Monday, October 12, 2009

"chi"


The carved block is on the left above. The print is on the right above. The image is a woman with her arms stretched upward with air or water energies flowing around her. This was a small and quick "experimental" woodblock print and also a fun, spontaneous carving.

Title: "chi".
Size: 1.5" x 4".
Block: pine.
Water-based ink.
Paper: Strathmore Bristol vellum 100 lb.
Semi-wet technique.
Hand-burnished with bone burnisher.
Carved with Micro Dockyard 1.5 v-gouge

Printed September 2009.