Vintage sewing machine linocut print and chine-colle.
Sewing machines not just helped women sew clothes for their families, in many instances helped them climb out of poverty and imagine a different landscape for their lives.
 
I carved this image on a piece of linoleum and then inked it and placed a little piece of red paper on the tomato on the plate, then glued and pressed it all on a heavy weight acid-free paper.
 
This is #5 of an edition of 60
 
Image 6x8"
paper 11x13"