There’s an Icon exhibit coming up at a nearby church I’ve been visiting. I decided to turn this drawing into a stamp.
And then, just as I was about to start, I remembered how easily the last stamp split and cracked after a few uses.
So I decided to carve it into a linoleum block. I traced the drawing *(reduced by 50%) onto the block using red transfer paper and a stylus…
Ready to carve…
I carefully carved along the lines with the second smallest cutter tip I had. My set is the standard Speedball set you find at craft stores. I also used Speedball brayer and printing inks.
Will I ever learn!?
I tried this aged parchment first, but it was too bumpy for a clear print, so I kept trying on different papers.
Yes, I really do my art in the kitchen, as you see here. No studio (yet).
Hope you’re having a good week, I’m off to the store to buy more band-aids. ~Scarlett
Hi Scarlett – lino cut was the only art I enjoyed doing .. as I could cut and scrape – I think someone else must have drawn the art! Sorry about your thumb …
Love what you’ve done … I think I prefer the black one … but I know we all see things differently. Great selfie!!
Cheers Hilary
Thanks, Hilary! I like the black one, too, and I think it turned out the clearest impression… but the vote was for the red. I will frame the black one as well as soon as I have another coupon to use! Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll be over to visit your postive letters this weekend ~Scarlett