Cabbage Hands in Yellow
Linoleum block print -- two blocks, four colors
8" X 10"
2016
Here's how I did it:
First I carved out all the white areas -- background, cabbage veins, fingernails.
Then I printed flesh color.
I decided I wanted the option of printing a colored background, so I had to carve a new block for that as I'd already carved out the background on the first block. I printed the background in four colors -- yellow, blue, green, and silver.
Then I carved out the hands on the first block and printed purple.
I decided that the purple was too dark so I reprinted it in a lighter color.
Finally I printed the black key block.
This is just the black key block.
Cabbage Hands in Blue
Linoleum block print -- two blocks, four colors
8" X 10"
2016
Cabbage Hands in Silver
Linoleum block print -- two blocks, two colors
8" X 10"
2016
Cabbage Hands in White
Linoleum block print -- one block, three colors
8" X 10"
2016
BTW, that's Tom's home-grown cabbage and, of course, his hands!