About Big Mitten Linocuts

About Big Mitten Linocuts

About Big Mitten Linocuts

About Big Mitten Linocuts

About Big Mitten Linocuts

Betsy Stecker, the nature-inspired artist behind Big Mitten Linocuts, is an award-winning linoleum printmaker whose work is featured in fine art fairs across the Midwest and in more than a dozen Michigan galleries. She sketches onto linoleum blocks, carves the designs in relief, rolls ink to the carved blocks, and applies pressure to transfer the designs. Betsy's nature-inspired prints come from frequent travels to northern Michigan, and while trees, flowers, and wildlife take center stage in her prints, she also is fond of midcentury art, evidenced by pattern motifs that appear in some of her prints. Big Mitten Linocuts products on Faire are all high-quality reproduction prints and cards made entirely in Michigan: Betsy is a Michigan artist, the paper is recycled cardstock that is manufactured at a hydropowered plant in southwest Michigan, and her reproduction work is printed by a mom-and-pop printshop near her studio. By purchasing these prints for your store you are supporting *three* independently owned businesses in Michigan, all working hard from brick-and-mortar storefronts. Big Mitten Linocuts prints are in standard frame sizes, making the art even more accessible. No custom framing needed! Big Mitten Linocuts proudly supports The Greening of Detroit, a non-profit organization focused on enhancing the quality of life for Detroiters by planting trees, providing job training, and involving youth in the education of the natural environment.Read their story