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Featured Woodblock......block

Discussion in 'Art' started by charlie cheswick, Friday at 2:03 PM.

  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Hi folks

    found this cool woodcut block today (£5 in a antique type shop)

    i like the style of it, and seemed to have been carved in a confident way (or by someone who's accustomed)

    its that typical small woodcut size

    not even sure if there'd be value in something like this, but it was to interesting to pass

    something written on the back (can't make out)

    i still like it as an item as well for on a shelf etc

    block2.jpg block3.jpg block4.jpg block1.jpg block5.jpg block8.jpg block9.jpg
     
  2. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    i think the last word might be birth looking at it, so probably a title
     
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  3. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    ________to birth ?
     
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Sweet. I see ".... to Burton"

    Debora
     
  5. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    sig.jpg

    "Charge to Burt(on) ?" "Change to Burton ?" The letters in that first word are sloppy...idk. :confused:

    I could understand "Birth" maybe given the image.

    It's a interesting shelf object, as you say. As a woodblock carving it was done very quickly and/or roughly. May have been a deliberate choice.
     
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  6. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    looking at how he's done it it seems pretty deliberate

    makes me wonder if there are techniques for filling mistakes, or would you just chuck alot of boards away
     
  7. Iconodule

    Iconodule Active Member

    Instead of CHANGE, could it be CLAIRE? Very hard to read.
     
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  8. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    yeah its the ink (i think:)) camouflaging or mixing in with it thats the problem
     
  9. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Question mark.

    Debora
     
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  11. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    yeah which only confuses it more to be honest

    the image isn't the easiest to work out either

    can't quite work out that area with the arms and legs
     
  12. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    I would assume you need to factor in a cord....;)
     
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  13. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    you've got the main arm, the main leg (that seems to just stop) then you've got those other smaller bits that overlap
     
  14. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    and i didn't ;)
     
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  15. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    hmmm clever, just seen the foot :pompous:
     
  16. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I just read the second line as Burstia ?
    First? Bimisa?
    It is very cool though.
    Mikey
     
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  17. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I "read" the image as a child in the womb.

    Debora
     
  18. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    definitely not a baby, think maybe even older than a child
     
  19. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    foot right?

    block2 (1).jpg

    ..............or left (just beating anyone to it)
     
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  20. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    yes i know theres only 5 digits :)
     
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