printing red

Lori + Myken preparing to print linocut blocks at the SNAP workshop

The printing has started! Myken helped me to get reacquainted with the big blue relief press, as it had been a long time since I’ve used one. She helped me to crack some aging tins of oil relief ink that I had stored since. . . 2023, I think. So I mixed some very stiff Gamblin quinacradone red along with transparent base, tested the colour, liked it, and moved ahead with my gingham patterned tile. It’s used six times in the final panel, so an edition of four has me at 24 pieces.

giant roller, gingham styled + carved lino block, rolled out red ink and other supplies

roller deposits red ink onto linocut plate

Lori reveals paper printed with gingham pattern in red by lifting it off of carved linocut plate

six printed images of gingham style plaid on shoji washi in drying rack

The first day of printing went well! This shoji washi was really receptive to the ink, and the colour looks quite saturated. I’m pleased.

Meanwhile, I’m grateful for the space and support of the Society for Northern Alberta Print-Artists, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and their travelling exhibition program, TREX NW, and my partner back home, taking care of the saskatoon, rhubarb, and raspberry picking, growing of the tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, etc, and generally looking after everything.