Linoleum Prints

Focusing on Multi-Colored Starfish

With this work, I was trying to use my carved linoleum tile in a new and innovative way.

I started this work by carving a linoleum tile, once I carved it, I printed a big blue rectangle on a piece of white paper. As I was pulling my ink on my bench press I was making sure that the roller had an even amount of ink on it before I rolled it onto the blank linoleum. I had my linoleum on a sheet of paper as a guide so that when I went to print, It would be centered on the paper that I was going to press onto it. I then used a baron to press the paper onto the inked linoleum. I pulled the paper up and waited for the blue ink to dry. Once the blue ink had dried I got out my carved linoleum block and rolled black ink onto it, I then pressed it onto the block trying to get the blue in line with the black, I used the Baron to press the ink onto the blue and then peeled it up. Then, I was done!

One thing that I could've and should've done better would be lining up the blue better with the black, but I think all of my ink coverage was really good and I love how all my works turned out, not just the Multi-Colored one.