Pickles the Highlander Cow Linocut Print by Alex Quirk + Original

Pickles the Highlander Cow
Alex Quirk
Printmaking linocut
Mulberry paper
10”h x 8”w

This piece is a hand printed fine art linocut print in black ink

This original linocut piece is hand carved and printed in Speedball rich, satiny water-based black ink on creamy traditional fine-art, Mulberry paper approximately: 8” by 10”. The paper is made from mulberry fibers and is thin and soft, yet very strong with lightly textured fiber inclusions for an expressive surface and character. Made by an eight-generation company in Tokushima, Japan - Awagami Factory creates sustainable, eco-friendly, acid-free paper that truly stands apart and an ideal backdrop for my work.

This highly detailed relief print started as an original drawing sketched straight on a linoleum carving block and then the design was carved into the block, inked, compressed in a lever-style press, and hand pulled individually from the block. Each print comes signed in pencil and marked with a traditional stone makers seal unique to the artist for added authenticity. Because of the hand printed process each print may have slight variations making each a true original.

Each piece is carefully packaged in a protective cellophane made of 100% virgin, high clarity polypropylene film and rolled into a rigid tube to ensure the safety of the print during transit.

Get to Know the Austin Artist:
My designs are inspired by nature. Getting outside is good for the soul- it reminds us to slow down, stills our restlessness and turmoil and helps us reconnect with ourselves and appreciate the world around us. My goal is to bring peace and a little bit of whimsy to paper and cheer up someone in a small way. Through my artwork I try to capture some of the beauty of the natural world and share it with you!