Schuh 16/50

reduction linoleum cut print with hand-painted details 

This is the first Hohenschuh print ever. It’s a linoleum print with hand-painted gouache accents. It iconically references the Hohenschuh name. 

Hohenschuh is German for High Shoe. I have grown to love my unusual last name, which wasn't always the case (I had trouble spelling it when I was young, and others had trouble pronouncing it). When we had to do a book report on our heritage, I learned of its meaning. Years later, the shoe prints came into being inspired by this conundrum of a name. 

9 x 12 oil-based linoleum ink and gouache on cotton printing paper matted and framed