This post is for my sister, Becky... who takes whatever life gives her and makes it into art.
With a few snatches of time, some moments I stole away... I cut this lino print.
When I'm cutting a lino, I have a rough idea of how it will look, but it really takes a life of its own. A line that I meant to cut into a flower turns into a grass like shape. On top of that, everything is cut in mirror image so that the print is pulled to reflect the true image.
It's a good exercise... to take a delicate drawing, flip it to its mirror image and take a chisel to pull out the most important features of its character. Forces me to think, "What matters most in this image?"
There's a message there. I'll let you draw it out for yourself. :)
Enjoy. I sure have.
