Hardy’s Steamroller Event Needs Artists

A finished woodcut of the letter “D” by Door County artist Hermke Timm for the Hardy’s upcoming Illuminated Alphabet Steamroller Event. Timm incorporated Door County cherries into his illuminated letter block. Submitted.

The Hardy Gallery has launched a Call for Artists to participate in the “Wisconsin Idea Relief Alphabet Project.” In the summer of 2015 the Hardy Gallery hosted a steamrolled event on Anderson Dock outside their Ephraim gallery. Members of the community were encouraged to carve sections of the human figure on large MDF board to be used in a life-size steamroller printing event. Once again the Hardy is playing host to the steamroller event inspired by the alphabet and themes of Wisconsin. The event will be held Sept. 2-3, 12 – 5 pm, on Anderson Dock in Ephraim.

Each participant is assigned one letter from the alphabet or a special character. Participants are free to use any font style for their character and illuminate it with a Wisconsin-based image integrated with the character. Once all letters and characters are completed, the 6×6-inch blocks are returned to The Hardy Gallery where they will be used on Labor Day weekend.

The Hardy is seeking artists to carve letters of the alphabet onto 6×6-inch MDF boards free of charge. Blocks are available for interested participants and can be received by calling 920.854.2210 or emailing Sarah Zamecnik at [email protected].

Everyone who carves a block and helps with the event will receive a print of up to four characters of their choice. This project was inspired by the “Wood Engravers Alphabet” done in collaboration with the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum of Two Rivers. All blocks will have the option to be donated to the museum after the completion of the project.