Print Making: First Foray

I have wanted to try printmaking for years now. I've researched it, I've pinned it, I've admired it from afar. I've even purchased the supplies to do it.

So why didn't I ever try it?

I don't know. Perhaps fear holds me back. Fear of the new, fear of the unknown, fear of failure.

Fear holds me back from a lot of things.

I must have been feeling a little fearless today. I woke up this morning, made my coffee, and decided "Today is the day."

I sketched it out first on paper, then went down to the studio with paper in hand and drew it out on my block with a Sharpie.

I watched a few Youtube videos, just to help me assemble the handle and get a feel for the contents in my Speedball kit. And then, I went to work.

I carved, I inked, I stamped onto heavy card stock.

And I loved it. Everything about it. The process. The creativity. The finished product. I am so happy! There is something completely organic about this process for me. It feels so natural.

This is exactly the Easter card I had pictured in my head. No bunnies. No eggs. No candy. Just an empty tomb and a risen Savior.

Tell me, friends. Does fear ever hold you back, too?

 "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.He is not here, for he has risen, as he said."  Matthew 28:5-6