Meet The Maker: John Bloor John Bloor is a graphic designer and illustrator who turned his hand to printmaking and in doing so discovered its therapeutic properties and an unexpected ability to still the mind and

Linocut can create a host of visually striking and memorable images that will leave an impression. Here's a deep dive into everything you need to know about this relief printing technique.

Reduction Printmaking: In relief printing, a reduction print is a multicolor print in which the separate colors are printed from the same block. Usually, the lightest color is printed first and then the block is "reduced" by carving away certain areas to prepare the plate for the next color. The disadvantage of reduction printmaking is that once the print is complete, the process cannot be duplicated. The linocut is a printmaking technique similar to that of the woodcut, the difference bei

About The Artwork I had cut two separate figures which were meant to be allocated side by side but separated through a gap of varying size. The space between the figures however, is an important carrier of meaning. Closeness and separation of objects are powerful sources of inspiration which I generally enjoy to test out. - Anyhow, the last stage was quite natural which is to print them together. Both figures can be ordered separate or united..this would depend on the understanding of the viewer how close he or she wants to let them together. Original Created:2019 Subjects:People Materials:CardboardPaperWood Styles:AbstractAbstract ExpressionismIllustrationFigurativeModern Mediums:WoodEtchingLinocutsMonotypeOil Details & Dimensions Printmaking:Wood on Cardboard Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5 Size:56 W x 64 H x 2 D in Frame:Not Framed Ready to Hang:Not applicable Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube Shipping & Returns Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments. Handling:Ships rolled in a tube. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines. Ships From:United Kingdom. Customs:Shipments from United Kingdom may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks. Have additional questions? Please visit our help section or contact us.

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I am fascinated by printmaking, by making an imprint, a reverse image of one reality that...

My Name is Mark Lord and I have set up a lino print business called Lino Lord. I make limited edition hand printed quality prints to display in peoples homes or work places. I’m a professional photographer with 20 years experience and generally if I’m photographing people, animals and plants in our countryside then I’m … Continue reading "Meet the Maker: Mark Lord"

It took me years of dedicated practise to realize that there are techniques available to me in linocut that are unique and wonderful and better than drawing in certain respects. I’m here to share my most effective strategies with you so that you can have a similar experience and learn to love this medium like I do.

Orr Gidon (based Chicago, IL, USA) - Telepath Linocut on Stonehenge Printmaking Paper

Periwinkle capped mushrooms clustered in the woods. This original wood block print was inspired by the delight of discovering hundreds of mushrooms popping up in the woods during a rainy summer and fall. This is #6 in a series of prints that I call "The Year of the Mushroom." I use oil based inks and lightweight, acid free printmaking papers. Due to the nature of hand block-printing, there are variations between each print. Each signed original ships in a sturdy mailer. A lovely gift for a mycologist, naturalist, mushroom forager or anyone who enjoys the small wonders in life. Image dimensions: 4"x6" Paper: 8"x10"

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This is my first Woodblock. It's printed in black ink and is on 105g A5 bamboo paper. It's not perfect, as I'm just starting my printmaking journey, but is an affordable print which is still beautiful and unique. Signed and dated by me. I've only made 5 in this print run. Read more

Koshiro Onchi (1891-1955) Japanese printmaker, poet, publicist, book designer. Man of many talents. Founding father of Sosaku Hanga* today, as promised in before last posting, I'll try to show an overview of the many talents of this Japanese printmaker with the most relevant text borrowed from Floating World Gallery* (see end of posting). Born in Tokyo 1891, graduated in 1909 from the middle school for German studies in Tokyo and after failing examination to enter Daiichi Kotogakko (First High School), studied oil painting at Aoibashi branch of school of Hakubakai. Onchi entered Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1910, studying first oil painting and then sculpture. In 1911 he withdrew from the school and obtained a job as a book designer.In 1912 he was readmitted to Tokyo School of Fine Arts. In October 1913 he began planning the print and poetry magazine Tsukubae, created numerous abstract prints and directed publication of 7 issues 1914-1915. Onchi contributed cover designs, poems, and moku-hanga, in 1917 Onchi published his first collection of prints, Happiness (Kofuku). In 1919 he participated in the first Nihon Sosaku-Hanga Kyokai exhibition and in 1921 began publication of the general art magazine Naizai with Otsuki Kenji and Fujimori Shizuo. Over the years Onchi was also active in producing and promoting other poetry and print magazines to which he contributed poems, prints, graphic design, and articles promoting the idea that printmaking is a legitimate expressive and creative medium, not merely a means of reproduction. By 1927 Onchi had established a reputation as a book designer. In 1928, in the wake of Lindbergh’s trans-atlantic flight, was engaged by a newspaper company to go up in a plane and record his impressions of flight. The resulting book: Sensations of Flight (Hiko kanno). The coffee house and the dance room He personally designed over 1,000 books for publishers creating suitable letters for the cover of each one and published several books of his own poems or prose with illustrations. "In the theatre". In 1949 he received the first prize offered in Japan for book design. In the midst of his busy professional career in 1938 he contributed to One Hundred Views of New Japan (Shin Nihon hyakkei). A major force in the Sosaku-Hanga* movement and the leading abstract print artist of his time in Japan. Sometimes used the signature ONZI on early prints. *Susaku Hanga, the movement in Japanese printmaking re-introducing "draw it yourself, cut and print it yourself" away from the collaborative printmaking of Ukiyo-E or "floating world" printmaking, where professional cutters and printmakers executed the design in a combined effort. The movement started with Kanae Yamamoto's (1887-1946) Fisherman of 1904, shown in the Blog here*. For a detailed biography read here* and also: Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu. 1992. All pictures borrowed freely from the www. for friendly, educational, intellectual non commercial use.

This step-by-step block printing lesson teaches how to do linocut and foam printing with your students complete with block printing supplies and videos.

First Print from the rolling pin!

For our next project, we will create a 2-color print from a single piece of linoleum. Artist Andrea Lauren has some great examples of multicolor prints: Project Requirements: 10 prints in a variety…

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Meet The Maker: John Bloor John Bloor is a graphic designer and illustrator who turned his hand to printmaking and in doing so discovered its therapeutic properties and an unexpected ability to still the mind and

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