Cabbage Hands, a reduction print in progress

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!