Relief Printing with Silk Cut Linoleum

Discover a new, wonderful way to make linoleum prints! This workshop will introduce you to linoleum relief printing, and/or help you take your current printmaking practice a step further.

Imagine cutting through butter, the possibility of long, flowing organic lines, easy removal of large areas, creation of a variety of marks and no tension in your wrists or fingers. This is all possible with Silk Cut Lino, a wonderful product from Australia, now available in the Bay Area. Learn new carving, inking and printing techniques, using simple, non-toxic materials.

Topics covered:
-Imaging onto single or multiple blocks
-Safe carving by hand and with rotary power tools
-Use of Caligo Safe Wash (high quality, heavily pigmented water washable inks)
-Innovative printing techniques that yield high numbers of surprising, one of a kind prints, with little or no re-inking!

Feel free to bring source materials such as drawings, photographs, etc.