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My latest craft project was inspired by our Smokey the Bear obsession every year at the Cabin. Thanks to our friend Ryan we even have Smokey the bear flannel sheets in a bedroom at the cabin. (I did not know about the following article that my sister told me about in this book titled - "Smokey Bear is a White Racist Pig" when I made my craft. I still love Smokey's look, but will have to read this book to learn more about his upsetting past)
[Vintage Smokey posters on Apartment Therapy]
[Smokey in the Jemez Spring parade]
My craft involved linoleum printing.
Basically you carve the linoleum and create a stamp.
Roll paint on the stamp and you now have your print.
(Notice the Bud Light in the picture - it obviously helped with the project.)
[I am happy to say that my Smokey card is now being displayed on the fridge at the cabin]
4 comments:
THIS is amazing! How did you put the image on the linoleum in the first place? Did you just free hand it? Did you draw/print the image out the "right" way & then transfer it on the linoleum so it would be "backwards?" It is like a big custom stamp. I love this. Makes me want to make my own cards. Any chance you can also give me a materials list? I don't have a crafts store anywhere nearby, but maybe on my next trip to the "real world" I can find one. LOVE.
I agree. I've been dreaming of making hen linoleum prints for a while. You'll have to show me.
It is so fun - I highly recommend it! You all would love it.
Here is the kit I have: http://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Linoleum-Block-Printing-Starter/dp/B000SKT0US
It has everything you need (comes with black paint) but you can buy other colors if you want.
I picked mine up at Micheal's in Tucson. Any Art supply store/craft store should have something similar.
I free-handed the drawing right on to the linoleum (while looking at a picture of smokey online). Then use the carving tool (it comes with various sizes) to scrape out the part you don't want. It is so much fun!
Here is a nice how to: http://www.ehow.com/how_11981_carve-linoleum-block.html
You did freehand this? I am so impressed.
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