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I’ve been working on a series of prints that combine linocuts and woodcuts titled, Fleeting Moment. They’re multicolor prints made on white Rives BFK paper using my Conrad monotype press. The series includes five prints so far, each being unique.
Fleeting Moment V (2024) - Woodcut and Linocut Print
I posted a video on Instagram of a woodblock layer being printed on Fleeting Moment III.
These are several other relief prints in this series.
The California Society of Printmakers’ 110th Annual Membership Exhibition has opened at Santa Rosa Junior College. I have a linocut print in this show that runs from October 28–December 5, 2024.
My linocut print in the exhibition - Over and Along II (2024)
The show features over 100 artworks, numerous events and is being exhibited in the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery.
2024 CSP Exhibition at Santa Rosa Junior College
These are a couple small abstract linoleum block prints that I made. I hand carved the patterns and printed the linocuts on 8“x10” paper. These open edition prints are titled, Askew I and Currents I, and are available on Etsy.
Currents I - Abstract Block Print
This is a geometric lino print I made called, Gathered. The linocut is printed with Gold Cranfield Traditional Relief Ink on 9” x 12” black paper. I carved the abstract design in battleship gray linoleum and hand printed it on my monotype press. It’s available on Etsy.
A while ago, I took a photo of a coral fossil because I thought the patterning was really cool. It was from a museum visit in San Francisco with my kids. I decided to use the pattern as a jumping off point for an abstract linocut print.
Using the reduction print technique, I made this two-color lino print on 11”x14” white paper. I used Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink and printed the yellow layer first, followed by the black. Here’s a short Instagram video of me rolling out ink on the block to test a color.
It’s titled, Grooves, and is a limited edition of four prints. The linocut is available on Etsy.
This is a new abstract linocut print titled, Borrowed Time. The block print has a graphic feel with circular and triangular geometric shapes contained within a red structure. It’s printed on 16” x 20” white Stonehenge paper.
Part of the process I enjoyed with this particular linocut was coming up with the three colors that would work best - I did tests with different variations. I made the lino print using the jigsaw printmaking technique. In the photo below, you’ll see some of the different carved linoleum blocks I used.
