I’ve seen a few printmakers using this hack on social media to see if their lino block is ready to print. It saves doing a proof print and getting the block inky. I sprinkled cornflour onto the block and scraped it across the lino with a business card (see below) to get the cornflour into all the nooks and crannies.
The cornflour goes into the areas that will print out white against the dark lino. This is my Mari Lwyd for the “old” New Year, Hen Galan, in January. I have done one annually for quite a few years now. Husb thinks this is the most sinister yet, but I think the Mari Lwyds are funny.
I think it’s ready to print, in black, and I will use chine collé to highlight the ribbons and flowers.
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