I am working on some new lino prints. I want to layer several designs on top of each other. I have printed a few plain backgrounds and I’m now working on the second layer lino blocks.
These are three of the designs for the second layer. I have several more designs. Then I have created the designs that will be printed on top of these prints. I still have a lot of carving to do before I can show you any prints.
Here’s a watercolor of a fireweed plant. I thought I would do something for the background but I think I will just do another one with a background. This is done in watercolor.
And we had these baby robins up under our gutter on the back of the house. They have flown away now. When I saw the size of the babies, I couldn’t believe they even fit in the nest.
Ruth Lane Art 
Love the firewee and look forward to seeing what you Od with the Lino prints. Cute baby robins.
Thanks Marilyn, still have a lot to do with the linocuts.
I thought your water-colour was a photograph of a real plant!
Lino cutting is fun – I’m intrigued by what the final piece will be.
I’m always amazed at how the birds manage to build their nests – we had a nesting wren, such a tiny bird, but the nest was huge and a work of art. Wrens are reported to weigh about 9 grams.
I don’t know if you have these birds in Montana
https://www.birdwatching.co.uk/bird-profiles/2016/5/5/wren
Thanks Lyn, lots more cutting to go yet. Hopefully, the prints will work out as envisioned. Birds and their habits are amazing. I am not sure we have that particular bird here. We have birds that are called wrens but they don’t look like that one. He’s really cute.