Reduction Linocut

 I have never done a reduction lino-cut, so I kept it simple.
3 color, and I printed a bunch so I can throw away the ones that didn't work out.

I also kept it pretty tiny, only 5 inch square.
With the reduction technique, you really need to plan the plate. So my sketch included tracing paper to depict the layers of the plate.

I have this awesome little print registration get up that was made by my Dad many years ago.

And here is the result.  It was only an edition of 12.

Dogs love to sleep in the summer (and the winter, come to think of it).

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Relief Printmaking Process

Relief Print titled:
Four Women
limited edition of 12

Printed on Japanese
Mulberry Paper


























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Foam Print

Used as a Sophomore Illustration class workshop/demo using foam to create a quick relief print, then taken to the digital medium to "play" with the possibilities and turn it into a book cover.
Not focusing on the concept of the actual book, but just a bit of play and exploration of media. Thinking of new possibilities to use digital media.

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Original Print

Experimental relief print gifs

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A really strange use for relief prints....

Experimental Print- Veggies

Helps eliminate the fussiness of line that I sometimes struggle with.

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Beach Season ?

© Heidi Younger :  monoprints

Playing around with monoprints, these were done for a class demo a few weeks ago. I've been exploring the "Shark" theme for the last few pieces.

I love rolling ink and watching these prints take form, the blotchy unplanned messy textures. 

The summer beach is now available, contact me to receive your card.

With this theme I've also created an interactive piece. The card is available now just contact me to get one. 

Email me your address to heidi@heidiyounger.com

Don't be afraid to go in the water.....

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Happy New Year 2013

2013 Year of the Snake

color variants

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!
Looking forward to a great new year!



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Silly Lucy, I found her like this.

Pink Head Series with Wiener Dogs

"Tears" 16x 20 acrylic on wood -------- Finally scanned in "Tears" part of the pink head series. It's an acrylic painting on wood panel. I have since moved on to making some linocuts/ mono-prints along this theme. Just playing with the shapes and concepts. I just love drawing figures in various states of flexibility.

Meanwhile this weekend Zoe was my delightful house guest. She's a 12 year old red smooth dachshund, who also had back surgery too, about 2 years ago. Zoe's recovery was much more successful then my Cookies surgery. I enjoyed having 2 doxies. Only the barking was the down fall. When one dog barked the other will join in, a frenzy of neurotic madness, and Zoe was starting to miss her parents and her brother (human). I played relaxing ambient music, it did help.

Proofs, linocut/ monotype assemblages

Just in the play/proof stage.

Lazy Sunday afternoon after an invigorating walk, the girls enjoy the light music.

Mission Linocut: Reunite meet

Alas the BQ (Brooklyn Queens) Print club reunites to the occasion of the return of Inga Poslitur, who had moved across country last summer. For her visit we met to eat chocolate, drink tea and coffee and make a linocut, and of course trade with each other.



It was a cold day in the very early part of this New Year, the place: my studio.
The crew: Me, David Klein, Charles Basman and of course Inga Poslitur. Each of the members received a 6 inch square piece of linoleum, they were told to bring a sketch.
This is what we did in one afternoon.



We did eat, catch up, drink warm beverages and delighted in each other’s company. *I miss you all!
Not only that, I think we all learned a bit from each other, particularly working side by side with Klein who is an extremely experienced printmaker.
With my tearful, cheerful request to reconvene our club on a regular basis, Inga will skype in with us.




Okay, the fun is done, time to get back to life. Until we meet up again.
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more rubbing and pressing

element 8 17x 12 on mulberry paper

Element 8 is one of 2 prints exhibited last month at the Grace Institute. Again its a rubbing and pressing print (roller and linocut). With "elements" my small linocuts that seemingly flutter between all of the Element Series.

