Issue I Pluvia Lit Mag

ART
The
Laundromat
Isabella Demianczuk
The Laundromat is a rather decieving
piece; although the final product appears
to be on paper, much of the creative process
happens with a carving tool and a
solid block of linoleum. Printing is vastly
different from my typical acrylic process,
and has undoubtedly challenged me as an
artist. Unlike drawing where artists make
coloured lines on (typically) white paper,
this process involves removing linoleum
to create lines of white on a solid surface.
This means that to create a black line on
a linoleum carving, you must isolate the
desired spot by removing all surrounding
linoleum. In the printmaking process,
the printing block is then covered in ink
and the image is then transposed onto the
sheet of paper. It is also important to note
that once a mark has been made in a sheet
of linoleum it is irreversible - I always
struggled with accepting imperfection,
but this project has made me recognise
that sometimes flaws can serve as opportunities
rather than hindrances.
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