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“Not knowing is most intimate.”
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toMake Press :: a Real Place
“Not knowing is most intimate.”
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Portland, Oregon river crossings & dams
[a.k.a. Keeping your Feet Dry]
"Portland Crossings" a wood relief edition printed on Kozo. Ink on paper.
#aRealPlace #toMake #Portland #ReliefPrint #printmaking #mapping #rivers #bridges #ColumbiaRiver #WillametteRiver #LewisRiver
[a.k.a. Keeping your Feet Dry]
"Portland Crossings" a wood relief edition printed on Kozo. Ink on paper.
#aRealPlace #toMake #Portland #ReliefPrint #printmaking #mapping #rivers #bridges #ColumbiaRiver #WillametteRiver #LewisRiver
January 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Portland, Oregon river crossings & dams
[a.k.a. Keeping your Feet Dry]
"Portland Crossings" a wood relief edition printed on Kozo. Ink on paper.
#aRealPlace #toMake #Portland #ReliefPrint #printmaking #mapping #rivers #bridges #ColumbiaRiver #WillametteRiver #LewisRiver
[a.k.a. Keeping your Feet Dry]
"Portland Crossings" a wood relief edition printed on Kozo. Ink on paper.
#aRealPlace #toMake #Portland #ReliefPrint #printmaking #mapping #rivers #bridges #ColumbiaRiver #WillametteRiver #LewisRiver
Downtime on
the Kettle River
on and in & beside
YA) just lounging about . . . &&& why not?
because 'all day red'
(a.k.a. the undeclared oil war) elsewhere
#KettleRiver #aRealPlace #UpperColumbiaRiverBasin #BearingWitness #OilWar #DownTime
the Kettle River
on and in & beside
YA) just lounging about . . . &&& why not?
because 'all day red'
(a.k.a. the undeclared oil war) elsewhere
#KettleRiver #aRealPlace #UpperColumbiaRiverBasin #BearingWitness #OilWar #DownTime
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Downtime on
the Kettle River
on and in & beside
YA) just lounging about . . . &&& why not?
because 'all day red'
(a.k.a. the undeclared oil war) elsewhere
#KettleRiver #aRealPlace #UpperColumbiaRiverBasin #BearingWitness #OilWar #DownTime
the Kettle River
on and in & beside
YA) just lounging about . . . &&& why not?
because 'all day red'
(a.k.a. the undeclared oil war) elsewhere
#KettleRiver #aRealPlace #UpperColumbiaRiverBasin #BearingWitness #OilWar #DownTime
In the garden
it's quiet this morning
snow covers the valley
Blue sky hides behind a low wet ceiling
stopping takes time.
#Missoula #aRealPlace #tomake #BearingWitness
it's quiet this morning
snow covers the valley
Blue sky hides behind a low wet ceiling
stopping takes time.
#Missoula #aRealPlace #tomake #BearingWitness
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In the garden
it's quiet this morning
snow covers the valley
Blue sky hides behind a low wet ceiling
stopping takes time.
#Missoula #aRealPlace #tomake #BearingWitness
it's quiet this morning
snow covers the valley
Blue sky hides behind a low wet ceiling
stopping takes time.
#Missoula #aRealPlace #tomake #BearingWitness
Keep The Earth Round & Orbiting
#toMake #aRealPlace #Letterpress #ReliefPrint #PrintMaking #BlueSkyArt
#toMake #aRealPlace #Letterpress #ReliefPrint #PrintMaking #BlueSkyArt
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Keep The Earth Round & Orbiting
#toMake #aRealPlace #Letterpress #ReliefPrint #PrintMaking #BlueSkyArt
#toMake #aRealPlace #Letterpress #ReliefPrint #PrintMaking #BlueSkyArt
Greenough Park #Missoula #aRealPlace
"How long does it take to stop?"
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#Pinhole #Film
FP4+ ISO 125 :: 6.75 by 10 in #CigarBox camera
f/212 :: 1.75" focal length :: .0059" pinhole
#toMake #BearingWitness
"How long does it take to stop?"
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#Pinhole #Film
FP4+ ISO 125 :: 6.75 by 10 in #CigarBox camera
f/212 :: 1.75" focal length :: .0059" pinhole
#toMake #BearingWitness
December 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Greenough Park #Missoula #aRealPlace
"How long does it take to stop?"
