Folktale Linocut Prints

Feathers & Folktales is the website of Diem Dangers, artist & printmaker, offering beautifully handcrafted linocut prints inspired by folktales of women and the wild. Celebrating earth keepers, medicine makers, priestesses, dream weavers, feral females, wild witches, goddesses, maidens, mothers and crones. Each piece is a timeless reminder of the power of the wild feminine, and our enduring intimate and enchanted sisterhood with the wild.

 

Linocut Art

A block of artist’s linoleum in the process of being carved.

Carving the block of artist’s linoleum with a gouge tool.

A linocut is a type of relief print, that preserves the ancient method of traditional hand carving and the age-old technique of handprinting. Once carved from wood, today artists often use linoleum—a softer, modern material—for its ease of carving. The linoleum is then rolled with ink, and paper is hand-pressed on top to reveal the final art print. The texture from the hand carving and variations in ink density from printing by hand gives the resulting artwork a rustic charm and timeless feel making linocut printmaking an ideal medium through which these age-old, heartwarming folktales and fairytales can be brought to life.

 

Diem Dangers is A Linocut Artist & Folklorist

I am a printmaker and storyteller with a passion for using the age-old technique of hand-carving and hand-printing to create artwork that is inspired by folk heroines who live in deep intimacy with nature — or who are creaturely themselves. Through both my art and blog reflections, I explore the mythic thread that connects women and the wild across cultures, a sisterhood of shared enchantment and kinship with the wild that spans cultures and continents. With each tale of reverence for the sacred feminine and the Earth Mother, we begin to see an ancient hidden tapestry that weaves us back into belonging with one another and to the living world.

 

Featured Blog posts

This blog offers a deeper descent into the folklore that inspires each linocut — exploring their timeless themes, feminine archetypes, creaturely wisdom and ancestral memory. These stories remind us of our long-buried kinship with the wild and one another, stirring the memory of a sacred sisterhood beneath the weave of waking life.

 

NEWESt prints

New prints carrying old magic, fresh from the carving block, rich with myth

 

Reviews

Handcrafted magic, deeply loved and beautifully received

 

Sustainable printmaking studio

At Feathers&Folktales, sustainability is stitched through every step. Care is taken to source printmaking papers that are local and/or made from natural fibers, and non-toxic, professional-grade inks without sacrificing quality and aesthetic appeal. Each order is beautifully packaged with sustainably sourced or recycled materials.