Jill Bergman
I L L U S T R A T I O N S
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.