Cards of Christmas Past: 1966 "The Magi"
Cards of Christmas Past The Magi In 1966 we were now living in Wilmington and I was still printing with linoleum block cuts. This card, no longer monochrome, was printed in four stampings. Multiple printing steps and multiple colors. The three magi were printed with the same linocut with different inks, phthalo blue, phthalo green, and (the middle figure) a blend. The star was printed with a separate small linoleum block. Here's the magus printing block... Earlier, our 1964 linocut card was still printed in a single color but I added some golden rays with a pen... With this text inside, the printing block reversed here for readability... About the same time, I began printing a family monogram on the envelope flap for the card mailing... We'll be transitioning to serigraphic printed cards next.