Monday, April 26, 2010

The Printer's Urchin


Another rainy day. Thomas was inspired. "I know Momma, we can make prints." Well, alrighty then. I got out a lino-block, and Thomas drew his design with a Sharpie. This was a big deal: he doesn't usually get to use the Sharpies, and they are coveted. Then I cut the design, while he picked out inks.


Thomas loves using the rollers, and really enjoyed inking the blocks. I used a clean roller and a spoon to burnish the image on the paper. It was a great way to pass some time on an otherwise gloomy day.

And here's what he did while I cooked dinner:

3 comments:

Robert said...

The "installation" at the end is way better than Rosemarie Trockel...

marlowmusic said...

Oo, pretty! Would you consider a tutorial for Sam and me in exchange for some lunch and play at our house sometime?

Cate said...

We'd love to! Have burin, will travel. This week is not good, so let's do it next week.