Printmaking
This is a relatively new method and medium for me. I’ve worked with linoleum and MDF substrates to carve and print different designs.
Large format prints
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In April 2023 I completed a workshop with Big Ink in Nashville, TN at the Hatch Show Print gallery. I designed and carved a 2’x3’ triptych design in an MDF panel. This was my first large block in this medium. ”Hatch Botanic”, 3 prints, speedball oll ink on masa paper.
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My second Big Ink workshop in April 2024. The design is a 2’x4’ single panel print featuring a husky dog Ori that I met volunteering at a no-kill animal shelter in Denver, CO, now True Companions.
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My third Big Ink workshop in April 2026. This piece is 2’ x 4’ on 3 panels arranged in a triptych. The design is inspired by the Fibonacci sequence spiral that can be see in the leaf patterns of the plants within the 3 main circles of the composition.
“Hatch Botanic” 24” x36”Black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 4/16/23
”Ori” 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
”Ori” 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
”Ori” detail 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
”Ori” detail 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
”Ori” detail 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
”Ori” detail 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
”Ori” detail 24”x48” black oil ink on paper Liz Cramer 2024
Carving block detail
Carving block detail
Carving block detail
"Arvada Botanic" Oil-based ink on paper Cramer 4/3/2026
"Arvada Botanic", Detail Oil-based ink on paper Cramer 4/3/2026
"Arvada Botanic", Detail Oil-based ink on paper Cramer 4/3/2026
"Arvada Botanic", Detail Oil-based ink on paper Cramer 4/3/2026
"Arvada Botanic", Detail Oil-based ink on paper Cramer 4/3/2026
Inked block during printing
Ink block in progress, hand carved into MDF
Ink block in progress, hand carved into MDF
Other prints