefer after 1986.

Our copy of this book is a gift from our friend Tony Drehfal.

Happy Feathursday!