David Blackwood: Master Print Maker

By William Gough

Book Overview

David Blackwood was born in 1941 in Wesleyville, Newfoundland, into a family with a long seafaring tradition. Today, he is recognized internationally as a master printmaker, and his work, rooted in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552975363
• ISBN13: 9781552975367
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.0" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

inspiring and haunting

If Blackwood's dream-inducing images aren't enough to persuade you this book belongs on your shelf, then consider the words of novelist/playwright William Gough and novelist Annie Proulx. Annie Proulx calls Blackwood's work a "glass-bottomed boat of memory." Gough says, "Spires may burn, boards may shift to ash, grass may cover footings -- but light will live and find an eye." Haunting, and inspiring, in equal measure.