Turtle Relief Print

Alice Cook

This relief print was carved on mounted linoleum using woodcutting tools.  Oil based relief ink is rolled out onto the carved linoleum block using a small hand roller.  Lightweight paper is centered on the inked block and a burnishing tool or baren is used to rub on the back of the paper to transfer the ink.  Where the linoleum is carved, one will see the white of the paper, the uncarved part of the linoleum will pick up the ink.  Linocut, what this is called, was introduced in the USA in 1910.  Enjoy!