Linoleum Block Prints: Student Show
Exhibition Dates: July 3rd - July 31st, 2014 in None
Reception: Thursday July 3rd, 5 p.m. - in None
Students of the linoleum block printing class at the Printing & Book Arts Center show off their creations.
OPENING RECEPTION Friday, July 11, 6-9 p.m.
Exhibit runs through July 31.
ABOUT LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTING Linoleum block printing, or linocut, is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press.