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#Pinhole #Film
FP4+ ISO 125 :: 6.75 by 10 in #CigarBox camera
f/212 :: 1.75" focal length :: .0059" pinhole
#toMake #BearingWitness
"How long does it take to stop?"
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#Pinhole #Film
FP4+ ISO 125 :: 6.75 by 10 in #CigarBox camera
f/212 :: 1.75" focal length :: .0059" pinhole
#toMake #BearingWitness
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
YA)
On This Date 1890 :: Wounded Knee
The Massacre on December 29th 1890
Wounded Knee Creek, SD #aRealPlace
Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk lies dead
"Something Happened Here"
Three-colour stone lithograph edition 15 by 22 in.
#toMake #lithograph #BlueSkyArt #mapping
On This Date 1890 :: Wounded Knee
The Massacre on December 29th 1890
Wounded Knee Creek, SD #aRealPlace
Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk lies dead
"Something Happened Here"
Three-colour stone lithograph edition 15 by 22 in.
#toMake #lithograph #BlueSkyArt #mapping
December 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
YA)
On This Date 1890 :: Wounded Knee
The Massacre on December 29th 1890
Wounded Knee Creek, SD #aRealPlace
Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk lies dead
"Something Happened Here"
Three-colour stone lithograph edition 15 by 22 in.
#toMake #lithograph #BlueSkyArt #mapping
On This Date 1890 :: Wounded Knee
The Massacre on December 29th 1890
Wounded Knee Creek, SD #aRealPlace
Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk lies dead
"Something Happened Here"
Three-colour stone lithograph edition 15 by 22 in.
#toMake #lithograph #BlueSkyArt #mapping
Unmounted spatial response to a real place :: Missouri, Milk & Porcupine Rivers, Nashua Mont. :: Place Where Rivers Come Together
#toMake #aRealPlace #Nashua #MilkRiver #Montana #Kozo #Mapping #Response #BlueSkyArt #Artwork
#toMake #aRealPlace #Nashua #MilkRiver #Montana #Kozo #Mapping #Response #BlueSkyArt #Artwork
December 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Unmounted spatial response to a real place :: Missouri, Milk & Porcupine Rivers, Nashua Mont. :: Place Where Rivers Come Together
#toMake #aRealPlace #Nashua #MilkRiver #Montana #Kozo #Mapping #Response #BlueSkyArt #Artwork
#toMake #aRealPlace #Nashua #MilkRiver #Montana #Kozo #Mapping #Response #BlueSkyArt #Artwork
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Merry Merry &&&&&& Merry Christmas
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December 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Merry Merry &&&&&& Merry Christmas
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toMake Press & Editions
Bearing Witness :: the World Beautiful
#toMake #Missoula #aRealPlace #printmaking #PinholePhotography #Film #Lithography #ReliefPrints #Letterpress #Luddite #BlueSKyArt #LimitedEditions #MonoPrints #Making #ByHand . . . www.tomake.com
Bearing Witness :: the World Beautiful
#toMake #Missoula #aRealPlace #printmaking #PinholePhotography #Film #Lithography #ReliefPrints #Letterpress #Luddite #BlueSKyArt #LimitedEditions #MonoPrints #Making #ByHand . . . www.tomake.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
toMake Press & Editions
Bearing Witness :: the World Beautiful
#toMake #Missoula #aRealPlace #printmaking #PinholePhotography #Film #Lithography #ReliefPrints #Letterpress #Luddite #BlueSKyArt #LimitedEditions #MonoPrints #Making #ByHand . . . www.tomake.com
Bearing Witness :: the World Beautiful
#toMake #Missoula #aRealPlace #printmaking #PinholePhotography #Film #Lithography #ReliefPrints #Letterpress #Luddite #BlueSKyArt #LimitedEditions #MonoPrints #Making #ByHand . . . www.tomake.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"I dream I am walking north along the Sweet Grass River on a warm & sunny autumn afternoon"
18 by 24 in. mono print on canvas & kozo
#toMake #SweetGrassRiver #Montana #aRealPlace #art #painting #MonoPrint #BlueSkyArt #map #mapping
18 by 24 in. mono print on canvas & kozo
#toMake #SweetGrassRiver #Montana #aRealPlace #art #painting #MonoPrint #BlueSkyArt #map #mapping
December 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"I dream I am walking north along the Sweet Grass River on a warm & sunny autumn afternoon"
18 by 24 in. mono print on canvas & kozo
#toMake #SweetGrassRiver #Montana #aRealPlace #art #painting #MonoPrint #BlueSkyArt #map #mapping
18 by 24 in. mono print on canvas & kozo
