Lily S. May–Life with Art
I was ill over the past while and only got to printing a first proof of the Sisters of Mercy block print this past weekend. If you're not familiar with printmaking, a proof is a print of a block that may not be fully complete. You can print the block at different stages to see how it's coming… Continue reading Sisters of Mercy Proof
I've included two photos in this post of the lino block that I carved in 2005 that led to the print I call Observer. I first painted an image on the block. However, the act of carving was often somewhat intuitive. I made decisions about the texture and changed the image as I went along instead of having a… Continue reading Print in Progress
This is a linocut I made in 1983 that was printed in a women's health journal. The article was on midwifery. I hand carved and handprinted the image. I've put the linocut up for sale in my etsy shop.
Arts of May 