Description
These are paired slipped & leaved tulips from the Ottoman era, placed at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, from an extant caftan They must be used as a set to produce the correct register. . Artist Grav Weldon has extractced the image & created a laser-cut stamp of this motif for use in block printing. Each block is a ratio of 1:1. All products are made in the USA from locally sourced lumber. 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. 16Th Century Ottoman Large Stylized Slipped & Leaved Tulip Mirrored Set Woodcut Stamps For Wood Block Printing Or Leather Embossing Sca
