This is my latest broadside, Secret Sky. I wanted a large swash of color in the background, so I used an uncut linoleum block to print the light blue. It required a lot of makeready (shimming up the block in the back, as well as some under the tympan of my press. The block isn’t flat nor is it an even thickness. Next time I want a solid fill I’ll try another material!). The circle is a photopolymer plate and the rest is wood type.
Here’s the quote that inspired the title:
“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.”
–Rumi