My uncle sent me a book he found- 'A Woodcut Manual' by J. J. Lankes published in 1932. I've only had the opportunity to lightly skim it but it is chock full of printmaking tips and the wisdom of experience. Check it out...
The author has his refreshingly straightforward opinions (there is even a list of Don'ts under an illustration titles 'My Lord of Missrule'). Here is a quote that jumped out at me,
"Don't let any self-appointed art critic form opinions for you. Never listen to such unless he is saying nice things of you. The professional critic is all too often a sad person, a defeated artist; his function is not to educate the artist whatever else he may attempt on the public. And don't let anyone scare you, because you may be, from force of circumstances, an "odd moment" artist."
Well said and greatly appreciated by those of us in the "odd moment".
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