Gaylord Schanilec
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1]Gaylord Schanilec (born 15 April 1955) is a notable American wood engraver , printer, designer and illustrator. He is the proprietor of the press Midnight Paper Sales, located in Stockholm, Wisconsin. Schanilec has used traditional wood engraving processes to create illustrations for hundreds of works.[2][3]
Schanilec has set the standard for contemporary artist’s books over the last 30 years. His highly collected and unique fine press books explore his interests and experiences as well as his hometown landscape and community. From farming culture and the rivers of the Mississippi, to an exhaustive inventory of the 24 species of trees surrounding his Stockholm, Wisconsin home and studio, Schanilec’s wood engravings illustrate local landscapes, historical anecdotes and natural science investigations. Schanilec has also explored subjects far from home, including two books about New York City. Schanilec’s current project, 'Lac Des Pleurs, is a study of the 22-mile length of the upper Mississippi River known as Lake Pepin. (used with permission from Groveland Gallery)
Schanilec is a frequent lecturer and leads workshops at Minnesota Center for Book Arts & University of Iowa. His works can be found in the collections of major academic institutions, libraries and museums.[4]
Recent works
Schanilec completed the book Lac Des Pleurs, a study of the natural widening in the upper Mississippi River known as Lake Pepin, in 2015.
In 2007, Schanilec published Sylvæ. This book documents the journey of Gaylord Schanilec and Ben Verhoeven into the 20 acres of woods surrounding Midnight Paper Sales to create a work not only about these trees, but of these trees. In all 24 species have been catalogued through image, historical anecdotes, and notes taken during the cutting, milling, engraving and printing. The 53 images consist primarily of long grain and end grain specimens which have been taken from this property.
Schanilec created the award winning Mayflies of the Driftless Region, (published 2005), offering detailed closeup engravings of mayflies as well as lengthy descriptions. The book won a Judges Choice Award at the 2005 Oxford Fine Press Bookfair and the Carl Hertzog Award for "excellence in book design."
In 2006, Schanilec provided illustrations for Old Swayback.
Further reading
References
- ↑ * Gaylord Schanilec, 'Sylvae: an Adventure in Fine Printmaking', in Parenthesis; 15 (2008 Autumn), p.26-30 [edited reprint of an article published in The Bonefolder: an e-journal ...; 4:1 (2007 Fall)]
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- ↑ Johnson, Annysa. "Artist's Books Leave Impression." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 18, 2007
- ↑ Abbe, Mary. "A Bookmaker, Unbound." Star Tribune (Minneapolis), February 3, 2012
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