For my birthday a couple years back, I attended a one day Linocut workshop at 3 Fishes Studios in the dogpatch area of San Francisco with my sister. I had some previous exposure to this process in high school and was excited for the opportunity to further my knowledge. Linocut is a process of cutting away material (linoleum) to create a design on the top surface, Ink is rolled onto the flat linoleum, missing the carved area. I enjoy this process because it can capture the marks of the process in carving, like the individual brush strokes in a painting. The idea for my linocut design began on paper, but with the help of Erik Retwitzer at 3 Fishes Studios, the design really came together. The untouched, solid black borders around the letters and boxes required forethought and careful carving, things I hadn't previously considered. Once carved, the marks cannot be easily undone, i.e. no ctrl-alt-delete option. This commitment in carving is a similar challenge to drawing on white paper with black ink and was a nice progression from my half-page doodles.
Original Sketch
Carved in Linoleum
Printed and Framed
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