Mary Ann Testagrossa
@testagrossaart.bsky.social
US artist. Block printing, gel printing and collage. Inspired by cats, furry creatures and nature.
www.MaryAnnTestagrossaArt.com
www.MaryAnnTestagrossaArt.com
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First post here on Blue Sky. I’m a US based artist. I’ve been a linocut printmaker for the last seven years. I also enjoy monoprinting with gelli plates, mixed media collage, and painting. Inspired by my cats, my work mainly focuses on the feline form. Black cats in particular. 🐈⬛
I’m in a green phase. Green has never been my favorite color. But I can honestly tell you, I am really enjoying it in my printing lately. 💚
This is a third version of my new linocut art print of a gardener’s hand. This time I used sage ink on an Indian cotton rag paper. #linocut #blockprint
This is a third version of my new linocut art print of a gardener’s hand. This time I used sage ink on an Indian cotton rag paper. #linocut #blockprint
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I’m in a green phase. Green has never been my favorite color. But I can honestly tell you, I am really enjoying it in my printing lately. 💚
This is a third version of my new linocut art print of a gardener’s hand. This time I used sage ink on an Indian cotton rag paper. #linocut #blockprint
This is a third version of my new linocut art print of a gardener’s hand. This time I used sage ink on an Indian cotton rag paper. #linocut #blockprint
Aren’t they all angels? I feel that quite often when I have my cats, sleeping in my arms, purring.
My little angel kitty will be available for purchase next Saturday, with a few other new linocuts I will be completing this week. 😊🐈⬛
#catart #linocut #blockprint
My little angel kitty will be available for purchase next Saturday, with a few other new linocuts I will be completing this week. 😊🐈⬛
#catart #linocut #blockprint
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Aren’t they all angels? I feel that quite often when I have my cats, sleeping in my arms, purring.
My little angel kitty will be available for purchase next Saturday, with a few other new linocuts I will be completing this week. 😊🐈⬛
#catart #linocut #blockprint
My little angel kitty will be available for purchase next Saturday, with a few other new linocuts I will be completing this week. 😊🐈⬛
#catart #linocut #blockprint
Yesterday’s linocut printing went very well. I printed my new hand design on beautiful sage green Lakota paper, and creamy white Stonehenge. And I have one more color combination planned.
#linocut #blockprint #printmaking #art
#linocut #blockprint #printmaking #art
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yesterday’s linocut printing went very well. I printed my new hand design on beautiful sage green Lakota paper, and creamy white Stonehenge. And I have one more color combination planned.
#linocut #blockprint #printmaking #art
#linocut #blockprint #printmaking #art
I am on a mini vacation with my husband. Yesterday we went to Ashland Oregon for the day, and walked through Lithia Park. Oh my, such a beautiful place, especially with all the colors of Autumn.
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am on a mini vacation with my husband. Yesterday we went to Ashland Oregon for the day, and walked through Lithia Park. Oh my, such a beautiful place, especially with all the colors of Autumn.
Enjoying drawing new, different imagery for prints, things that inspire me, ideas I have had in my head for a long time. I love viney trailing leaves and the image of the hand. Hands are so important to us. Even more now given my two recent hand injuries. Today’s task, finish carving.
#linocut
#linocut
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Enjoying drawing new, different imagery for prints, things that inspire me, ideas I have had in my head for a long time. I love viney trailing leaves and the image of the hand. Hands are so important to us. Even more now given my two recent hand injuries. Today’s task, finish carving.
#linocut
#linocut
This is an image that I am redoing from a print I made at the very beginning of my linocut journey I wanted to simplify the image, and add a bit more detail. And my printing skills are so much better now, after eight years. I know I can do better with my kitty angel.
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#linocut #catart
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#linocut #catart
October 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Throw back video to printing my linocut art print, Summer Breeze. I printed this with two different colored backgrounds, copper and green. I hope you enjoy watching. Let me know if you have any questions.
