Kimber came to The Asylum with a good amount of printmaking experience as well as a newfound passion for stained glass. I immediately knew mixing colors would be the absolute greatest. Why? you ask. Let me tell you. It’s because she works in transparency and will be able to imagine what the inks look like or how they will overlay on top of each other. It was a common element of our language when we were talking about colors and inks.

Kimber wanted to spend some time getting to know the ins and outs of carving wood, rather than lino. I prepared two blocks of my favorite wood to carve, maple. I was elated when she asked for woodblocks and after hearing her vision for the final print, I suggested we do a little jigsaw action.

Kimber worked for a couple days solid on carving the key line and then after proofing and transfer, she carved the highlights in the second block. We ran 30 color flats, and then cut the block into bits. Next, she carved the midtones out of the blocks and we rolled each section in a different color. After printing over the pink flat, and days of drying, I dropped the keyline in a burnt red color. The resulting print is whimsical, gritty and warm and boy did we have a good time making it.