Grow Through What You Go Through Woodcut

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I read this quote and it resonated with me at this moment in history. I decided to use it to make a woodcut. Scroll down to see the different parts of the process.

doodle of saying: go through what you go through — sketch for woodcut idea

photo of design on tracing paper for a woodcut print — design with more detail drawn on tracing paper

tracing design from paper to block of wood for woodcut printmaking — tracing paper used to flip and transfer design onto wood block

painting a sealer over woodcut before carving — wood block tinted orange (to make it easier to see cuts) then coated with a sealer

first quarter section of woodcut carved - work in progress — one quarter finished with the carving process

woodcut block carved and ready to print — The finished block-I decided to print on green paper

mixing green ink for woodcut print — mixing a dark green ink

rolling ink on the woodcut print — rolling ink onto the block

test proof for woodcut print — the test proof

touch up carving woodcut printmaking — fixing some of parts of the block for the final proof

finished prints hanging to dry — the finished print and proofs, hanging to dry

The finished Woodcut! You can add one to your print collection (and support my work!) by clicking below

Grow Through What You Go Through Woodcut

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