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#printmaking #linocut #catart #catlover
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#printmaking #linocut #catart #catlover
October 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Throw back video to printing my linocut art print, Summer Breeze. I printed this with two different colored backgrounds, copper and green. I hope you enjoy watching. Let me know if you have any questions.
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#printmaking #linocut #catart #catlover
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#printmaking #linocut #catart #catlover
PRINT SPECIAL in my online shop starting today through Sunday. All prints are 20% Off using the code FALLSALE20 at checkout. This includes my giclee prints.
Collages are marked down too. Prices range from $50-$100. ***The discount code is not good on the collages.
www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
Collages are marked down too. Prices range from $50-$100. ***The discount code is not good on the collages.
www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
PRINT SPECIAL in my online shop starting today through Sunday. All prints are 20% Off using the code FALLSALE20 at checkout. This includes my giclee prints.
Collages are marked down too. Prices range from $50-$100. ***The discount code is not good on the collages.
www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
Collages are marked down too. Prices range from $50-$100. ***The discount code is not good on the collages.
www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
Testing out a few more leaf stamps. The stamps are my own design, carved into Speedy Carve by Speedball, and the inks I am testing on my fabric are Caligo Safewash inks.
So the plan for all of these stamps that I am carving is to create some products for winter, tote bags, aprons, tea towels.
So the plan for all of these stamps that I am carving is to create some products for winter, tote bags, aprons, tea towels.
September 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Testing out a few more leaf stamps. The stamps are my own design, carved into Speedy Carve by Speedball, and the inks I am testing on my fabric are Caligo Safewash inks.
So the plan for all of these stamps that I am carving is to create some products for winter, tote bags, aprons, tea towels.
So the plan for all of these stamps that I am carving is to create some products for winter, tote bags, aprons, tea towels.
Finished carving my fern leaf stamp on Friday, and got to roll out some ink and test it on fabric yesterday. It printed up nicely.
I purchased some colors of Speedball’s fabric block printing ink. That just came in yesterday. Looking forward to trying them out soon.
#blockprinting
I purchased some colors of Speedball’s fabric block printing ink. That just came in yesterday. Looking forward to trying them out soon.
#blockprinting
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Finished carving my fern leaf stamp on Friday, and got to roll out some ink and test it on fabric yesterday. It printed up nicely.
I purchased some colors of Speedball’s fabric block printing ink. That just came in yesterday. Looking forward to trying them out soon.
#blockprinting
I purchased some colors of Speedball’s fabric block printing ink. That just came in yesterday. Looking forward to trying them out soon.
#blockprinting
Transferring a design to Speedy Carve.
This is my next rubber stamp. I’m using Speedy Carve block material and a bone folder, you could use the back of a spoon.
I like to do my drawings on tracing paper. I used a soft lead pencil, flipped my drawing over onto the block, and rub.
#printmaking
This is my next rubber stamp. I’m using Speedy Carve block material and a bone folder, you could use the back of a spoon.
I like to do my drawings on tracing paper. I used a soft lead pencil, flipped my drawing over onto the block, and rub.
#printmaking
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Transferring a design to Speedy Carve.
This is my next rubber stamp. I’m using Speedy Carve block material and a bone folder, you could use the back of a spoon.
I like to do my drawings on tracing paper. I used a soft lead pencil, flipped my drawing over onto the block, and rub.
#printmaking
This is my next rubber stamp. I’m using Speedy Carve block material and a bone folder, you could use the back of a spoon.
I like to do my drawings on tracing paper. I used a soft lead pencil, flipped my drawing over onto the block, and rub.
#printmaking
OMG, this is so much fun. 🥰 Block printing on fabric.
