2026 Printmaking Round-Up

A mid-year roundup of what's been coming off the printmaking press... and a little of what's behind each one.

I didn’t set out to make eight linocut prints in five months… but as a good friend of mine says… when you “get the baton”… you run with it! Before I knew it, I had a body of printmaking work sitting in the studio, and I thought it was worth pausing to actually look at it together and share.

Not a deep dive on any single piece… just what each print meant in the sparkle moments.

From the Botanical World

Split Decision was inspired by a leaf from my Monstera Constellation Thai. I used two colors, hand stitching, and chine collé, which let me push the texture and layering in ways a straight print wouldn’t allow. It’s become one of my favorites from this batch, quietly lush.

Bluebonnet is the most recent one, and the most straightforward in approach… two colors and botanical focus. Bluebonnets are a springtime staple in Texas… a simple breath of fresh air. 💙

For Deeper Thinking

Subtraction of Time is an interactive print… designed to be flipped either way, and each orientation tells a different story. One way you’re losing daylight; the other, you’re losing the night. This print allows the viewer to be an active participant rather than just an observer.

Even a Nuthatch is technically two plates… mirror cuts… that create a print that looks symmetrical but isn’t quite. The birds in a bilateral-but-not-state evokes the feeling of not knowing which one is real, and which one is the reflection.

Unexpected Printmaking Outcomes

Galaxy Eyes was inspired by Zeus the blind western screech owl. Due to his loss of vision, he was unable to hunt and survive in the wild and went to live at the Wildlife Learning and Conservation Center located in Sylmar, California in 2012. He sadly passed away last year but was known for his galaxy eyes.

Hidden Mycelium started as being inspired by mushroom spore prints which evolved into a mixed-media piece with hand stitching. It’s probably the most abstract print I’ve made to-date!

Personal and Celebratory Ones

Moon Shadow was inspired by a past conversation I had with my dad when I asked if we saw a shadow on the moon. He described the craters along the crescent's edge. I photographed that waxing crescent moon, and carved every crater by hand in his memory.Printed in white oil ink, its surface built from marks shadows, and patterns. Bright and deepening to black... the way some things are brightest just before they go.

One Love was inspired by how a pineapple plant yields just one fruit per year: one love. That singular devotion inspired this bold silhouette, where a golden chine collé slice and scattered green seed stitches surround it in celebration.

Looking at them all together

I’ve explored mixed-media more this year than any year before… the stitching keeps finding its way in as a means for texture and new visual direction of energy. I love how ideas are coming through in powerful storytelling rather than just being a “pretty thing” on paper.

Not a bad way to spend a year so far and excited to see what comes next!