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Ploughman Press woodcuts are made by first carving an image in reverse on wood or linoleum, inking the block with black oil based ink, applying Japanese simili paper (which is made from the bark of the mulberry tree) and then applying pressure with a rubber baren. The prints are sometimes hand tinted with dilute ink or watercolour. Coloured woodcuts can also be made by printing in two or more colours on the one block or using separate blocks.
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The process of making the print is determined by the artist from its first conception to its completion. There are no machines involved, no computer technology and no other person contributing to the printmaking process. The handmade process of printmaking ensures that each print is not exactly identical. (though the differences would be hard to spot at first glance) This gives rise to the term 'original print'. When a print is pulled by the person who carved the image on the block, these prints are called 'Artists proofs' and the initials 'AP' are written at the bottom of the print to denote this. The prints are all signed by the artist.
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Woodcuts and linocuts are very similar mediums but they do differ in one aspect. When making a woodcut one must cut with the grain. Cutting across the grain splinters the woodblock (although sometimes this is a desirable effect). Linoleum blocks can be cut in all directions. There is no grain because the block is a homogenised mix of linseed oil and cork on a hessian backing. Linocuts have a blocky, poster like image when printed. Woodcuts on the other hand, have more furrowed edges and show more evidence of the carving of the wood. Sometimes the wood grain is faintly visible on the printed image and this is a desirable trait for many collectors.
These prints are very collectable and are one way a person can own an original piece of art without paying a lot of money. They are extremely striking and despite their relatively small size command a significant presence in a room and attract the eye to them. This is surely due to the high contrast achieved in woodcut prints. Unlike other mediums, woodcuts are much more flexible when it comes to decor. Whether your house is traditionally furnished, modern, Scandinavian or Gothic, a woodcut will never look out of place. This universality is due to the contemporary blocky poster feel that a woodcut or linocuts has (they were often used in modernist designs for manifestos) as well as the association that it has with history and heritage. The woodcut medium was very popular in the Middle Ages; being used for propaganda purposes during the Reformation and to decorate the first printed Bibles. Japan also has a rich heritage in the medium and Japanese woodcuts influenced the Post-Impressionists, particularly Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.