Planning, drawing, and tracing the shape and form.
I used two blocks. One was for the bodies and the other was for the wings. I printed them using my Vandercook SP 15 on Cougar Natural 100# paper in blue and red ink. Note that I printed two of each and they are reversed. I did this because they are 3D and viewed ‘in the round’.
Packaged and ready for delivery.
I was invited to participate in a holiday ornament exhibit this year. I created these little relief carved and letterpress printed birds for the event.
Once I had the final forms figuted out (a wren-like and cardinal-like bird); I carved them into a linoleum block.
Here a group of red birds have been cut out and are ready for assembling using PVA.
These are assembled and ready for packaging. A little metallic thread allows for hanging.
A completed hanging blue bird ornament!