Lily S. May–Life with Art
It's a beastly day here in Toronto--the whole weekend we've had freezing rain and ice pellets. Wind and rain are due tonight. To the rescue comes a little linocut I made in the '80s or '90s. I unearthed this forgotten piece just before working on the prints I'm going to enter into the miniature print show,… Continue reading Little Face Lino
I have finally returned to the block print inspired by Leonard Cohen's Sisters of Mercy. Though at first glance this proof looks the same as the earlier one, I have added a few details to the mouths and hands that I felt were needed. And I'm happy with the results. The ink I've been using on… Continue reading Final Proof–Sisters of Mercy
After Leonard Cohen died, I remembered an interview I heard a few years ago with the Iranian Canadian journalist, Maziar Bahari. He had been imprisoned in Iran and falsely accused of being a spy. He was subjected to torture and didn't know if he would live or die. One night, he had a dream that… Continue reading Lino and Leonard
The most recent origami booklet I've made is from a woodcut I carved and printed in 1973. It's called Forth Form Variation and is from a series I did playing around with several shapes. I used two pine boards that I lined up to make the whole image. I have loved trees since childhood and… Continue reading Reading Old Prints, 3
This is a linocut I made in the 1970s under my previous married name, Susan Barsel-Herman, to express my love of autumn. I called the print The Healing Power of Autumn.
Last month I came upon a copy of a print of mine that I'd remembered over the years but thought was lost to me. The print was part of a very small edition and I had no copies left. I found it in my mother's apartment after her death. It was a lovely and timely surprise to… Continue reading At Peace Linocut
Here's a variation on the theme of the birth of imaginary goddesses. This is another linocut that I made in 1974, again under my former married name.
Our cold weather gave way to warmer temperatures earlier this week. And then yesterday and early today, came a big rain. So in keeping with the weather, here's a linocut I made many years ago. It's a small print called Raining Cats and Dogs, made under my birth name, Susan Barsel, ©1984.
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
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