Digitally Designed / Traditionally Printed Bugs

In this series of relief prints, I explore creating the designs digitally (Adobe Illustrator) and cutting each block on 1/8" plywood on the Glowforge. This plate is mounted on another 1/8" plywood block as a backing for sturctural support. The matrix is inked and printed traditionally.

By designing each bug in a vector-based format, it allows me to rescale them as needed. Each image can be printed individually or grouped and tiled together with other images. They are based on a 2" and a 3" grid system. The largest grouping includes 43 bugs on a 4' x 4' block, printed with a steam roller.

Digital Bug 24 Multicolor | Relief | 8" x 10" | 2024

Digital Bug 24 Multicolor | 8" x 10" | 2024

1:2 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 01 3x6 2024 Print

Digital Bug 01 | 3" x 6"

Digital Bug 02 3x6 2024 Print

Digital Bug 02 | 3" x 6"

Digital Bug 03 3x6 2024 Print

Digital Bug 03 | 3" x 6"

Digital Bug 04 3x6 2024 Print

Digital Bug 04 | 3" x 6"

Digital Bug 05 3x6 2024 Print

Digital Bug 05 | 3" x 6"

Digital Bug 06 3x6 2024 Print

Digital Bug 06 | 3" x 6"

1:1 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 30 6x6 Web

Digital Bug 30 | 6" x 6"

Digital Bug 42 2024 Web

Digital Bug 342 | 9" x 9"

Digital Bug 43 6x6 Web

Digital Bug 43 | 6" x 6"

2:3 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 22 2024 Web

Digital Bug 22 | 6" x 9"

Digital Bug 23 | Relief | 6" x 9" | 2024

Digital Bug 23 | 6" x 9"

3:2 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 35 2024 Web

Digital Bug 35 | 9" x 6"

Digital Bug 38 2024 Web

Digital Bug 38 | 9" x 6"

3:4 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 21 6x8 Web

Digital Bug 21 | 6" x 8"

3:5 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 24 6x10 Web

Digital Bug 24 | 6" x 10"

4:3 Aspect Ratio

Digital Bug 27 8x6 Web

Digital Bug 27 | 8" x 6"