What is Linocut Art? The Craft of Hand-carved Printmaking

Linocut art carries an ancient printmaking tradition into the present: a design is slowly carved into a block, inked, and pressed by hand, leaving behind not only an image, but the traces of the hands that made it. Every print carries the story of its making, from the textures of hand-carved lines and the impressions left by pressed paper to the subtle variations in the layer of ink. These marks of the hand are woven into the image itself, giving linocut its rustic charm and timeless, storied character.

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