You might have noticed that one of my fave creatures with wings is a dragonfly. It was ages ago when I used my carving tools last and they were calling to me again. So last week I finally sat down and did this carving.
And let me tell you it felt SO GOOD to get those tools out again! I worked at this one for about an hour and a half (I think) and it was really fun and relaxing. The stamp size is about 8x6 cm and I purposely wanted a larger dragonfly to use for a mono printing idea I had.
This is the first set of prints I made and I was really happy with the design at the first go! All I had to do was clean up the edges around the image and the stamp/ soft lino block carving was done.
And here she is, Libélula (is Spanish for Dragonfly for which I have my IG friend Ana to thank ) I'm super happy with the result and it's such a great feeling to finally make something you had in your head a while! I already am using this one for some art journal pages and postcards swaps.
Carving this has inspired me to do a "bug series" so I hope to share more carvings with you in the near future :)
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!
AMAZING! There is nothing you can't do, am I right?!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind words, Susi <3 But there is definitely plenty I can't do, like knit or crochet ;)
DeleteOoooo...I love your carved stamp! I have only dabbled a couple of times, but it's a lot of fun, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous carving!! WOW and WOW! This is a beautiful dragonfly- well done!
ReplyDeleteJackie xx