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A Redeemer Classical Academy Fundraiser

Academy Art

Hand-carved, hand-pulled prints benefiting the school.

Thank you for supporting Redeemer Classical Academy. Any donation is deeply appreciated. To receive one of the prints below, please give at least the listed minimum for that item — gifts below that amount go directly to the school as a general donation. Local Pickup Only - Expected Pickup Date: 10/5-10/9

8x10 Logo Print

Minimum suggested donation

$64

$80

20% off

A clean 8x10 print of the Redeemer Classical Academy crest, printed on premium matte stock.

Watch how this print is made.
Venmo QR code for 8x10 Logo Print

Scan to donate with Venmo — please give at least $64 to receive this print, and include the print name in your payment note.

11x14 Treehouse  Limited Edition Print

Minimum suggested donation

$117

$180

35% off

A limited-run 11x14 print, available for preorder only. Made using the same printing process as the 8x10, above.

The 11x14 Treehouse limited edition print
The finished 11x14 Treehouse limited edition print.
Venmo QR code for 11x14 Treehouse  Limited Edition Print

Scan to donate with Venmo — please give at least $117 to receive this print, and include the print name in your payment note.

Best value

Both Prints

Minimum suggested donation

$162.50

$250

35% off

Receive both the 8x10 and the limited-edition 11x14 together.

Hand-carved block for the 8x10 logo print
Hand-carved block for the 11x14 Treehouse print
Both prints — the 8x10 logo and the 11x14 Treehouse.
Venmo QR code for Both Prints

Scan to donate with Venmo — please give at least $162.50 to receive this print, and include the print name in your payment note.

Hand-carved linocut block for the Redeemer Classical Academy crest
The hand-carved linocut 8x10 logo print.

What Is Linocut Artwork?

Linocut is a relief printmaking technique in which an image is carved into a sheet of linoleum, then inked and pressed onto paper to create a print. It belongs to the same family of printmaking as woodcut, but linoleum's smoother, more forgiving surface allows for finer detail and cleaner lines than traditional wood carving.

Each linocut print begins as hand-carved original artwork — meaning every print pulled from that block carries the texture and character of a piece made entirely by hand, not mechanically reproduced or digitally generated.

The Process

  • Design. The image is first drawn or transferred onto the surface of a linoleum block, often in reverse, since whatever is carved away will print white, and whatever remains raised will hold the ink and print in color.
  • Carving. Using specialized carving tools, the artist cuts away the negative space of the design — everything that should not print — leaving the positive image standing in relief on the block's surface. This is slow, deliberate work; every line is carved by hand, and there's no undo.
  • Inking. Ink is rolled evenly across the raised surface of the block using a brayer (a hand roller), coating only the parts that were left standing after carving.
  • Printing. Paper is laid over the inked block and pressure is applied — either by hand with a wooden spoon or baren, or with a printing press — transferring the ink from the raised surface onto the paper.
  • Pulling the print. The paper is carefully peeled away to reveal the finished print. Each "pull" from the block is a unique, individually printed piece — subtle variations in ink coverage and pressure mean no two prints are ever perfectly identical, even from the same block.
  • Drying and finishing. The print is set aside to dry fully before being trimmed, signed, and prepared for framing or display.

Because each print requires its own hand-inking and hand-pressing, a limited-edition run — like the 11x14 print — is genuinely limited: once the edition is complete, reproducing it exactly is not possible without returning to the original hand-carved block, which itself shows gradual wear with each use.