{"id":46,"date":"2026-03-02T02:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/?p=46"},"modified":"2026-03-02T02:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:16:52","slug":"robot-stroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/2026\/03\/02\/robot-stroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot Stroll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7963-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7963-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7963-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7963-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7963-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7963-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven&#8217;t formally labeled my robot prints, but a nickname develops for each one in the process of sketching and carving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one, which lives in my head as &#8220;robot stroll,&#8221; marks a milestone for me. I have been making woodcuts for about a year now, and I finally feel like I am getting a better handle on the craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am doing a better job of applying ink \u2014 i.e., the right amount, more evenly applied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The registration of layers is more accurate and repeatable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;ve experimented with three or four papers, and found one with the effects that I like (BFK Rives 140lb)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;ve added a textural element, which I feel leverages the medium a bit better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My carving skills continue to improve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;ve gained a better understanding of how to fine tune the press<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s satisfaction in feeling that maybe this batch is finally &#8220;good enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In which I find that I am satisfied with how the print turned out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-printmaking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikedesantis.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}