Prints – Linocut Portraits

Relationship Portraits

These Linocuts are a collection of portraits illustrating relationships. They are approximately 12 x 12 inches each and printed in dark blue on a Vandercook Press. They were shown at the Naess Gallery in June of 2025. All participants received copies of the print.

Citizen of the World

This portrait series, “Citizen of the World, 2014-2019: 300 Portraits.” was an idea developed from 25 linocut portraits (6 x 6 inches) I made of people I met in a community project (“Making Our Mark,” a SKILLS/SNAP collaboration) in spring of 2014. Over the next 5 years I photographed and made linocut prints of many friends, family, and briefly met acquaintances.

The process was to have a conversation with the person and take a photo they approve of. This photo was used to make the portrait. In exchange for participation, each person got a hand-pulled print of their portrait. Below are some examples of portraits in the project.