Amy McGregor-Radin

When I go about my travels—daily or otherwise—I am often drawn to a scene, view of the horizon, or particular angle of an object. These are my favorite things to capture using white line woodcuts, in part as a way of investigating and memorizing them for myself. Recently, I have been pushing the boundaries of the traditional white line woodcuts, using other print methods and incorporating both into book art. I enjoy experimenting and relish the freedom to play with wood, color and found objects. I have been creating white line woodcuts, also known as Provincetown prints, since 2002 after being inspired to learn the technique by an exhibit at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Devised by Provincetown artists in the early 1900’s, the white line method involves incising wood with a design, hand-painting each shape on the board, and transferring the color to paper using a traditional printer’s baren or other tool to create pressure. While a given design can be printed many times over, each print is done individually and is unique. A number of my New England themed prints are in the permanent collection of The Boston Athenaeum, and I co-curated a white line woodcut exhibit at The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA. I participate in other exhibits around Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire on a regular basis. I am juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen and show my work at a number of their galleries. My work is also available at 13forest Gallery in East Arlington MA.