Gallery
This is a collection of handmade linocut prints inspired by folktales of women and the wild from around the world. Celebrating Gaia goddesses, feral females, wild witches, magical creatures, earth keepers, story spinners, medicine makers, priestesses, dream weavers, spell binders, maidens, mothers and crones. Although these timeless stories originate from different landscapes and cultures, collectively they remind us of our enduring wild feminine power and our shared belonging to this precious planet.
Monochrome linocuts
This is a series of handmade linocuts using one block and only one color. A block of linoleum is handcarved into a design and ink is rolled on top. Then paper is pressed on top and barnished by hand to reveal a print.
Linocuts with Color-Gradient
This is a series of handmade linocuts using one block with a variety colors, or different shades of the same color. A block of linoleum is handcarved into a design and different colored ink is rolled on top. Then paper is pressed on top and barnished by hand to reveal a print.
Multi-Block Linocuts
This is a series of handmade linocuts that are completed in two stages. Two separate blocks are carved: one for the background, and the second for the foreground. The background is printed first and left to dry, then the foreground is printed on top. The color gradation includes hand mixed colors and takes more time to apply than applying one color. For this reason the carving and printing process takes much longer than a one-block linocut with only one color.
Color Reduction Linocuts
This is a series of handmade linocuts involving carving the same block of linoleum twice. After the first phase of carving, the first print is made. Then the same block is carved again and a second print is printed on top of the first. Because the original block is destroyed in the second phase of carving, these prints are considered “limited edition” prints because only a limited number of prints can be made.