“Whitefish Point Lighthouse” – 5″ x 7″ Unmatted Linocut Print

“Whitefish Point Lighthouse” – 5″ x 7″ Unmatted Linocut Print

This is for all you lovers of light and the romance of yesteryear. Inspired by my lifetime love-affair with Northern Michigan, “Whitefish Point Lighthouse” was hand-drawn, carved, and printed using Black light-fast vegetable-oil based ink onto Kitakata paper. Measuring 5″ x 7″ unmatted, 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.

May this print inspire you to keep the light burning within you, to use this light for guidance and illumination whenever the darkness comes again.

Please Note: All orders are dispatched within 1-3 working days, protected in a cellophane sleeve, and posted in a board-backed envelope. If you intend your purchase to be a gift, just say the word! Gift-giving is one of my primary love-languages, so it warms my heart to help facilitate that process for others.

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Title: “Whitefish Point Lighthouse”
Materials: Kitakata Paper, Ink
Dimensions: 5″ x 7″ Unmatted
Description: Hand-drawn, carved, printed, linocut

Fun Fact: First lit in 1849, Whitefish Point Lighthouse in Paradise, MI was one of the first lighthouses to dot Lake Superior’s shores. It remains the oldest active light on the lake, and every vessel entering or leaving Lake Superior must pass it. As more vessels have been lost in Whitefish Point than any other area of Lake Superior, it’s certainly earned its name as the “Graveyard of the Great Lakes.”