American artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
America the beautiful. 2009. Color Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
American artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth have been working together for eight years. Pittsburgh team of artists are known as Tugboat Printshop, specializing in woodcut fine art print editions of beautiful landscapes. To make the woodcut prints, the artists carve their images (drawn by just the two of them) in low relief on blocks of birch plywood. After the blocks have been carved, they are rolled up with ink and printed onto archival fine paper to create the finished artworks. Paper is placed on the inky woodcut surface and the paper & block are sent together through the press. The prints are authentic, handmade start-to-finish. The woodblock is used to make limited edition color prints. The creative artists hope that their woodcuts will provide pleasure, inspiration, and new ways of thinking about the world.
Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Bonfire. Color Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper. 2010. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Color Woodcut Print on Paper TBD. 2014. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Community. Color Woodcut on Ivory Somerset Paper. 2014. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Desert Island. 2014. Color Woodcut on Ivory Somerset Paper. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Farm Barge. Color Woodcut on Ivory Somerset Paper. 2012. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Frond. 2013. Woodcut Print on Natural Kitakata Paper. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Moon closeup. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Moth. Woodcut Print on Okawara Paper. 2013. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Robin and Juniper. 2013. Color Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
The heavy, even pressure of the press’s roller prints the ink from the block onto paper. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
The Moon. Woodcut Print on White BFK Paper. 2012. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Treehouse Lookout. Color Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper. 2013. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Valley. Color Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper. 2014. Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Artwork by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth
Woodcut prints by Pittsburgh based artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth. Work in progress
