#3 Linocut/Linoleum Cut

Carl Eugen Keel 

'Bar' - Woodcut

He was a Swiss painter and is known for his woodcuts, usually portraying town life, and often hand-colored. 
I enjoy the use of shape he incorporates in order to bring out the highlights in this composition. The large cut-out of the Bar catches my attention and I used this as inspiration. Amoung the highlights emerges the shapes from the shadows allowing him to create shapes with both the positive and negative space.

#2 Embossing + Lino Cut

Günther Uecker

  'Kreis Kreise' - Blind Emboss on hand-made paper
  19.7 x 27.6 in





















Uecker began his art education in 1949 in Wismar, Germany. He was at the forefront of the international movement to rejuvenate art in the late 1950s.

I was attracted to this embossing because of its simplicity. I like how something so simple as dots can make a composition so interesting to look at. Basic shapes can be used to create something much more sophisticated. The way the light and shadows work together creates patterns within the dots but only for a brief second. Although it is just a picture, we can picture in our head what something like this would feel like.

http://www.artslant.com/la/works/show/254612

Cyril Power

'Merry-Go Round' - Linocut





















He was an architect in his early fifties when he chose a different career path. He became a linocut printmaker, working his way up to a leading member of the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London. During this time, leisure and popular culture were making advances, but at the same time, it was an era of the Great Depression and instability. Although the Merry-Go Round is portrayed as something playful and fun, there is a feeling that it is on the verge of spinning out of control (Rhythms of Modern Life).

Through line and shape, the illusion of motion is created and that is what I found fascinating. Although the color scheme is simplistic, the orange is emphasized and grabs your attention as your eyes glide around the composition. I felt like this piece displayed rhythm and fluidity through the use of pattern, giving me some inspiration for our Linocut projects.

http://www.bridgemanart.com/en-GB/news-and-features/collection-highlights/2009/july/Cyril%20Power

#1 Embossing/Blind Embossing

Jacqui Dodds

    'Snowflake' Blind Emboss



"My practice revolves around memories of places I have visited. I create my own narrative and essence of the place in print and painting" (Jacqui Dodds).

Jacqui also creates artwork for museums and art galleries, using a wide range of different mediums. 

I really enjoyed the sharpness of the embossing; the different shapes create lines and bring forth the delicate texture of the snowflake. As the angle of light changes, so does that value of shadows and highlights, changing the composition every time you look at it.

http://jacquidodds.blogspot.com/2012/12/snowflake-blind-embossing-print.html