Wonder-cut

Here's a sneak peak at a new card design, currently in production.

I'm using a piece of Blick Wonder-Cut linoleum that I've had sitting on the shelf for at least two years. Amazingly enough, it's still flexible and soft, and cuts like it's brand-new -- MUCH easier than regular linoleum. (I could use a new set of linoleum cutters, however. My 6-year-old Speedball handle is getting a little too rusty for changing cutters. Oh, add a brayer to the list, too.) I feel like it's hardly any work at all and can see why this is a great medium for block printing with students (and the artist who get a little overzealous when carving and has a tendency to stab herself with the V-gouge). I haven't tried printing with it yet, so I'm not sure whether the line quality will be as crisp as traditional linoleum. Hopefully I'll finish carving it this week enough to pull a proof over the weekend.

It's going to be busy, but I'm also hoping to try doing some potato prints over the weekend too! Maybe for an Easter card?! (Or the Vernal Equinox!)