Tom Huck's Evil Prints-St. Louis, MO

My last and final stop in St. Louis was to Tom Huck's Evil Prints, the most metal print shop I've ever seen. Everything, and I mean everything, is red and black, with the occasional white wall or surface here and there. Just looking at the decal on the front window and the black and red bug print hanging behind it prepares you for something crazy cool as soon as you walk in the door. Established in 1995, Tom Huck and Evil Prints have been responsible for some of the most intricate, detailed, and largest woodcuts out there in the contemporary printmaking world. His prints are bold, dark, daring, and super bad ass. They're definitely not for the faint of heart, but oh so mesmerizing and awesome. Having never seen any of Huck's large scale work in person before, I couldn't wait to go over and look at "The Transformation of Brandy Baghead," the insanely intricately carved triptych displayed on the back wall. When Huck isn't carving and printing his own work, Evil Prints also hosts classes and workshops. Every summer Huck hosts Woodcut Bootcamp, an intensive woodcut printmaking camp. Just this past August, Evil Prints hosted the 3rd bi-annual Printbangerz Ball, a week long printmaking conference/workshop. Evil Prints and the massive display of incredible work certainly did not disappoint, and made for an extremely memorable stop in St. Louis.

If you happen to be in the Minneapolis area this weekend, Oct 2-4th, Tom Huck will be participating in the Minneapolis Institute of Art's Print and Drawing Fair. Check it out!

http://www.evilprints.com