Andrea Lauren: Five Color Reductive Lino Print: Animals in the Rain

Animals in the Rain.  This illustration has been around for a long time in many different styles.  For this one, I wanted to try out a reduction linocut with more than two colors to experiment with how well I could register prints and how good the colors would look overlaying.  I ended up running each print through the press five times and was fairly pleased with the process and outcome!  I don't know how many of these five color complicated prints I will do but at least I know it is an option for the future.

 

Andrea Lauren Process 4/12

April has been a busy and exciting month.

1.  Finalizing sketches for some new exciting products. 

2.  Collection of B&W patterns.  Exploring some non-animal themes.

3.  Circle stamps that I've turned into patterns.

 

Andrea Lauren: Reductive SilkScreen Print: Tiger

Continuing with these reduction screenprint trials, here's my tiger design.  I did a print run of 15 prints for each of these just to confirm I could repeat the process.

 

 

Andrea Lauren: Two-Color Linocut Print: Cat in the Chair

Excited to share this new series of reduction linocuts all inspired by the cat's life as I imagine it.  Reduction lino prints are all hand-carved from a single block for each color.   After printing the first color, the block is carved away and printed a second time with another layer.

Andrea Lauren: Reductive Silkscreen Print: Lion

I've been experimenting with reduction silkscreen prints this past month.  The technique is very artistic and free; there seem to be a lot of possibilities since everything is done by hand and able to be adjusted and changed during the making of a print.  I chose some safari animals as my test.  Each of these have five colors which are unified through the series.

Andrea Lauren Linocut - Snappy Samba

Another one color linocut I've completed this year in my Musical Tales series.  This one is titled Snappy Samba and features two gators jammin' on piano and bass.

Andrea Lauren Fabric Collaborations Part II

It never gets old seeing my fabric print designs on great handmade pieces by other small business owners.  I enjoy seeing how they prints do in the marketplace and it has a positive reward to see the items going into customers homes and lives.

Hunkydory Home based in the UK, makes gorgeous and fun gifts for you and your home.  Their currently using my Tigers and Puffins designs on these lamps and cushions.

Boucle d'Or designs features on-trend apparel for kids and teens.   They're based in the US.

 Paper Krane is based in Australia and makes awesome boots, shoes and more for kiddos.

 Customer photo featuring one of our classic designs "Woodland Animal Frames."

Support these business and my patterns by visiting their shops.  You can find my fabrics available here.