My daughter asked me recently for a linocut print of flowers, specifically Chrysanthemums. I scoured the internet for inspiration and came across an amazing woodcut print by the artist
Katsushika Hokusai . I loved the simplicity of the design and fiddled with it a bit to fit my 6x8" Japanese Lino block, changing it up just slightly.
Carving this block was a joy. The style of the original woodcarving and other work by this artist has really given me the motivation to look at my own flower photographs, of which there are many, to see if I can turn those into this style of print.
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| Woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai |
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| Drawn on paper |
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| Transferred to lino |
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| Carving stage |
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| Just the 3 copies printed |
Printed it with Calico Safe Wash ink in Prussian blue and printed on the Xcut Xpress.
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