I am so lucky to have the Museum of Printing in my hometown.
A few times a year they have sales on type, books and equipment. Today they had a yard sale. I usually pick up a few odds and ends.
You may know that I do most of my printing without a press. I carefully picked out the 2 cuts in the image above.
I cleaned the little “stamps” and inked them with speedball water based block printing ink. I was able to hand print a stack of small cards.
I love the tiny tree, barn and flower image. It is so amazing how much info is created in the 1.5″ x 1″ cut. I was drawn to the simple tree shape but I did not really care for the uniform roots. So I masked out the bottom of the plate with a small piece of paper.
I think I am just in a card making mode. Below are some hand printed cards that I made with Tyvek® stencils on the gelatin Plate.
You still have time to join the online workshop, Hand Printed Cards. Read the details and join us.