Relief printmaking is where the art of Mazy Path begins.
We make our work by carving and printing blocks in the tradition of linocut printmaking. Linocut prints rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century when relief printmakers discovered that linoleum had benefits over wood. Easy to carve and with no grain to constrain directionality, linoleum blocks were natural vehicles for prints with bold, simplified forms. Such energetic imagery became the signature of various Modernist movements, from German Expressionism to British Futurism. The practice of printmaking with linoleum blocks, and related materials, remains alive and well, and the craft’s ineffable beauty naturally captures the spirit of what inspires us most: remarkable plants.