Yule Cat Linocut Print Japanese Art on fine Somerset Satin paper

on fine Somerset Satin paper

and a man and his dog take shelter from the rain beneath one of the many oaks that dominate the landscape

cut from Magnolia Wood

The image area is is 50cm by 42cm on paper 65cm by 55cm

The blocks were cut using Japanese tools and techniques

Yule Cat Linocut Print Japanese Art on fine Somerset Satin paperHere is my Christmas Linocut print, The Yule Cat! The Yule Cat, known as Jlaktturinn, a huge and vicious cat who is described as lurking about the snowy countryside during Christmas time and eating people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve. He is the house pet of Grla and her sons. The print is on a lovely piece of Lokta handmade Himalayan Washi paper sized to A4 the print image size being 14cm x 20cm. The print is a