Blue Chisel Studio

Small editions. Carved and pulled by hand. Never reprinted.

How the prints are made
  1. A sketch in India ink, drawn with a fountain pen
    Each print begins as a sketch in India ink, with my father's fountain pen — the fragment of an idea that will grow layer by layer.
  2. A reduction print being carved from a single block of linoleum
    A reduction print is carved in stages, from a single block of linoleum.
  3. Ink being mixed and rolled onto the linoleum block by hand
    Ink is mixed and rolled on by hand, the block holding every colour to come.
  4. A colour layer being pulled through the press by hand
    Each colour layer is manually pulled through the press.
  5. A reduction print growing in detail with successive colour layers
    The image grows in detail and complexity with each new colour layer.
  6. The finished reduction print — Colours of New England by Kate Goetz
    The finished piece — Colours of New England. Every impression in the edition lives or dies with the block that made it. View the piece →
About the artist

Kate Goetz

Kate Goetz, printmaker and founder of Blue Chisel Studio
"I love every aspect of this challenging and rewarding process — one that still offers so much to be discovered."
Gallery Exhibits
  • Kootenay Gallery of Art Castlegar, BC 2017–present
  • Revelstoke Visual Arts Center Revelstoke, BC 2025
  • VISAC Gallery Trail, BC 2024, 2025
  • Federation Gallery Vancouver, BC 2009–2025
  • Christina Lake Art Gallery Christina Lake, BC 2018–2021
  • Malaspina Printmakers Gallery Vancouver, BC 2011–2012
  • The ACT Art Center Maple Ridge, BC 2008
Contact

bluechiselstudio@gmail.com
@kategoetz.bluechiselstudio

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