Each of her designs is drawn by hand before being transferred to a rubber or linoleum block. The design is carved into the block and the block is inked and printed by hand. It is then scanned and edited on a computer in her home studio. 

Born in England and now based in the US, Lauren took to printmaking while studying a different field altogether — working on her Master’s degree in music at Columbia University. “During some of my studies at Columbia University, I could always be found in the basement printmaking studio pulling prints from their Charles Brand presses,” she recalled fondly in an interview with the Fishink blog.

“Thinking back about it, I remember just wading into carving and printmaking without too much struggle,” she admits, “it just sort of happened in a natural creative evolution of my work.” We’re glad she stumbled across this medium. Show her some love by following her work on Instagram.

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His traditional linocut tools include two glass chopping boards, some Speedball rollers, water-soluble inks, and some Amazon–found Linoleum. The process itself includes cutting the design into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is then inked with the roller and impressed onto paper or fabric.

According to Howden, the high volume of registrations within his work gives it a painterly quality. “I doubled down on it at university and since then it’s snowballed into becoming my entire practice, which if I think about for too long, can be a little disconcerting,” he relayed in an interview with Lecture in Progress.

And when it comes to the themes he explores through his work, those seem to vary depending on his mood, with common features including scenery and humor. “I like including juxtaposition within my work ­– a series of Portacabins at the site of the Parthenon in Athens, a group of cynical mannequins in a toy town department store,” he says. “I enjoy taking nice, pleasant things and adding a little reality.”

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“I favour the ‘reduction’ process, which involves cutting and printing each layer of colour from the same block of lino in order to build up an image,” she wrote on Artfinder. The entire process must be printed in one go as you can’t go back to print more once you have carved into the block for the next layer.

Most of her linocuts are woodland themed as she finds them a constant source of inspiration. But she also enjoys watery scenes, flowers, and summer fields as themes for her artworks.

“I enjoy woodland walks and countryside views, marvelling at the constant changes in light, weather and season. I get excited by interesting light and shadow and engaging colour palettes, then take pleasure in translating these scenic discoveries into linocuts.”

You can check out her Instagram page for the latest updates.

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Each of her designs is drawn by hand before being transferred to a rubber or linoleum block. The design is carved into the block and the block is inked and printed by hand. It is then scanned and edited on a computer in her home studio. 

Born in England and now based in the US, Lauren took to printmaking while studying a different field altogether — working on her Master’s degree in music at Columbia University. “During some of my studies at Columbia University, I could always be found in the basement printmaking studio pulling prints from their Charles Brand presses,” she recalled fondly in an interview with the Fishink blog.

“Thinking back about it, I remember just wading into carving and printmaking without too much struggle,” she admits, “it just sort of happened in a natural creative evolution of my work.” We’re glad she stumbled across this medium. Show her some love by following her work on Instagram.

The post From Music to Printmaking: Andrea Lauren Oozes Creativity appeared first on MobiSpirit.

His traditional linocut tools include two glass chopping boards, some Speedball rollers, water-soluble inks, and some Amazon–found Linoleum. The process itself includes cutting the design into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is then inked with the roller and impressed onto paper or fabric.

According to Howden, the high volume of registrations within his work gives it a painterly quality. “I doubled down on it at university and since then it’s snowballed into becoming my entire practice, which if I think about for too long, can be a little disconcerting,” he relayed in an interview with Lecture in Progress.

And when it comes to the themes he explores through his work, those seem to vary depending on his mood, with common features including scenery and humor. “I like including juxtaposition within my work ­– a series of Portacabins at the site of the Parthenon in Athens, a group of cynical mannequins in a toy town department store,” he says. “I enjoy taking nice, pleasant things and adding a little reality.”

The post Dan Howden Has a Layer-Orientated Approach to Printmaking appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I favour the ‘reduction’ process, which involves cutting and printing each layer of colour from the same block of lino in order to build up an image,” she wrote on Artfinder. The entire process must be printed in one go as you can’t go back to print more once you have carved into the block for the next layer.

Most of her linocuts are woodland themed as she finds them a constant source of inspiration. But she also enjoys watery scenes, flowers, and summer fields as themes for her artworks.

“I enjoy woodland walks and countryside views, marvelling at the constant changes in light, weather and season. I get excited by interesting light and shadow and engaging colour palettes, then take pleasure in translating these scenic discoveries into linocuts.”

You can check out her Instagram page for the latest updates.

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