Day 3 #SciArtSeptember prompt is jewel. The forests of southeastern Canada and the eastern US are home to these metallic blue-green beauties known as ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) or black-winged damselflies. The males, like the one in my hand-carved and hand-printed linocut are turquoise with elegant black wings. The females are a duller brown with a white spot on their wings. Each print is on handmade khaki green paper with fibre inclusions and a deckle edge. 🧵1/2

I designed my linocut based on a photo I took in the Rouge National Park. Each print is 8” x 10”.

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/4359921555

#linocut #printmaking #jewelwing #damselfly #sciart #insect #washi #mastoArt

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