Test printing the three new stamps I carved on fabric for the first time. Oh my, I think I’m going to enjoy this new exploration 😊💕
More to come. 🐈⬛🍃❤️
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#blockprintingonfabric #blockprinting #linocutprinting #fabricprinting
Test printing the three new stamps I carved on fabric for the first time. Oh my, I think I’m going to enjoy this new exploration 😊💕
More to come. 🐈⬛🍃❤️
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#blockprintingonfabric #blockprinting #linocutprinting #fabricprinting
September 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
OMG, this is so much fun. 🥰 Block printing on fabric.
Test printing the three new stamps I carved on fabric for the first time. Oh my, I think I’m going to enjoy this new exploration 😊💕
More to come. 🐈⬛🍃❤️
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#blockprintingonfabric #blockprinting #linocutprinting #fabricprinting
Test printing the three new stamps I carved on fabric for the first time. Oh my, I think I’m going to enjoy this new exploration 😊💕
More to come. 🐈⬛🍃❤️
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#blockprintingonfabric #blockprinting #linocutprinting #fabricprinting
Follow your heart ❤️ Message from the creative gods.
I’ve been feeling very blocked creatively. I’ve been STRUGGLING with what direction to take my art. One of the directions pulling at me is textile printing. So I decided last week to just start moving forward and start carving stamps. #linocut
I’ve been feeling very blocked creatively. I’ve been STRUGGLING with what direction to take my art. One of the directions pulling at me is textile printing. So I decided last week to just start moving forward and start carving stamps. #linocut
September 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Follow your heart ❤️ Message from the creative gods.
I’ve been feeling very blocked creatively. I’ve been STRUGGLING with what direction to take my art. One of the directions pulling at me is textile printing. So I decided last week to just start moving forward and start carving stamps. #linocut
I’ve been feeling very blocked creatively. I’ve been STRUGGLING with what direction to take my art. One of the directions pulling at me is textile printing. So I decided last week to just start moving forward and start carving stamps. #linocut
Painted a few more of my nest linocut prints yesterday. These were a favorite at the art fair I did last weekend. Available on my website www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#nest #linocut #printmaking #art
#nest #linocut #printmaking #art
September 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Painted a few more of my nest linocut prints yesterday. These were a favorite at the art fair I did last weekend. Available on my website www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#nest #linocut #printmaking #art
#nest #linocut #printmaking #art
Happy International Cat Day!! For all you cat lovers out there, here is a selection of some of my cat art for you. Squeeze your kitties tight. Give them lots of love. They deserve it. 🥰🐈⬛🐈
#catlovers #catart #catsofbluesky #internationalcatday
#catlovers #catart #catsofbluesky #internationalcatday
August 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Happy International Cat Day!! For all you cat lovers out there, here is a selection of some of my cat art for you. Squeeze your kitties tight. Give them lots of love. They deserve it. 🥰🐈⬛🐈
#catlovers #catart #catsofbluesky #internationalcatday
#catlovers #catart #catsofbluesky #internationalcatday
Oh my goodness, look at that face.
July 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Oh my goodness, look at that face.
Spent Saturday afternoon hanging my art show at the @redwoodartassociation, in upstairs gallery #3. I’m really pleased with how it all turned out. There are 18 linocut prints, and 2 mixed media collages.
The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm. 😊
The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm. 😊
June 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Spent Saturday afternoon hanging my art show at the @redwoodartassociation, in upstairs gallery #3. I’m really pleased with how it all turned out. There are 18 linocut prints, and 2 mixed media collages.
The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm. 😊
The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm. 😊
I am framing a bunch of my linocut prints for another show I will be putting up on Saturday. at the @redwoodartassociation gallery, in one of their smaller upstairs rooms. I love those spaces, they feel nice and intimate and cosy. A perfect size to do a one person show.
#linocut #art #catart
#linocut #art #catart
June 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So many wonderful people came to visit and purchase art during Open Studios.
The biggest seller for the weekend was my angels. These are fine art digital prints, created from my art collages. A few are left on Special on my website if you are interested www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
The biggest seller for the weekend was my angels. These are fine art digital prints, created from my art collages. A few are left on Special on my website if you are interested www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
June 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So many wonderful people came to visit and purchase art during Open Studios.
