Salmon For Dinner prints

Linocut Print (open edition) by artist Morgan Bloom 

I'm an Alaska-born creative who draws inspiration from mountains, wildlife, and especially the sea. My work honors the memories of collecting treasures on the shore, fishing for halibut out of Resurrection Bay, shrimping in Prince William Sound, and learning to fillet and prepare our daily catch with my family.

With a background in architectural design, my style bridges between technical and playful. I love to complement elements of drafting and composition with fluid movements reminiscent of the sea.

Story

Salmon are a large part of my childhood. Almost every weekend my family would raft, camp, and fish the Kenai River in Alaska. 

The entire weekend felt dedicated to the salmon; carefully attaching your hand-tied flies to the line of your rod, exercising patience as your lure lazily fumbled down the river, celebrating a big catch with a "yip!" or a "wahoo!", collecting river rocks to build a small pen in the water to keep the fish cold, tediously prepping the fillet and storing it away to eat for months to come. As kids, my best friend and I would even pluck the teeth (yes they have teeth!) out of old salmon carcasses and keep them as pocket treasures... creepy children! 

This is part of a small series that celebrates locally caught & gathered food, and the various ingredients it is prepared with. 

Process

Hand carved linoleum block printed on 80gsm white washi paper with oil-based printmaking ink. Each piece of paper is hand torn with a deckled edge. 

Paper Size - approximately 9 x 12 in

Image Size - approximately 8 x 11 in 

To Note 

Due to the nature of hand carving and printing, each piece will vary slightly. This variation adds to the character of the final print. Each piece is signed, titled, and editioned in pencil.