"LIVE IN THE D."
TATI?
>> Tati: WELL, ART IS ALL
ABOUT THE DETAILS.
ONE ARTIST FROM ROYAL OAK IS
PROVING JUST THAT.
SHE’S CREATING THESE UNIQUE
HAND-MADE AND CAREFULLY CRAFTED
DESIGNS USING A PROCESS CALLED
LOCK PRINTING.
AND WE WANT TO WELCOME BETSY
DECKER TO THE SHOW.
SHE IS THE PRINT MAKER OF BIG
MITTEN LINO CUTS AND THE OWNER
AND CURATOR OF FORESTED, WHICH
IS A SHOP INSIDE THE RUST BELT
MARKET IN FERNDALE.
THANK YOU SO MONEY FOR BEING
WITH US.
YOUR WORK IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
WELCOME TO THE RUST BELT.
WHAT IS BLOCK PRINTING?
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE
PROCESS?
>> BLOCK PRINTING IS THE ART OF
PRODUCING HANDMADE PRINTS FROM
BLOCKS THAT ARE CARVED.
SO I CAN SEE THERE’S A VIDEO
THERE SHOWING THE PROCESS.
SO I’M CARVING A BLOCK THERE.
I HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT CHRIS
SAN THAT MUM ON TO A BLOCK.
THAT’S A WOOD CARVING GOUGE THAT
I’M UNITESING TO REMOVE THE
MATERIAL THAT I DON’T WANT TO
SHOW WHEN I PRINT THE BLOCK.
AND THEN ON THAT, ONCE THAT
BLOCK IS FINISHED, I WILL THEN
ROLL INK ON TO THE BLOCK, AND
BURNISH THE PRINT USING A LOT OF
PRESSURE SOME HERE I AM PRINTING
A TOTE BAG, AND THAT IS A
MUSHROOM BLOCK.
THOSE ARE EIGHT MUSHROOMS FROM
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
AND I HAVE ROLLED INK ON THAT
BLOT THAT I’M SHOWING MY CAMERA.
I PUT IT ON THAT TOTE BAG.
I HAVE OTHER, MANY OTHER THINGS
I CAN SHOW YOU THIS MORNING.
>> Tati: SHOW US.
WHAT OTHER ITEMS DO YOU PUT
THESE PRINTS ON?
>> RIGHT, SO HERE IS REALLY MY
SIGNATURE BLOCK.
AND IT LOOKS IN REVERSE TO YOU,
BECAUSE AS PRINT MAKERS, I MEADE
TO THINK IN REVERSE.
SO THIS IS THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN, AND THOSE ARE ALL TREE
LEAVES THAT ARE INDIGENOUS TO
MICHIGAN.
AND THAT BLOCK MAKES THIS PRINT,
WHICH IS CALLED FALLING FOR
MICHIGAN, AND THOSE ARE VERY
INTRICATE TREE LEAVES AND EVEN
PINE NEEDLES CARVED INTO THAT
BLOCK.
SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER BLOCKS.
THIS IS A -- I WANTED TO SHOW
YOU, TOO, THESE ARE VERY HARD.
THEY’RE NOT RUBBER.
IT’S A LINOLEUM MADE FROM
LINSEED OIL LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE
ON YOUR KITCHEN FLOOR.
THIS IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST OWL
SPECIES IN MICHIGAN.
AND THAT MAKES THIS PRINT HERE.
>> Tati: VERY BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, YOU ALSO HAVE A SHOP CALLED
FORESTED WITHIN THE ARE U.S.
BELT MARKET IN FERNDALE.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE FIND IN YOUR
SHOP?
>> YES.
SO I... IN ADDITION TO MY
PRINTS, I HAVE TEXTILES.
THIS IS A CROSSBODY BAG MADE
WITH A STONE BLOCK.
I SAW A PILLOW POP UP.
THE TOTE BAG, I EVEN HAVE "T"
SHIRTS.
THESE ARE ALL HAND PRINTED, NOT
PRINTED IN A FACTORY.
I PRINT THEM ALL BY HAND ON MY
MACHINE.
FOR MY SHOP, I SEEK GOODS THAT
ARE HANDMADE, MICHIGAN MADE, OR
MADE FOR RECYCLES OR RECLAIMED
MATERIALS.
I HAVE HAVE A COUPLE ARTISTS I
WANTED TO FEATURE.
FIRST IS IT’S HARD THE SEE, BUT
THIS IS A TWIG THAT IS AN ACTUAL
TWIG CAST IN BRONZE FROM A
DETROIT ARTIST.
I HAVE MANY THINGS FROM HER.
GOING TO THE NORTH, THIS IS A
TILE FROM LITTLE TRAVERS TILE
WORK OF A MORRELL MUSHROOM.
PEOPLE GENERALLY LOVE MUSHROOM,
AND A VERY SPECIAL FEATURE IN MY
SHOP FROM LITTLE TRAVERS TILE
WORKS, THIS IS THE MACKINAW
BRIDGE.
SO IT’S AN ACTUAL GRATE FROM THE
BRIDGE.
SHE’S A NORTHERN MICHIGAN
ARTIST.
SO SHE HAS ACCESS TO THESE.
AND THEN SHE HAS ATTACHED HER
TILE OF THE MATCH ON IT.
>> Tati: WE’RE JUST ABOUT OUT
OF TIME.
HOW CAN PEOPLE FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SHOP AND
EVERYTHING YOU’RE MAKING.
>> WELL, COME TO THE RUST BELT.
THAT’S REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING.
COME TO THE RUST BELT MARKET.
THERE ARE ABOUT 40 OTHER
INDEPENDENT CREATIVE MERCHANTS
AND ARTISTS LIKE MYSELF RIGHT IN
THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN FERNDALE
AT 9 MILE AND WOODWARD.
IT’S AN AMAZING SHOPPING
EXPERIENCE.
I ALSO HAVE MY OWN WEBSITE AT