Irenka Pareto aka The Wonderstruck Printmaker

Mark your calendar for this historic exhibit! Screenshot this first slide and come over to see the exhibit. I'll be there for the reception for sure and I'll try to make it to the speaker series too 🤗 Who else is coming?

#bayareaartists #printmakersofcalifornia #linocutprint #blockprinting

Will do when it's done 😁

Working a circular gradient. I love the marks that are left on the newsprint 🥰

#linoprint #printmakers #ink

I am so excited for this! The Marin Society of Artist has organized their first exhibition on hand-pulled
prints & I am so honored to be part of it" October 8th to November 1st at the MSA Gallery in San Rafael, CA. I would be overjoyed if you came to see it! #printmakers #linocut #bayarea

I've been mulling over a couple of monochrome #linocutprints and in the process I returned to this little print. In RIVER BEND I tried to capture that magic moment the light starts to shape the world around us. A monochrome approach felt perfect for it. What do you think? #blockprinting

THE KISS, Unframed & framed: What a difference a frame does, don't you think? The moment I changed from an 8x8 frame (the size of the paper) to a 16x16 one with a wide mat board this print popped in a way that truly made me happy. So now I only display it on that bigger frame 😍 #linocut #printmaking

Want to learn reduction printmaking among a small group of supportive fellow creatives in the Bay Area? Then this is for you! More info on my website! #reductionprintmaking #bayarea #workshops #printmaking

Scenes in my studio. Quality checks and editorializing, testing frames, getting sidetracked by the light...🤩 The FORGET-ME-NOT edition is looking really beautiful, I can't wait to see how it does out in the world! Available now on Etsy!
#linoreduction #Printmaking

✨✨✨Last Tuesday Sale! ✨✨✨
Only today CARVE AWAY is available at half its regular price! Get it now! This print is for the relief printmakers, the woodcarvers, and those that carve out time in their busy lives to art...that is: you!
#linocutprint #blockprint #Printmaking #reliefprintmaking

Workshops are the best! Lillian and Anita, did a two-Saturday jigsaw printing Deep Dive and...look at their work!!!! Incredible! We had so much fun nerding out about all the aspects of this craft 🤩 Thank you for choosing my studio!
#eastbayart #artworkshops #printmaking #linkcut #jigsawprintmaking

Hehe it really seems like that!

Thank you! I am truly enjoying these more complex prints, they take forever but they are oh so satisfying!

FORGET ME NOT, a 6 layer reduction print 🥰

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Forget-me-nots are now available on my Etsy! I have been so excited to share this reduction print with you all, I'm really happy with how it turned out!

#reductionprint #linocutprint #irenkapareto #thewonderstruckprintmaker

✨✨✨Only today! ✨✨✨ 6 SKY prints are being offered at 50% discount. Get it now before they go!

"SKY" is an original handmade multiblock woodcut print, limited edition of 33 measures 9"x 12".

#multiblockprint #woodblock #woodcarving #reliefprintmaking #linocutprint #printmaker

Today add the next layer to this print.

#Printmaker #reductionprint #workinprogress #behindthescenes #blockprinting

"Will Bloom Again" Reduction Linocut, limited edition. ****On sale only today***

#linocut #printmaking #poppies #bayarea

Only for 24h, a 50% discount on WILL BLOOM AGAIN, a limited edition reduction print. Head to my shop to claim yours before they disappear!

#printmaker #linocut #reductionprint #bayareaart #berkeley

Only today! TEND is on sale on my Etsy store. Bloopers and all 😁👍🏼 #printmaker #eastbay #linocut #blockprint

Details:
1. One print 50% off every Tuesday in August at 9am PST
2. The print on sale will be the only one in my “featured items” section on Etsy.
3. The sale will last 24h or until all the prints offered are sold.
4. Each Tuesday a different print!

#printmaker #linocut #bayarea

AGAVE is now dry and available in my store! Do you have agave plants where you live? Do they intrigue you too? What sidewalk/front yard beauties stop you in your tracks? 🌵🌿

#linocut #printmaking #inkonblock #nativeplants #bayareaartist #agave #wildlife #blockprinting

Work in progress: Forget-me-not reduction print. #reductionprint #printmaker #bayarea #linocut

There are still 2 spots available for the August 16-23 workshop, let me know if you have any questions! Jigsaw Printing is really fun because it allows you to get a full color print in one go. This #printmaking method is really special and joyful, to be honest, I just want to spread the word!

Exciting!

🥰 thank you, April!

"PURR" is now available! This is a 5- layer, limited edition, 9x12 linocut, printed in washi paper. This might be my favorite this year, I'm keeping one copy for myself...The rest, is all for you! Now available in my shop ❤️

#printmaking #catart #blockprint #bayareaartists #linocutprint #handmadeart

Oh my goodness @royscholten.bsky.social ! This is so beautiful and creative! I am so excited to have found your account!

This is so beautiful! I see your #legoletterpress hashtag...is this done with Legos??? 🤯

It works for them (less crowded, less competition they keep winning) but it is truly annoying...