#lino print
This is the neatest handwriting I’ve ever forced myself to do.
Also I spelt stared wrong but I kinda like it.
made a linocut for #inktober :)) it took me a bit more than a day…
I found some old linoleum lying around in my apartment and felt like making a selfie
made some wrapping paper with the lino stamp I did the other day, my friends and family will hate it eventually
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Some tiny stamp carving! ⛵
I recently got the urge to make some linocuts, so I’m rolling with it. I really need to do more with my hands after spending so much time on digital work lately (though I still love and value it highly… and making digital sketches for printmaking is so very useful). It’s been a few years since I made any so I’ve been doing these tiny stamps to warm up. They’re only an inch or so but they’re fun… I don’t know what else I’m going to make yet but I’m enjoying myself and it’s a valuable break from other things I have going on.
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fun fact: i am still terrible at folding paper boats
One of my favorite things about linocut is that even the defects, or accidental “mess-ups”, can look great in their own way. My very first attempt at the top ink layer included me flipping the paper the wrong way. But I liked the effect, so made another one on purpose :vc Also very surprised about the hands aligning so well.
And then there’s the yellow one. I had two of these, just because I wanted to experiment with highly contrasting colors, and one turned out as expected, while the other one… lifted the underlying led ink for some reason, resulting in the coolest-looking “defect” I’ve gotten during the whole course.
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So, thanks to my university, I’ve added linocut to the list of art things I had a chance to check out 8) My final project was the two-layer print of my own design, and it’s dragon-themed because of course it is.
someday I’ll have access to an actually good scanner hhh
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The Shire - Lino Print etsy
I made this print for trans day of visibility but completely forgot to post on here as well! literally everything in the news lately related to trans rights has been heartbreaking so I wanted to make something centered around joy
I’m donating a portion of the sales from each print to trans organisations - you can get a print at rejka.bigcartel. com ❤️
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Been working on some funky little carvings for practice
Procession 1, 6"x9" linocut. First in an ongoing series of linocuts forming a panoramic scene!
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Monstrous May 01: What is a Monster?
For me the idea of the monstrous is linked to the Other, the taboo, the deviant and the disenfranchised. Those who are separate from the status quo are characterized as Monstrous, and monsters are coded as part of these groups. We on the fringes of society find ourselves in the villains of stories, and reclaim them for ourselves. Monsters are queer and monsters are fun and monsters makes their own rules and protect their own when those in power won’t.
Who is the monster and who is the bad guy, and are they the same? There’s a reason why Eliza kisses the fish man in Shape of Water. He’s a monster, yes, but he’s not the bad guy. (If you want to learn more about this I highly recommend the video “My Monster Boyfriend” by Lindsay Ellis)
This is a lino cut I made in December as part of the printmaking module at school. I was inspired by the trope of the Lesbian Vampire, as well as religious imagery. In early films following the introduction of the Hays code, the only way of including queer elements was in villainous or tragic characters. Dracula’s Daughter (1936) began the long running movie tradition of the predatory lesbian vampire. This influences to this day both the horror genre and society’s perception of queer women. I think the whole thing is fascinating.
“All monstrousity is queer.” - Anne Malamet, Why Are People Into That: Vampires.
The Monstrous May Challenge was created by Johannes T Evans on Twitter. Check out his stories, he’s an excellent writer!
