Three Eggs in a Nest (Cerulean Warbler)

This woodblock is based on the nest of a Cerulean Warbler, on display at our local nature center. I printed in on circular paper that I made a Pyramid Atlantic during Papermaking Society.

I was interested to see how printing on the handmade paper would go, and I was really pleased with the results. The ink is Akua Intaglio, which is soy-based and dries by absorption. This paper sucked up the ink beautifully and the prints were dry to the touch within a couple of hours of printing. I also had a little helper who worked on rolling out my ink on the inking slab. He took his task quite seriously and spread the ink out so thinly that it covered the entire slab. It turns out this was exactly what I needed to experience really thin ink and apply it to the block that way, so I'm sure that contributed to my quick drying time as well. Just one of many things I've learned from my kids...

This is an edition of 30, with some variation in the paper.