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- Queer Mushroom Friend -

I wasn’t very creative the past weeks but this week I finally had a sketch idea and the energy to draw again. I missed getting lost in a sketch and just drawing for hours. Now it’s time to start carving. I‘m very excited for this print!

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I finished this red beet illustration earlier. It’s going to be a birthday print for my grandma and I hope I‘ll have time to start carving the linocut tomorrow.

I have a few versions of this because I could not set my mind on a background.

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This was my first print of 2025 and my second print trying multiple layers and it’s honestly very difficult to align them properly. But I do really like having a coloured background.

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I finally got around to rework this block. I also got some nice paper the other week so I just had to use it for this print!

It took me a few misprints to get it right because the paper is a little textured and I didn’t use enough ink which means at first they came out very light. But when I figured out the paper I got around 20 good prints and I‘m super happy with that!

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- Curious Fungus -

I haven’t reworked the linocut since I printed this testprint two weeks ago. Like with every design I’m a little scared to mess it up. Might try today to rework the gills of the mushroom and the background lines. But other than that I’m really happy with this print! I already loved the sketch so I knew I definitely wanted to make it into a print.

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“The Mycelium”

On the weekend I made two test prints of my newest print. I really like how it turned out even though there are a few things I might need to rework.

The orange is a little too dark I feel like so I’ll experiment with different shades for the next prints. Also the ink for some reason decided that it didn’t want to work with me so it’s pretty patchy. Or maybe it’s because of the paper, I’m not sure.

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Printed two blocks from last year today because I never really made prints with these that I actually liked.

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My first big multi layer linoprint. Started the background colour layer yesterday and I hope I’ll have enough energy to make test prints this week.

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“Don’t Be Afraid” - November 2023

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“Will I be poisonous forever?” - September 2024

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“What is happening?” - June 2024

Linoprint on handmade paper.

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Hello everybody 🪲🍄

You might not remember me and if you do you'll know me by the name The World of a Bookworm or Lena. I used to blog about books and writing and had a Youtube channel for some time around eight years ago.

These days I go by Curious Fungi or Len (whichever you prefer). I still read (a lot less than in my late teens and early twenties though) and this year I started being more serious about my art. I never really knew where I wanted to go with my creativity and never felt like sticking to a specific art medium. Around June 2022 I discovered printmaking which has been kind of a turning point for me. Now two and a half years later I'm still loving it and I'm trying to be more consistent with it.

I'm aware that everybody following this account did so because you love reading but if you are also interested in art and printmaking I'd be happy if you stuck around. And if art isn't really your cup of tea, then this post can be a reminder that you're still following this account and you might want to unfollow because I'm only going to post my art from now on.