Enchanting Blooms

Freely flowing flowers, printed on handmade green cotton paper. approximately 4x6 inches and will ship matted on a teal blue, like the ink, and matting in the framed image. Drawing flowers is always something that comes naturally to me as each bloom spirals into life my inspiration deepens. There are a few variations for this design with different ink and paper, but this is my favorite combination that will likely be repeated again but next time on a larger sheet of paper to capture the whole design for the print. Please keep in mind, that each print is one of a kind and there might be slight varieties in each print. It was fun to ink different spots on the block to capture a glimpse of these enchanting flowers on a smaller scale.

Every single one of my prints is hand-printed and not a reproduction.
There are many different printmaking techniques.
Traditional printmaking techniques include relief printing, lithography, intaglio printing, and screen printing. At the moment, I prefer linocut printmaking which is a type of relief printing. All of my prints are created using this process.
First, I start by drawing the image desired to carve onto a block of linoleum. Areas to remain the color of the surface being printed on are carved from the block first. Then the ink is rolled onto the uncut surface of the block. I then lay the paper on top of the block, first attaching the tabs that hold the paper in place so that each time I lay down the paper the image is transferred with complete registration. When the paper is removed the image then appears in reverse.