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I like to rub and press

tree series 15 x 19 each

I can only classify my latest print works as mono-types, as I've been combining many forms of printmaking. They are mainly done without a press, but alas my dreams are headed to a press one day soon. I've used "roller" prints, that is where you create and image using, in my case, poster and card boards then glue them down and then use a brayer (roller) over a sheet of rice paper to pick up the image, like a rubbing. I've also employed my first love, linocuts.



hand cake 9x12



hands 15x 6



the pets 18x 8

After exploring more traditional mono-prints with a press, i've realized my limitations,
or lack therefore and compensated. I can't leave well enough alone: I've got to combine.
I've been calling these series the Elements Series but now I think I've reached another part with the tree ones.


lizzard face 11x 14


worried 17x 12

Also I''ve finally started to explore larger surface areas and better quality papers, after a suggestion from an instructor.
The larger paper size and better quality rice papers give me the psychology experience of taking this a little more seriously.
Prints are art too.


earth home 9x 12

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Monotype and Monoprints

Lower East Side Print Shop: actually and ironically located 36th Street and Eight Ave

Summer is a time for FUN and what could be funner than making ART ??? !!! So I enrolled in a Monotype course taught by Sarah Nicole Phillips at the Lower East Side Print Shop. I'm having a blast with the presses and learning new techniques.
Monotype is a form of printmaking that only creates ONE original print, as opposed to an edition. Monotypes like layering and different thicknesses of inks and even collage.

Here are a few examples of what I made:







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Water, Wind and Sky

Acrylic on board 2011

'Ive been working an a bunch of new painting in preparation for an upcoming show in August. Black Swan has been an image I've been toying around with. While looking through an older sketchbook of mine, I've noticed that I've drew a bunch of street signs, they were part of the scene but still they took an importance. I added a "no parking" sign to this piece, it just seem appropriate for this piece, almost ironic even. The brayer has been an important tool for my under paintings lately.


Stencil print 2011

Reminiscent of vintage posters, minus the type.



Cookie meets a giant, yet sweet, labradoodle in Sag Harbor


Me and Annie

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Xerox Transfer

Yesterday I took a workshop class in Xerox Transfer at The Lower East Side Print Shop.
It was fascinating, I learned tons of new techniques. It was the first time I went to this studio and I was very impressed with the high quality of the shop, the array of presses and the classes they offer, not to mention the studio that is available at an affordable rate.
Xerox transfer is a form of printmaking, like a monotype. A vast spectrum of techniques were explored and taught. The class was a 6 hour workshop class.
I created the above image with color laser prints on collage paper, multiple passes with acetone and a press.

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More March Madness Printmaking Fun

David Klein, Charles Basman, Inga Poslitur and Heidi Younger

With darkened gunk under my fingernails and a creative exhilaration guiding my spirit the 3rd meeting of the "BQ" (Brooklyn-Queens) Print Club* (*name subject to change) met and exchanged ideas on the monotype printing process. With new member s David Klein and Charles Basman each added their unique expression to the process. We drank tea and ate cheese and chocolate while rolling out oil paints. The studio was filled with loud music, the scent of oil paint and a happy bionic dachshund.
Although we've been limited to monotype our next meeting we will add to the mix a printing press as each member expressed glee. The day was grey and rainy but we didn't mind.
Also each member has confirmed to attend the Pratt Draw-a-thon friday April 9th! Check it out.

Down the road we will be posting our online gallery.


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My Oh My Mono- Prints

experimental printmaking continues

Lots on the burner lately, a few new projects but this post is about my continuing with the experimental printmaking.
I've been experimenting for a few years now, mainly using a relief print and mono-print technique, combining them.


no editions here, all the plates vary in color and position

During this journey I've used collage and various plates and colors for combinations that are each different, alas a mono-print. Ripping paper, overlapping, using papers of various values, all contribute to a print that is unique, a mono-print. I've also been trying out the new softer plates.. unlike the harder-to-cut linoleum. I was surprised to find that art shops such as Blick are offering so many of these softer plates. Some are like larger rubber stamps, soft and pink but so easy to cut. I've been combining both the traditional linoleum with the soft ones.


I am liking the results, the overlap and texture with papers

My theme is "Elements" which is a project I've been toying with; images made up of various elements that inter relate to each other based on the elements. I've been painting skulls and birds for 15 years now, and now I've been translating them into prints. This is just the beginning as I hope to expand greatly, even in relative size and more colors.

My linocuts are offered for sale, check out my store for very affordable original art.

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