The word divine , an adjective for God or gods, comes from Latin (by way of Old French), and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European r...

         E. Hubert Deines (USA, 1894-1967) worked primarily in the medium of wood engraving, which almost by necessity gives his work a look...

         Today is the International Day of Peace, and although (as with most such declared days), we’d be much better off with more than one...

         Somewhat to my surprise I realize that I had never done a post on the block prints of Amanda Colville (U.K.).  This is a surprise b...

         The first two-wheeled, human-powered steerable machine was invented in 1817.  It was powered by a rider pushing it along with his (...

         Today I have for you a selection of dragons from the mind of Richard Doyle (UK, 1824-1883).  Doyle became an acclaimed illustrator ...

         This wood block print comes from an incunabula (early printed book) by Rodrigo Sánchez de Arévalo, aka Rodericus Zamorensis (Spain,...

         I confess to enjoying the creative and varied idioms with which people insult each other’s intelligence.  I find them humorous, and...

         John Ross (USA, 1921-2017) was a prominent printmaker who used a variety of techniques but particularly did a lot of work in collag...