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November's #mailArt for supporters was a hand painted, mushroomy #linoprint!

this one was especially fun to design, print, and then hand paint!

(become a supporter and get mail art AND stickers every month! https://ko-fi.com/alien_sunset/tiers there's still time to get in on December's art!)

#alienBlockPrints

four enveloped laid out in a square, each envelop has a black linoprint of several types of mushrooms spread out along it's bottom edge. parts of the mushrooms have been painted in with watercolors.

not quite happy with how these came out - these are the best of the batch.

I usually make small prints, so not has this problem before, but the water based ink seemed to be drying too quickly.

I think i need to try the oil based ink next time, or add some drying retarder, I have some, but forgot to add any this time.

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #blockPrints #unicorn #noKings

four prints laid out on a tabletop, two on larger cream colored paper and two on slightly smaller white paper. the print is the same as the blocks above, but the ink has not transferred evenly and the words are distinctly patchy

Done carving!
Now to give it a wash, then hopefully making prints tomorrow

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #blockPrints #unicorn #noKings

The same Lino block in the previous posts, all the blank spots have been carved away and smoothed, and the edges have been trimmed to contour around the design
Next to it is a frayed purple toothbrush and a pink interchangeable carving tool and tips sitting under a rather large pile of linoleum shavings

Taking a break to get my undercut buzzed

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #blockPrints #unicorn #noKings

The same linoleum block from the post above but with a section of the black space around and inside of the unicorn carved away and a pink interchangeable lino cut tool next to a pile of linoleum shavings nearby

Starting a new #linoCut that I am very excited about.

This is the biggest single block I’ve cut to date!

#alienBlockPrints #blockPrint #unicorn #noKings

Photo of a slab of grey linoleum on a blue cutting mat. A design has been transferred onto the linoleum: an angry unicorn with a cracked and broken crown hanging off of it’s bloody horn. With the words “NO Kings”

more #blockPrint market research:

I'm going to be making the plunge to printing on fabric to make my family some t-shirts.
this meas I'll also be able to make things to sell like bags and patches.

what kinds of fabrics do people prefer for printed patches?

#alienBlockPrints #mending #linoCut

starting to get ideas for block prints that would make good shirts (& maybe bags?)

but getting a bit nervous. if you screw up a t-shirt you can't just throw it away like a piece of paper.

any advice from experienced printers?

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #blockPrint #linoPrint

market research:

block printed bookmarks, some with watercolor backgrounds., others on card stock.

tassel? yes/no?

laminated? yes/no?

(polls in upcoming replies)

#marketResearch #blockPrint #linoCut #alienBlockPrints #bookmarks

several block printed bookmarks laid out on a blue cutting mat.
five on watercolor backgrounds, four on parchment patterned card stock.

the block print is of a long wyvern like creature with feathery wings a corkscrew tail, and a beak like mouth with curls hanging out of it like it's eating something.

new medieval marginalia block print cards up on Ko-fi!

Book Bunny: https://ko-fi.com/s/cf7da99902
Book of Hours use of Metz, Metz. BM, MS 1588, f69v

Bird Critter: https://ko-fi.com/s/1996abf9bb
Book of Hours, Cambridge, University Library, MS Dd.4.17, f64v

Stork Creature: https://ko-fi.com/s/3e649cd81d
Oscott Psalter, British Library Add MS 50000

Devil Creature: https://ko-fi.com/s/946d7936e4
Nicolaus de Nicolai, On the game of chess, tables and marellas, BNF Latin 10286, f136r

#alienBlockPrints
#linoCut
#BlockPrint

a set of three cards laid out on a blue cutting mat. a brown Kraft card, a plain white card, and a cream parchment pattered card. each card has a yellow parchment strip of paper wrapped around it that says "Alien Sunset Art" Hand Block Printed Card.

the block print on the cards is of a small lizard creature with leathery wings and a devils face

new medieval marginalia creature cards up on my ko-fi shop!!

Double Creature: https://ko-fi.com/s/e5af3420f6
The Aberdeen Bestiary, f68v

Dragon: https://ko-fi.com/s/f68d2fc33a
the Alphonso Psalter, BL Add ms 24686

Bunny Critter: https://ko-fi.com/s/49579eb3fb
Psalterium, BNF Latin 10435, f21v

Flying Critter: https://ko-fi.com/s/444bdf707c
Psalter-Hours, the Morgan, MS M.183, f284r

#alienBlockPrints #medieval #marginalia #linoCut #linoPrint #blockPrint #art #fediGiftShop

Some more weird little guys i finally got around to printing up last night.

