Preening Cat Stamp Print - A gift for my sister.

Spending 2 years in South Amercia my sister fell in love with the Spanish language. Now settled back in Australia, she has named the family house "Casa del Gato" - for her cat, like most, does indeed believe it has run of the household. I have watched and admired this cat assert itself with the much larger family dog, to gain a spot in front of the fire place. Outstretched claws swiped at dog's nose and all is resolved. Don't you wish your biggest problems could be resolved that easily?

Happy (early, woohoo!) Birthday Nickel. Hope you have a great day!

P.S. Quick note on the process. I had planned to carve this from lino but the words would have been quite difficult so instead I carved 2 separate stamps from rubber. Much easier to carve letters from and now my sister will also use the stamp her self at home.

Leica Camera Moleskine Notebooks - The process

I have Jeannine of Saylor Made to thank for the inspiration behind this notebook. Jeannine had commented on Twitter that she liked the Cassette blank tape and wondered if I had a camera one too. I didn't, but it was such a great idea that it suddenly became a top priority!

Here's how I went about it.  

I prepared the lino with my design. Sometimes pencil lines are sufficient, however, this was late at night so it was best to redraw it with a fine felt tipped pen.

With the carving finished, it was time for the first print. I love this moment for the surprise that it holds.  

Rolling on the ink. I start to get a better idea of how the image will look printed.

Each new linocut gets printed directly into my art journal.  I could see at this stage that there were a few more cuts required, but I'm happy with the overall result.  

Finally satisfied with the design I was keen to print on the Moleskine Notebooks. These 2 designs are now available in a set or individually here.

More Creative Spaces over here!

A link to this post can also be found at Crafty Soiree.