Strong and Humble Dancer | Flowers on Brown Skin Linocut The Adinkra symbol Dweninmmen means

The Adinkra symbol Dweninmmen means “the horns of a ram

I'm always looking for ways to include what I love into my artwork - dance

To perform a dance en pointe is a French dance term that describes the steps of ballet that involve dancing on the toes and takes a great deal of practice

I cut off 10” which left almost 50” of printing surface

The wood plate started at 5ft x 18” but it wouldn’t fit on the printing press

Strong and Humble Dancer | Flowers on Brown Skin Linocut The Adinkra symbol Dweninmmen meansStrong and Humble Dancer Series Adinkra Symbol: Dwennimmen 13 3 4" x 10 3 4" Strathmore 103 lb Printmaking Paper (off white) Oil Based Ink 2024 The Process Using the intaglio printmaking process, I incised, engraved, or cut into a Grafix Monoprint clear polyester plate. Oil based ink was ground into the plate by hand to get into the incised grooves of the design. I then wiped the excess ink off the plate with material called tarlatan. It's white, mesh