Johanna Kingsley
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Johanna Kingsley, DeKalb Jct, creates relief prints reflecting the natural and agricultural beauty of Northern New York. She began making prints for family and friends in 2016, following a gift of a linoleum cutting kit. The meditative quality of cutting, and the resulting bold, graphic quality of the images quickly turned block printing into her favorite medium. A design is sketched onto a rubber or linoleum block. The design is a mirror image of what the print will be. Carving knives of all sizes and shapes are used. Block printing ink is then rolled on the carved block in a thin uniform layer using a tool called a brayer. Paper is then laid on the inked block and pressed down. The paper is then peeled off and hung to dry. The block has to be inked each time a print is made. |
