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Linocut print of a carrot with a leafy green top, printed in orange and green ink on white Japanese paper.

Root of All Good Things

Date
October 2026
Material
Linocut, hand-printed with water-based ink on Japanese paper
Size
6 by 8 inches

Carved from a single linoleum block and printed by hand with a wooden rice paddle. Part of a series of vegetable linocuts to hang in my kitchen to inspire me to eat more vegetables.

1 of 20 Printmaking

Printmaking

  • Linocut print of a carrot with a leafy green top, printed in orange and green ink on white Japanese paper.
  • Green linocut print of a smiling frog sitting inside a white oval.
  • Postcard-sized linocut of the continental United States printed in bright blue, with white carved lines between the states.
  • Monoprint of yellow sunflowers with brown centers in a green vase on a brown table, against a turquoise background.

Watercolor

  • Abstract watercolor of mottled blues, greens and soft yellow with splashes of deep red-violet, on a square of white paper.
  • Four watercolor illustrations from a children's book. In the largest, a boy in a gray superhero mask with pointed ears peeks over a sandy beach with shells and a starfish, under a blue sky.
  • Watercolor of an orange flower with a dark purple center on a mottled teal-green background.
  • Watercolor of a pale yellow sun low over a calm blue sea, its reflection rippling down the water, under a band of violet sky.
  • Watercolor of a forest of dark aspen trunks under red and green leaves, with a brown path winding through tall green grass.

Collage and Mixed Media

  • Collage of ocean and sky imagery in blues, with a colorful figure at the center, birds, an elephant, a black cat and handwritten affirmations in marker.
  • Four collage cards made from magazine cutouts, with ransom-note letters spelling YOU MAKE MY HEART SKIP A BEAT, CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT U, PERFECT PAIR and SPARKS FLY.

Paper Marbling

  • Marbled paper with swirling veins of soft pink, lavender and pale yellow alcohol ink.

Charcoal

  • Charcoal drawing in a spiral sketchbook of a whale's tail curving down as it dives into dark water.
  • Charcoal drawing of a half-open interior door with a round knob, a stool beside it and light falling across the floor.

Clay

  • Three small wheel-thrown bowls on a wooden stool in sunlight: one cream, one speckled olive, one glossy dark blue.

Sculpture

  • Cardboard scale model of a living room seen from above, with a red patterned rug, windows with red curtains and small cardboard furniture.

Acrylic

  • Abstract acrylic painting in deep blues with dabs of pale blue and teal along the left edge, like light on water.
  • Abstract acrylic painting of bright teal with horizontal strokes of dark blue and touches of gold.

Mosaic

  • Square mosaic of hand-cut glass, tile and mirror pieces in blues, purples and reds circling a yellow and gold center.

Sewing

  • Fabric clutch purse of olive green cotton with a dark red floral flap closed by a round button.