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Xylography is a wood engraving technique used to reproduce copies of drawings or inscriptions in prints. In order to achieve good results wood with a compact grain, cut at the head, is still preferred today. The most suitable woods are those of fruit trees, such as pear, as their characteristics include clean and thin signs that can sustain a high circulation.
Preparation of the wood is a very important stage. Once the piece has been trimmed to the desired dimensions, the surface should be perfectly smooth and clean. The drawing is then transferred onto the block of wood to be notched by tracing or outlining the sketch of the figures. Steel gravers of various sizes are used to outline the shapes of the drawing by creating small grooves and removing the "bottom" until total isolation of the figures and their outlines. The skilled hands of the artists manage to provide the images with extreme plasticity by creating very important compositions.
Prints are created using the flat or roller press. The ink is put on a smooth surface and is subsequently spread using a wooden roller. The amount of ink used is very important in order to achieve the shades of colour desired. Overlapping of more than one piece of wood, of different shades, allows for the creation of multicoloured xylography with light and dark effects of an extremely rare beauty.
Mariaelisa Leboroni, was born in Macerata and has been living in Perugia for many years. She graduated at the Academy of Arts and worked as an artist until she decided to dedicate her experience to crafts.
Her entire xylographic production is the result of an imposing incision, research, the choice of woods and the careful composition of inks but it is also the result of a very strong artistic inspiration which is always alive and varies according to extremely different requirements. An unlimited source of inspiration is nature, transformed by the artist's emotional inspiration on all kinds of paper. The rich production of Xilocart, ranging from letter paper to objects of all kinds, from personalisation to events, through graphic communication and an entirely artisan development resulting from a specific choice in terms of production.
The ancient technique of xylography can therefore be easily combined with high quality Italian crafts, the culture of nature and an elegant execution.
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