Ginkgo - Symbol of Love - Part I
During a relaxing walk at lunch time, I came across a
ginkgo tree. I have seen ginkgo leaves
before but I never actually touched one. These are quite pretty leaves, beautiful
greens and nice soft texture. On the
internet, I found that the Ginkgo is a symbol of love and is also associated
with longevity and the unity of opposites...nice!
I also found that the Ginkgo is one of the oldest living tree species, Darwin called it a living fossil. So amazing for a little tree I have been
walking by without noticing.
Of course I had to make some prints from those leaves. Prints of ginkgo leaves have been done
before, below is my own interpretation.
I used the linocut process and have included below pictures
of the process.
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| Beautiful ginkgo leaves |
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| I drew the leaves on tracing paper and transferred the picture to the linoleum plate |
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| Same process here; will use this plate for note cards |
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| Have started carving; I really enjoy this part. It's a slow and delicate process to get it right the first time. |
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| More carving... |
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| Voila; four ginkgo leaves plate |
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| One ginkgo leaf plate; will use this plate for note cards as well, or small prints for wall decor |
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| I see more note cards in the future... |
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| On my way to print these, can't wait to see the result... |
A bientot!
