Site Map    Home    Search    Shopping Cart
The Printmaker At Work
Wendy the Colorist

Block printing is the oldest form of printmaking, first developed by the Chinese for printing text and illustrations.

After completing a drawing on a board of wood or linoleum, Marvin used very sharp tools to carve away what will remain white space, leaving the line of the drawing.  He applied a thin layer of oil-based ink to the block's surface with a rubber roller (brayer), and then printed the image onto paper using a hand-pulled sign press. When the ink is dry, Wendy paints each print with watercolor.

If designed to be a dimensional piece, each individual component has been drawn, carved out, printed, painted, and then each image cut out and then assembled using museum-quality materials.

Image