Description
This is a wood block of a Griffin motif from the 12th Century Spanish reliquary cloth of St. Librada. Artist Grav Weldon has extracted the image & created a laser-cut stamp of this motif for use in block printing. All products are made in the USA from locally sourced lumber. The ratio is 13:12. Please include direction you wish the block to face. Materials for block printing: Ink or paint (see below) Cheap art felt (4-6 layers) Rubber brayer Non-porous surface for applying paint to brayer (glass, marble, stone, mirror, or a piece of aluminum foil taped to a hard surface) To clean blocks:Use the sink sprayer in your kitchen to gently extract paint from the crevices of your block, or lightly rub away paint bits with your fingertips. Set to dry in a war, dry place. For linen, cotton or rayon, silk screen ink (Speedball, Jacquard) is preferred. Some artisans use house paint. For silk & wool: Speedball block printing ink for fabric, or etching inks. 12Th Century Spanish Griffin Woodcut Stamp For Wood Block Printing Or Leather Embossing Sca
