About The Process 

The images in Amalgam are all prints — most are linoleum cuts, carved into

24” x 18”linoleum blocks — several are lithographs.

They were all printed by master printer Justin Sanz —assisted by Ian Harkey and

Faye Blue at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop,

on paper handmade from recycled rags by Saint Armand Papeterie

in Montreal, Quebec.

The font, Franz, inspired by Trade Gothic, was also carved in linoleum. 

The prints began as rough sketches. Using reference, either found 

or created, a tighter drawing was made on tracing paper and transferred 

onto the linoleum block. The image (then in reverse) was carved with 

cutting tools of various size. The finished block was inked with a variety of 

rollers, in order to capture both fine detail and broad expanses. In a process 

called chine colle, color parts were cut from assorted papers, backed with 

Methyl Cellulose adhesive, placed on the linoleum block with dampened paper, 

and run through the press. The finished prints were stapled onto a board to dry.