Mason Cessna, Printmaker

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Printmaker Mason Cessna works out of a spacious studio in Churchill School in Baker City.  Mason has worked on different types of print processes in his career, and also experiments with ceramics. Currently he is doing woodblock reduction printing – requiring multiple stages and colors. As an “artist in residence” at Churchill he is helping establish Churchill Press -  a community focused printmaking project. Churchill Press specializes in etching, monotype, relief, and experimental printing methods. Mason sells from his studio, and you can see his work at masoncessna.com.






The Conrad Etching Press


Supply of wood blocks


Wood carving tools


Inks and rollers


Ink is rolled onto the blocks from a glass top table


Preparing the paper







The freshly pressed print is hung to dry with other works in progress. When the woodblock design is further reduced, additional color layers will be added. 

All kinds of paper might be used - showing a print done on a vintage newsprint comics page. 



































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