I now have a huge backlog of cards to package up and list in my shop 😅

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #medieval #marginalia

Eight sheets of white paper with black block prints on them, they are: a bunny reading, a filigree wyvern, a grumpy looking wyvern lik creture forming a circle with its head/neck and tail, a horned, fancy and stuck up looking wyvern with a long curled tail, a happy smiling wyvern like creature looking over its shoulder, an offended looking wyvern with wings extended and and flames coming from its mouth with a a second smaller and astonished head on its tail, an oroboros made of two wyverns biting each others tails, one black and one white, and a small, dainty, and concerned looking wyvern with feathery wings and a curled tail flying with one paw extended as if to pat someone on the shoulder

haven’t been able to pull out the printing supplies, but can’t stop carving & have ended up with a bit of a backlog…

(Let’s not mention the drawings I still have to transfer, or the manuscripts bookmarked at the digital collections from the Bodlian, Morgan & British libraries & Walters art museum)

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #linoPrint #blockPrint

A blue cutting mat with nine small/medium sized Lino cuts laid out on it, they all appear to be medieval dragons (actually wyverns) or similar creatures inspired by manuscript maginalia

medieval marginalia creatures hand block printed greeting cards!

available at my Ko-fi!

LeafPup Creature: https://ko-fi.com/s/964051cc10
UniCreature: https://ko-fi.com/s/5be4250ff2
Flower Creature: https://ko-fi.com/s/cb2325c4ee
MerBunny: https://ko-fi.com/s/eaef023737

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #BlockPrint #linoPrint

a set of three cards laid out on a blue cutting mat. a brown Kraft card, a plain white card, and a cream parchent pattered card. each card has a yellow parchemnt strip of paper wrapped around it that says "Alien Sunset Art" Hand Block Printed Card.

the block print on the cards is of a small lizard like creature with two furry legs, a long split tail with leaved at the end, and a dog's head carrying a ball in it's mouth

moar medieval creature prints!!

i just finished carving another big batch of medieval creatures and wyverns, so i guess i should finally get around to posting the last batch.
some of these cards will be appearing in my ko-fi shop soon

#alienBlockPrints #linoCut #linpPrint #blockPrint #medieval

seven block printed cards on white card stock, and one 3/75x4 label laid out on a blue cutting mat.
the card prints are of a merbunny, a small lizard creature with feathery wings and a devils face, a tall two legged creature with a long tail, furry legs and a horses head and unicorn horn, a small lizard like creature with two furry legs, a long split tail with leaved at the end, and a dog's head carrying a ball in it's mouth, a small creature with two pawa, a rooster's tail, small wings and a face like a smug bulldog with a flower growing out of it's head, a tall stork like creature with a lizards tail with one leg lifted as if to grab something, a small wyvern like creature with an arrow tongue, feathery wings standing on it's very long, split and curling tail tipped in filigree leaves, and the bookplate is of a small bunny reading an open manuscript with the words Ex Libris underneath.

possibly weird confession:

I really like the smell of linoleum.
the pink rubber linoleum substitute didn't really have much of a smell, and the grey was oddly...sweet, but wrong.

but linoleum just smells...woody? and warm nice.

#linoCut #LinoPrint #blockPrinting #alienBlockPrints #linoleum

When I’m stressed, I tend to hyper focus on something else to keep from freaking out.
Last night i made a shit ton of prints from some new blocks i cut over the last week.

Here’s a sneak peek until i can get the spoons to take good photos

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #exLibris

An extreme angle photo of a label sheet of 3 1/4 x 4 labels showing a block print of a medieval marginalia bunny sitting and reading a book over the words “Ex Libris” on the labels

another new print I did the other day.

idea stolen from about 500 memes seen here and there

def think I'll be selling prints and/or cards with this on it at some point.

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #cat #disobey

four block prints on white paper laid out messily on a blue cutting mat. the prints are of the top half of a black cat's head looking very grumpy and the word "DISOBEY" is block caps underneath.

Yeaaaah
These are pretty awesome, i think the bunny creature is my favorite

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #medieval #creatures

Six block print cards, three parchment patterned and three kraft, with three different prints on them, they are strange little critters inspired by medieval marginalia: a long legged bird like creature with a curling tail and very long beak. a creature with a bunny's head, upraised birds wings and forked lizards tail, and a flying snake like creature with feathery wings, a large leaf like structure at the end of their tail and a round furry head and sharp teeth.

far too excited about printing these tonight.
they were a ton of fun to sketch and carve, and I can't wait to see them all printed up!

#blockPrint #linoCut #linoPrint #alienBlockPrints #medieval #critters

three grey carved linoblocks laid out on a blue cutting mat. they are strange little critters inspired by medieval marginalia: a long legged bird like creature with a curling tail and very long beak. a creature with a bunny's head, upraised birds wings and forked lizards tail, and a flying snake like creature with feathery wings, a large leaf like structure at the end of their tail and a round furry head and sharp teeth.

New prints inspired by medieval marginalia,
The gold ink on black came out better than expected.
REALLY like how all of them turned out, they were super fun!

#blockPrints #linoCut #alienBlockPrints #dragon #marginalia

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