The biggest seller for the weekend was my angels. These are fine art digital prints, created from my art collages. A few are left on Special on my website if you are interested www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
The biggest seller for the weekend was my angels. These are fine art digital prints, created from my art collages. A few are left on Special on my website if you are interested www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
All set up and ready for visitors today. This is the first day of the North Coast Open Studios. If you live in my local area, I hope you will stop by. Open Studios hours are 10am to 5pm. Let me know if you need my address.
#northcoastopenstudios #ncos2025 #humboldtcountyartist #artistsofhumboldt
#northcoastopenstudios #ncos2025 #humboldtcountyartist #artistsofhumboldt
June 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
All set up and ready for visitors today. This is the first day of the North Coast Open Studios. If you live in my local area, I hope you will stop by. Open Studios hours are 10am to 5pm. Let me know if you need my address.
#northcoastopenstudios #ncos2025 #humboldtcountyartist #artistsofhumboldt
#northcoastopenstudios #ncos2025 #humboldtcountyartist #artistsofhumboldt
My studio will be open to visitor’s this weekend as part of the North Coast Open Studios here in Humboldt County. If you live close by, I hope you come by. I’ll be showing my linocuts, collages and gemstone beaded jewelry I make just for this event.
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#northcoastopenstudios #ncos
June 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My studio will be open to visitor’s this weekend as part of the North Coast Open Studios here in Humboldt County. If you live close by, I hope you come by. I’ll be showing my linocuts, collages and gemstone beaded jewelry I make just for this event.
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#northcoastopenstudios #ncos
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#northcoastopenstudios #ncos
Happy Caturday 🐈⬛ My latest handmade art print, In the Garden.
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#catart #cats #art
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#catart #cats #art
May 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy Caturday 🐈⬛ My latest handmade art print, In the Garden.
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#catart #cats #art
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#catart #cats #art
“In the Garden” my NEW kitty linocut art print is now complete and dry and available on my website. 😊 I also reprinted two linocuts that I was out of, “Leaping” and “Sleeping.”
A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of daffodils. For more info www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of daffodils. For more info www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
May 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“In the Garden” my NEW kitty linocut art print is now complete and dry and available on my website. 😊 I also reprinted two linocuts that I was out of, “Leaping” and “Sleeping.”
A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of daffodils. For more info www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of daffodils. For more info www.maryanntestagrossaart.com
#cat #art
I finally finished printing my latest linocut art print yesterday. Here is a video of the process. This print will be available tomorrow for purchase.
I call this one, “In the Garden.” A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of full of daffodil flowers.
#linocut #art #printmaking
I call this one, “In the Garden.” A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of full of daffodil flowers.
#linocut #art #printmaking
May 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I finally finished printing my latest linocut art print yesterday. Here is a video of the process. This print will be available tomorrow for purchase.
I call this one, “In the Garden.” A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of full of daffodil flowers.
#linocut #art #printmaking
I call this one, “In the Garden.” A beautiful black cat takes a BIG stretch in a garden of full of daffodil flowers.
#linocut #art #printmaking
Yesterday’s printing went very well. I call this print, “Sleeping.” Three kitties, curled up in different positions, taking a nap, stacked one on top of the other.
I set up a PreOrder on my website if you would like to purchase one now. They will ship as soon as they dry.
#printmaking #linocut
I set up a PreOrder on my website if you would like to purchase one now. They will ship as soon as they dry.
#printmaking #linocut
May 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Yesterday’s printing went very well. I call this print, “Sleeping.” Three kitties, curled up in different positions, taking a nap, stacked one on top of the other.
I set up a PreOrder on my website if you would like to purchase one now. They will ship as soon as they dry.
#printmaking #linocut
I set up a PreOrder on my website if you would like to purchase one now. They will ship as soon as they dry.
#printmaking #linocut