Chreekats! Chreekats everywhere!

Last night I started working on a little project for someone special.  

Here's the first round of proofs for a set of hand-stamped business cards:

Sometimes making artwork for someone other than myself is really challenging, but I am having SO much fun with this!  In fact, it's a little hard to tear myself away.  

Now I have to pack my bags and get ready for a road trip.  I'll be attending my sister's bridal shower in LA this weekend.  It will be a long drive, and originally I had planned to leave by 11 o'clock this morning.

Too bad 11 o'clock came and went half an hour ago, and I'm still in my pajamas :-o

Okay, time to go!

Welcome!

Hi!  I'm Lia, creator of Small Fox Press.  

On this blog I'll be sharing my original art, photography, and writing.

Today I present to you:

The creation of the Small Fox logo.

Meet my dear friends - Speedball Linoleum Cutters.  

All those different gauges are pretty handy for carving wee foxes out of a sheet of linoleum.  

This little guy measures in at just under 3 inches in length.

Basically, a relief print works just like a stamp: 

Ink is applied to the block with a rubber roller, and the image then transferred onto paper.

The first few proofs generally reveal areas where the block needs to be cleaned up a tad.  Imperfections may be ironed out with a bit more help from the carving tools, and the block is then complete.  Once I have a print I feel satisfied with, I can create a high resolution scan of the image, and Small Fox is ready for his internet debut!

 Hooray!

Thanks for dropping by, see you next time :)