Randy and Sallie Radock
Printmakers Randy and Sallie Radock moved to Washington from Illinois via
Wisconsin in the mid 1960s. After raising their children and retiring from
careers in engineering and nursing they moved from Woodinville, Washington to
the Olympic Peninsula. In 1999 they enrolled in art classes--trying several
media before finding relief printing which appealed to their creative nature
because of its versatility. Relief printing encompasses creating then, while
thinking of the results in reverse, carving a design into a block ( wood,
linoleum or a clay based material ) and inking the block with a variety of
tools. Handmade paper, papyrus or tapa cloth is placed on the inked block and
hand-pressed to transfer the image to the chosen material. Because the carved
areas are lower than the surface of the block they remain ink free allowing
the color and/or texture of the paper to become an element of the image. Each
piece printed from a block is a distinct creative process due to the choice of
ink and paper. With so many variables each print is a unique piece of art.
