Jill Bergman

I L L U S T R A T I O N S

 

The prints on this page are called linocuts. They are made by attaching a piece of artist linoleum to a backing block. I carve the linoleum with fine tools. Afterward, I spread ink

with a roller onto the surface of the block. The areas that were carved away stay clean.

I lay paper over the ink and print by rubbing the back or running everything through a

press. Once the ink is dry, I paint the print with watercolor.

There is a little movie I made of printing one of my linocuts here.