Message 2Originally uploaded by lesliekramer84
This linocut is based on cunieform writing, with very old Nepalese printing blocks printed above and below. A friend found these blocks in Nepal and purchased them for me. It also includes gold paper in a process called chine-colle . Chine-colle is a collage method for adding color to a print during the printing process.
These are invented characters based on chinese calligraphy. The border is a piece of rice paper printed with ancient writing. Click on the image to see more work in the “Writings” series.
A palimpsest is a manuscript, often on parchment, which has been effaced, but traces of the original text remain. This etching is composed of layers of ancient alphabets, similar to the way that one civilization is based on the foundation of those which have preceded it.
Palimpsest with gold leaf Originally uploaded by lesliekramer84
Leslie Kramer 