Lemon reduction linocut : finished

Grey lino, Pfeil carving tools, Cranfield caligo inks, Schmincke ink, cold press laminator

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First prints on the new press!
Turns out a cold laminator works brilliantly for relief printing — and costs a fraction of a traditional etching press. printed in the studio this week.
#coldpresslaminator #printstudio #linocutprint #handprinted #artiststudio

The amount of time it takes to even prep to start printing is insane. Especially because of the constant struggle of recording the process. But. In the end, I got a beautiful first print.

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A close up on the okra. I love him so much. Had to edit photos earlier. Here’s the linoprint straight from my iPhone camera. #linocut #printmaker #coldpresslaminator #foodart #artist

C- grade variant. Mardi Gras Alligator Reduction Linocut ~ It’s complete.
Caligo Printmaking ink, grey lino, Pfeil tools . #printmaker #printmaking #linocutprint #linocut #greylinoleum #jester #alligator #neworleans #coldpresslaminator #pfiel #mardigras

Layer one for this New Orleans Mardi Gras Alligator. Paper size 11x14 in.

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Very first test print of a cutesy lemon reduction linocut.
The unused design sat round for months and I decided to start on it this past weekend.
It takes about 8 minutes to ink up for each piece of paper.

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Cafe Du Monde Coffee and Chicory linocut, layer one.

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My very first limited edition, very first reduction print using a cold press laminator.
That was so time consuming and fun.

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First layer on for the blueberries. It’s been a busy weekend in the studio. The coverage that my cold press laminator creates is UNREAL.
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Onion and Gralic linocut design on awagami shin inbe paper. #cooking #foodart #linocut #printmaking #coldpresslaminator #linocutpress

Beautiful Saturday morning in the studio. #linocut #reductionlinocut #blockprint #printmaking #coldpresslaminator