Jing Wei is a Brook­lynite inter­ested in print­mak­ing, and most of her images are the prod­uct of the wood­cut tech­nique.

Styl­is­ti­cally, I enjoy look­ing at her cho­sen tech­nique, with all its imper­fec­tions and the way the color lays. Because some of the ink actu­ally soaks into the wood­cut sur­face, the color is slightly less vibrant than pure ink pulled directly onto the paper. It causes Jing’s images to be a bit washed out, a bit of a throw back to them.

I love the odd­ity that exists in Jing’s work. It’s very sub­tle, and with most of her images you really need to look at them for a lit­tle while to fully take it all in. At times her draw­ings are a slightly mor­bid (other times just strange), but it’s what really draws me to her work.

All images via her web­site. Check out her blog for the lat­est news as well as work in progress.