[A link party about art issues hosted by
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A couple of weeks after my Alliance Française disaster,
I tried a different, shorter activity in French.
This one went much, MUCH better!
This linocut workshop was held at the
francophone art gallery & coffee shop of CAVA,
(Visual Arts Centre of Alberta).
All supplies were included, but we were asked
to bring a design which we wanted to use.
So I came prepared with a simple design
that I had found on the internet.
The workshop was conducted in French, as were
most of the interactions with other students.
I managed to follow about 80% of what was said
and also had some nice conversations
with the other women at my table
while we drew and carved our lino panels.
Here is my finished print. It was a lot of fun to do
and I'm pleased with the outcome --
Later, I discovered there were photos of the workshop
on CAVA's Facebook, so here's a select few showing
the instructor, the process, some of the other students,
and yours truly hard at work on my lino carving.
[Linocut art & photo of it © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]
12 comments:
Your linocut is nice, but even better is the fact you did the workshop in French! Most Americans struggle just to get by in English.
Was it easier to hold a French conversation while doing something challenging, yet fun?
@ Tundra Bunny -- Yes, it was!
...this is an activity that I always wanted to do.
Wow! Memories! My mom was always getting me linoart starter kits as a kid!
The modern softer vinyls are so much easier to cut. I bought a kit last spring, and so far I have only done a couple of little projects.
@ Travel -- Yes, that's very true! I first attempted linocuts about 40 years ago but the lino was too hard for me to carve. In those days, people used to put a hot iron on the back of the lino panel to soften it us momentarily for ease of cutting. What a pain it was. I LOVE these new softer panels!
Your print is amazing, and I like your linocut. It's a great image.And even better you could follow most of the French. That looks like a fun time for both the French and the art aspects.
You are learning a lot, wonderful lino cut!-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
I never saw that earlier post till now, so thank you! Good idea to blend an art session with a language immersion.
I just checked your timeline and find only about half of your posts ever get to me. I thought you were cutting back! I guess it's blogger cutting back.
@ Boud -- Yes, everyone is feeling VERY frustrated about Blogger's current slowness at notifying our readers of our new posts.
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