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Stone lithograph, ink & relief chine-collé print on Kozo & Sakamoto papers.

Stone lithograph, ink & relief chine-collé print on Kozo & Sakamoto papers.

Monoprint.
Stone lithograph, ink & relief chine-collé print
on Kozo & Sakamoto papers.

Milk and Missouri Rivers, Nashua Montana, Township & Range
#toMake #printmaking #aRealPlace #T+R #lithograph #relief

22.02.2026 18:46 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

lovely &&&& yes

22.02.2026 18:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Hand rubbing on a relief embossing of river and mirrored image

Hand rubbing on a relief embossing of river and mirrored image

"The River / Again"

#ClarkFork #Missoula #BlueSkyArtShow #Two #Emboss #Rubbing #Relief #toMake #aRealPlace

21.02.2026 16:09 — 👍 15    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Webcam view of the sunrise touching Slingshot Mtn in
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.

Webcam view of the sunrise touching Slingshot Mtn in Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.

Sunrise on the Montana eastern front
Slingshot Mtn :: Two Dog Flats
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park
East side cam view: 21:Feb 7:35 AM MST 2026
View looking west into the park & Lake St.Mary

#Glacier-Waterton #Montana #aRealPlace #RockyMountainFront #GNP #sunrise

21.02.2026 14:44 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Detail of Gate
The Gate at the Crossing at El Coyote on the Vamori Wash to Many Dogs Place.

20.02.2026 23:36 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Ink and letterpress map on crumpled Kozo

Ink and letterpress map on crumpled Kozo

The Gate at the Crossing at El Coyote on the Vamori Wash to Many Dogs Place.
Tohono O' odham Nation.

Letterpress and Inked string snapped on crumpled Kozo.
#Border #aRealPlace #TohonoO'odham #Gate #toMake #Printmaking #MapMaking #Letterpress #Crossing

20.02.2026 23:29 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

and I thought stuff in the upper left was a missing shopping cart from EastGate

20.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The bulletin board in the alleyway at toMake in Missoula.

The bulletin board in the alleyway at toMake in Missoula.

Okay. Not unlike that earthshine
returning light
from the new moon in the western evening
sky. Last night.

The bulletin board in the alleyway
YA) I too am human
&&& this . . .
is madness. We know better;
much much so.

20.02.2026 15:28 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ah yes ... note the BMI

19.02.2026 18:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image 19.02.2026 14:29 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
map of Shonitkwu
     Kettle Falls of the Columbia showing original fishing stations
People of the Falls

map of Shonitkwu Kettle Falls of the Columbia showing original fishing stations People of the Falls

it was once a river
it was once Shonitkwu
there were once salmon
going upstream

but it not a lake . . . it's a reservoir

18.02.2026 19:31 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Letterpress & relief birthday card in red ink

Letterpress & relief birthday card in red ink

& she just turned six

#letterpress #relief #printmaking #birthday
#toMake Press #aRealPlace in #Missoula

18.02.2026 19:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Kettle Falls underwater on the Columbia River in Washington

Kettle Falls underwater on the Columbia River in Washington

18.02.2026 15:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Columbia River underwater at Kettle Falls Washington

Columbia River underwater at Kettle Falls Washington

FYI ... a reservoir
those clogged stagnate & dead
once a flowing dancing living river
is NOT a lake

YA) once salmon rich & living Kettle Falls
now still silent & muddy
standing on sacred ground

#aRealPlace #KettleFalls #ColumbiaRiver #Wash #salmon #reservoir

18.02.2026 15:43 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Postcard in gold ink, letterpress wood type.

45 in base 19 = 81.
&&& still waiting to see if he understands; he should.

17.02.2026 22:18 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Two colour stone lithograph with two colour letterpress on Somerset Velvet Newsprint. Mapping the Little Bighorn Battle & River, Mont.

Two colour stone lithograph with two colour letterpress on Somerset Velvet Newsprint. Mapping the Little Bighorn Battle & River, Mont.

DESTROY THE GRID letterpress wood type in red-orange

DESTROY THE GRID letterpress wood type in red-orange

The Irreverence of Water
Edition of 2 colour #lithograph & 2 colour #letterpress matrices on Somerset Velvet. Township T.3.S. R.35 W., battle of the #LittleBighorn, subdivision & land ownership, grid on the land. DESTROY THE GRID in wood type embossed below map.

#toMake #printmaking #aRealPlace

17.02.2026 22:15 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
rounded river stones moving downstream

rounded river stones moving downstream

everyThing in motion
endless ly
down river . . . down stream
back & &&
way back

17.02.2026 20:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

common sight

17.02.2026 20:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Letterpress using wood type.
SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. ACT NOW

Letterpress using wood type. SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. ACT NOW

ACT NOW

#letterpress #WoodType #toMake #Missoula #aRealPlace #printmaking #ActNow

17.02.2026 15:07 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

There is always the German POW's .... remember !

17.02.2026 00:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
at the rivers edge

at the rivers edge

YA) the river on its way
#KellyIsland #Missoula #ClarkFork #aRealPlace

16.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
flood plain in late winter. dogwood, water, grasses

flood plain in late winter. dogwood, water, grasses

Gokey boots still in service. Circa 1966.

Gokey boots still in service. Circa 1966.

Downstream river view. Evening.

Downstream river view. Evening.

We took a muddy #walkabout last evening
looking for the rumored #eagles on Kelly Island
herons fishing
an eagle in the #cottonwoods
the sounds of water moving downstream
Clark Fork・Pend Oreille・Columbia

#aRealPlace #KellyIsland #Missoula #ClarkForkRiver

16.02.2026 17:46 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park
East side webcam view: 15:Feb 7:53 AM MST 2026

Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park East side webcam view: 15:Feb 7:53 AM MST 2026

Sunrise on the Mont. eastern front
Slingshot Mtn :: Two Dog Flats
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park
East side webcam view: 15:Feb 7:53 AM MST 2026
View looking west into the park & Lake St.Mary

#Glacier-Waterton #Montana #aRealPlace #RockyMountainFront #GNP

15.02.2026 15:05 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
the numbers 45  and 19 (indicating the base) in gold ink

the numbers 45 and 19 (indicating the base) in gold ink

A birthday card not in base ten .... much much younger

&&& ...
it remains to be known if the recipient understands
#toMake #birthday #WoodType #letterpress #aRealPerson

14.02.2026 18:59 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

YA)

14.02.2026 18:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

... and most Americans don't care to or can't be bothered to vote!

14.02.2026 15:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The bulletin board in the alleyway at toMake in Missoula Montana

The bulletin board in the alleyway at toMake in Missoula Montana

The bulletin board in the alleyway at toMake in Missoula Montana

#toMake #Missoula #aRealPlace #BulletinBoard #ValentinesDay

14.02.2026 05:50 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
a small sign on a lamp/light post

a small sign on a lamp/light post

waiting to cross the street I pause
&&&
once again educated
what a delight

"When plunder becomes . . . "

#aRealPlace #Missoula #HipStrip #Bastiat

13.02.2026 14:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

where is this globe today . . . can I touch?

13.02.2026 00:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

where is this globe today . . . can I touch?

13.02.2026 00:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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