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History The white-line woodblock method of printmaking began in 1915 when its founder, B.J.O. Nordfeldt , grew tired of cutting multiple blocks of wood to make a color print. He simplified the process by cutting the entire image on one block of wood. Each section was then hand-colored and printed to make every print in the edition individual and unique, combining aspects of both printmaking and painting to produce beautiful results. This single- block method of color printmaking was adopted by a small group of American artists who returned to Provincetown following the outbreak of the first world war, each making a significant contribution to the genre. Perhaps the most well known printmaker embracing this method is Blanche Lazzell, who learned the method from Oliver Chaffee in 1916. Lazzell, a prolific artist , was also a teacher. One of her students was my grandmother, Ferol Sibley Warthen, who in turn, taught the method to me at a very young age.-- Kathryn Lee Smith
Kathryn Smith’s work is currently represented in private, corporate and museum collections in the United States and abroad.
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© 2011 Kathryn Lee Smith. Images are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without express permission of the artist. For inquires contact ksmithart@verizon.net. |