Sumōkī #3 - Japanese inspired cat linocut lino then hot orange

then hot orange

I feel like I have achieved this

a flight of geese over marshlands

much prized by the Japanese

I copy this drawing onto a linoleum plate then carefully carve away the material around the drawing until only the raised image remains

Sumōkī #3 - Japanese inspired cat linocut lino then hot orangeThis is my handmade linoprint of the beautiful and slightly plump black cat, Sumk. Some cats seem to move like liquid, or indeed, smoke, and I wanted to capture this enigmatic feline as it moves around the house, playing, stretching, dozing It is printed on wonderful Japanese 90gsm Kitakata Select paper using the finest quality Caligo ink. Paper size is A4 to fit a frame 20cm x 30cm