John Fitzgerald is Dutch Alley’s June Artist-of-the-Month! John works with the centuries-old techniques of block printing and moveable type. All of the text in John’s work is created by lining up each individual letter, made out of metal or wood, and mounting them on a hand operated, one hundred year old printing press. The picture images are hand-carved in linoleum or wood, each color on a separate block, and mounted on the press and printed like the type.

John is very excited to announce that he is extending his efforts is a new direction and adding new capacities. He has revived his practice of making paper by hand and will soon return to intaglio printing (etching). Look for new and innovative work from John as he explores these old and still vital art expressions!