Sunflowers Print

I visited the Steamroller Printing Festival, hosted by the SF Center for the Book, yesterday.  They had linoleum blocks for people to carve their own prints into and I managed to snag the last one (sorry kids!).  Thinking in negatives was surprisingly challenging - "How do I make a black line?  And many intersecting black lines?"  I ended up coming up with this flower scene, and may have found a new art love. 

I've always admired the look and technique of printmaking, and never thought it could be as accessible as this.  I'll see if I can snag some more blocks, some carving tools and a bit of paint sometime soon.