I like to remind myself often that “community” is a verb and that all of our actions have a direct impact on our communities and the world at large. I carved this block of linoleum after listening to a speech given by Wendell Berry in celebration of Earth Day. I felt moved by the deceptively simple moral imperative of this phrase in particular, and created this work to keep it fresh in my mind always.
Measuring 8″ x 10″ matted, this one-of-a-kind print was pressed using a hand-carved block of linoleum. It was printed using a special technique called chine-collé. After carefully cutting out my desired shapes from tissue paper, I roll ink onto my block of linoleum. I then brush a small amount of rice paste on the backside of each shape and place them atop my block in the desired location paste-side up. Once each of the pieces of mulberry paper are atop my block, I carefully place a new sheet of paper to hand-press the print. This print, in particular, was pressed onto an eco-friendly paper handmade in Nepal from the fiber of the Lokta Bush using Black light-fast vegetable-oil based ink.
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Title: “Their Morals and Ours”
Materials: Unbleached Mulberry Paper, Tissue Paper, Ink
Dimensions: 8″ x 10″ matted
Description: Hand-drawn, carved, and printed, chine-collé linocut
Fun Fact: The title of this print, “Their Morals and Ours,” was inspired by a pamphlet of the same name by Leon Trotsky. In it, he argues that true morality should defend the interests of humanity itself, as represented by the working class.
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