This past week I've been working on
linocuts. I always thought linocuts were a lot of work but once I got going the carving went quickly. Linocuts can be used over and over again. Here's I've carved a group of three mushrooms and two stylized flower buds. I printed them on paper to see how they looked.
Here's what they looked like before I cleaned up my carving. I've tested theprints on paper, next I'll try clay.
Butter likes taking naps on the front deck.
Here's Barney following his example.
Look at the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables we brought home from the farmer's market this week. We got raspberries, peaches, tomatoes, poblano, bell and yellow peppers, eggplant, white corn, carrots, broccoli, and runner beans. There's nothing better than a small bowl of raspberries with cream. (Actually I used half and half). Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
I stopped and ate the half dozen raspberries on the end bush before I came in the door for lunch. A little prelude...
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne, thanks, oh I do love raspberries and they aren't as aggressive as blackberries to grow.
ReplyDeleteSomeone told me, that heating the lino in the microwave, would make it much easier to cut.
ReplyDeleteNice mushrooms.
Hi Goej, thanks, it was easy without heating the lino cut like butter, I got speedball variety, some are harder than others I think.
ReplyDeletePoblano?
ReplyDeleteLove the fruit and vegies. And the napping furrs. And the lino-cuts.
Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, Oh you haven't lived till you have had a poblano pepper slightly warm but not hot, generally used in chile rellenos in Mexican food, delightfully tasty. the pepper is blistered under the broiler to remove the skin and enhance the flavor and then chopped to add to salsa or the whole pepper is stuffed with cheese and dipped in a batter to fry and make a chile relleno. one of my very favorite Mexican dishes.
ReplyDeleteI really like lino cuts for both printing on paper and stamping on clay. That looks like a great farmers market near you. Fresh raspberries must have more flavour than shop bought ones.. they are always expensive here and disappointing flavour so I don't buy them anymore.
ReplyDeleteButter looks like I looked on the couch Sunday afternoon LOL
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, thanks, yes the raspberries were delicious and were sold by a couple probably in their late 70s, home grown, no pesticides.
ReplyDeleteHi Keith, thanks, yes Butter really knows how to relax. Ha.
Oh Anna, after printing on the paper I was half thinking of doing some printing it was kind of fun.
ReplyDeleteNice to know that you are having fun with printing. I bought small lino one year ago, and have never touched it yet! :D
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