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Nan Karr Kaufenberg began working with print making in 1990 while taking art classes at Southwest Minnesota State University. After experimenting with etchings, wood and linoleum block prints, linoleum block printing became her medium of choice. Kaufenberg explained that, "Linoleum works best for carving the curved lines and details that fit my drawing style and I can do my work in nearly any location with a few simple tools."
Early on she began adding watercolor to the block prints. "The multi-step process of creating the prints is very enjoyable," Kaufenberg continued. "Once I have the image drawn onto the linoleum block the next step is carving the image into the block. After the carving is completed, I roll oil based ink onto the block and then place the paper over the inked block and either hand rub the print with a wooden spoon or run the block and paper through my hand-cranked linoleum block print press. Each print is handmade, whether I use the press or a wooden spoon to rub the ink onto the paper. Once the ink is completely dry, I apply the watercolor to each print. An edition