Lily S. May–Life with Art
Here's the third abstract linocut I made in 2006. It's another small one--5" x 7." I made the design from the shapes of fibres on a piece of wool felt I had made. I printed the image right side up and upside down on itself. When I looked at it, I saw a mask like… Continue reading Witness Linocut
This is another one of the abstract linocuts I made in 2006. I again printed the block upside down on itself which gives the print its symmetry.
Animals March linocut is one of a series of three abstract linocuts I made in 2006 that I submitted to BIMPE, the Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition. The print was selected for the show and was exhibited from June to September 2006 in British Columbia and in the Yukon. I made the design from the… Continue reading Animals March
Back to printmaking. This is one of my favourite colour linocuts. I made it using the same process--subtraction printing--that I described in Mental Gymnastics. The print is one of several abstract ones I made in 1993. I didn't plan the design ahead, but let the work develop as I moved along, allowing shapes to appear.… Continue reading Inner Landscape Linocut
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