My goal for this project was to carve a design of palm trees into a linoleum plate and then role ink onto a water colored paper to create an image. I accomplished this goal by using a linoleum gouge to carve the design out of the plate. I then was able to use a brayer to roll the ink onto the plate and finally pressing it onto a water colored piece of paper. I used a barren to help transfer the ink. It was hard to carve the small details of the palm tree leaves. My project really works in the texture and background, having a ombre background. I learned that each print is different and that not every print will turn out to be perfect. Ann Jenkins inspired my artwork, she has done her own prints of nature that are absolutely beautiful. If I had a do-over, I would be careful about transferring the ink to the paper, trying not to smear it.
(The original picture)
