March 9 Simple Shapes Reduction Linocut Print

This is a 2 hr workshop from 10am - 12pm taught by Jenny (owner of Jenny G's).

Let's carve & print a reduction print!

What is a reduction print you ask? It's a way to get multiple colors on a print by carving away or "reducing" the block. For example, you carve the outline of the profile of a bird & carve away everything on the outside of the image. You ink the bird in yellow. You print the bird 10 times using yellow ink.

You want the wing to be navy blue. Everything that you want to stay yellow (the bird's head & its back), you carve away. You print the wing & its lower body in navy blue on top of the dry yellow prints. Now you have a bird with a yellow head & back & a blue wing & bottom half.

You want the belly of the bird to be orange. You carve away the wing, now you only have the belly & legs left. You print the belly & legs in orange on top of the yellow & blue bird.

Now you have a yellow, blue, & orange bird print! You might want to think about details too, but it was too much for this example ;).

If that didn't make sense - not to worry - we'll be making something much less complicated.

We'll design a simple geometric, abstract image & transfer it to the pink Speedy Carve block. We'll start with 10 prints so that we hopefully end up with at least 3 good ones. I'll teach you how to carve the block & we'll print using stamp pads on paper. The goal is to end up with multiple 3-color prints.

I'll provide all of the materials. Once you know how it works, you'll be able to do it again with a more complicated design. And you'll always have access to me if you have any questions!

Ages 18+