#toMake #SweetGrassRiver #Montana #aRealPlace #art #painting #MonoPrint #BlueSkyArt #map #mapping
Between time
earliest sunset the 5th
latest sunrise early January
about the time of Perihelion
a long way from the sun
wobbling about faster & slower
elliptically that is
between in the darkness this is the
longest night :: Every Event
#toMake #aRealPlace #Missoula #print
earliest sunset the 5th
latest sunrise early January
about the time of Perihelion
a long way from the sun
wobbling about faster & slower
elliptically that is
between in the darkness this is the
longest night :: Every Event
#toMake #aRealPlace #Missoula #print
December 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Between time
earliest sunset the 5th
latest sunrise early January
about the time of Perihelion
a long way from the sun
wobbling about faster & slower
elliptically that is
between in the darkness this is the
longest night :: Every Event
#toMake #aRealPlace #Missoula #print
earliest sunset the 5th
latest sunrise early January
about the time of Perihelion
a long way from the sun
wobbling about faster & slower
elliptically that is
between in the darkness this is the
longest night :: Every Event
#toMake #aRealPlace #Missoula #print
Running out of paper & money I've started to re-draw on the backs of previous pieces. Again & still running out I'm re-drawing over &&& over again; this mornings' piece being 5 days re-drawing now.
#morning piece(s) #toMake press & studio #aRealPlace in #Missoula #BlueSkyArt #painting #artwork
#morning piece(s) #toMake press & studio #aRealPlace in #Missoula #BlueSkyArt #painting #artwork
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Running out of paper & money I've started to re-draw on the backs of previous pieces. Again & still running out I'm re-drawing over &&& over again; this mornings' piece being 5 days re-drawing now.
#morning piece(s) #toMake press & studio #aRealPlace in #Missoula #BlueSkyArt #painting #artwork
#morning piece(s) #toMake press & studio #aRealPlace in #Missoula #BlueSkyArt #painting #artwork
& in the afternoon
along the river
stop'd ...
suddenly
(unlike #ai / this space / these 0s & 1s)
all this is & are very real
YA) bearing witness
breathing in / breathing out
again ... such Joy
#aRealPlace #ClarkFork #Missoula
along the river
stop'd ...
suddenly
(unlike #ai / this space / these 0s & 1s)
all this is & are very real
YA) bearing witness
breathing in / breathing out
again ... such Joy
#aRealPlace #ClarkFork #Missoula
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
& in the afternoon
along the river
stop'd ...
suddenly
(unlike #ai / this space / these 0s & 1s)
all this is & are very real
YA) bearing witness
breathing in / breathing out
again ... such Joy
#aRealPlace #ClarkFork #Missoula
along the river
stop'd ...
suddenly
(unlike #ai / this space / these 0s & 1s)
all this is & are very real
YA) bearing witness
breathing in / breathing out
again ... such Joy
#aRealPlace #ClarkFork #Missoula
"Crossing the River am I Awake or Asleep"
30 by 44 in. work on paper
#toMake #ClarkForkRiver #KellyIsland #Missoula #aRealPlace #art #painting #BlueSkyArt
30 by 44 in. work on paper
#toMake #ClarkForkRiver #KellyIsland #Missoula #aRealPlace #art #painting #BlueSkyArt
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Crossing the River am I Awake or Asleep"
30 by 44 in. work on paper
#toMake #ClarkForkRiver #KellyIsland #Missoula #aRealPlace #art #painting #BlueSkyArt
30 by 44 in. work on paper
#toMake #ClarkForkRiver #KellyIsland #Missoula #aRealPlace #art #painting #BlueSkyArt
On the Eastern front
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.
East side morning view. 17:December 8:27 AM MST 2025
#Glacier-Waterton #EasternFront #Montana #aRealPlace #RockyMountainFront
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.
East side morning view. 17:December 8:27 AM MST 2025
#Glacier-Waterton #EasternFront #Montana #aRealPlace #RockyMountainFront
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On the Eastern front
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.
East side morning view. 17:December 8:27 AM MST 2025
#Glacier-Waterton #EasternFront #Montana #aRealPlace #RockyMountainFront
Glacier-Waterton International Peace Park.
East side morning view. 17:December 8:27 AM MST 2025
#Glacier-Waterton #EasternFront #Montana #aRealPlace #RockyMountainFront
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM