Booba Prints is Sivan Baron, a creative whose practice is rooted in linocut printmaking. “At its core, my art is about creating work that feels joyful, playful, and handmade. I love linocut printmaking because of its bold, graphic quality and hands-on process” says the printmaker. Lately, Sivan has been combining linocut with embroidery and other mediums such as watercolour and pencil, adding texture and creating an innovative result.
“I’m drawn to the traditional technique and the imperfection and the warmth that comes from working slowly and intentionally with my hands. Whether I’m carving a block or stitching a thread, I try to make work that feels personal, playful, and hopefully, brings a smile to someone’s face.”
Inspiration for her works comes from everyday life. Sivan’s art has become synonymous with motifs of flowers and animals, with her cat, Poppet, becoming a vital influence. Showcasing the “little things that make me smile,” her illustrations are cute, comforting, and sometimes a little bit funny. Sivan’s prints aren’t usually traditional “scenes” with a background or setting, they’re more like “floating moments”, as she likes to call it, featuring moments or characters floating in their own space. Creating affordable and original artwork is another driving factor that guides her, which she accomplishes by forming stylised, whimsical, and unique prints.
Sivan was first drawn to embroidery because “it felt calming and meditative”, in a similar manner to carving a linoleum block. She describes; “I loved the texture, the softness, and the way it slowed me down”. Also enjoying working with fibre arts, Sivan was inspired to combine fibre and paper together; “The contrast between the flat, graphic quality of the print and the tactile, stitched thread really excited me. It felt like two worlds coming together in a way that made sense to me: both handmade, both full of small imperfections, and both very satisfying to work with.”
After the thought of combining the two mediums wouldn’t leave her head, Sivan created a simple floral design. “Don’t get me wrong, there is something scary, and very anti intuitive about poking holes into your original artwork that you just made by hand, but it was worth the risk and I’m glad I did it,” says the artist. She came across a few challenges that she needed to work through to progress with the two mediums. “Firstly, embroidering on paper is different from embroidering on fabric. I find that the fabric is more forgiving,” describes Sivan. On paper, she discovered that she couldn’t work with the same spontaneity as she did with fabric, and had to poke holes in the paper in advance, which required more planning.
After starting with simple lines and shapes, naturally, Sivan wanted to explore more intricate designs, but that came with new challenges. She tells us; “Curved shapes, in particular, can be tricky to embroider on paper. Take a circle, for example: embroidery thread always moves in straight lines between two dots, so stitching something round requires a lot of tiny adjustments to create the illusion of a smooth curve. I had to figure out how to ‘fake’ that roundness with lots of small, careful stitches. It’s a bit like drawing with thread, but in a much more stubborn medium!”
Sivan now sees embroidery as a way to highlight certain elements of her prints or “add a bit of magic”; such as a pop of colour, a sparkle, or some texture that add a further dimension to the piece. The embroidered part of the artwork could be an independent shape, details of a printed shape, or part of the background.
One of her favourite works that combines linocut and embroidery is Cat In Spring Time. The linocut captures a sleepy black cat, but it wasn’t until she added hand-stitched flowers on top that Sivan felt it really came to life. She comments; “I like to think that the embroidered flowers are light and airy and are hovering above the Cat, and are working with perfect contrast to the solid shapes and “heaviness” of the linocut.” Thus, each medium tells a different part of the story. Another piece she loved working on was Lazy Cat & Yellow Flowers. “I love combining cats and flowers in my work as much as I love combining linocut and embroidery. In this piece the embroidery is not altering the design, it’s enhancing it, adding texture and sparkle and catching the sun beautifully,” says the artist.
Sivan is looking forward to continuing to explore the possibilities between print and embroidery. She comments; “Right now, I’m still discovering how these two techniques can speak to each other, and I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface.” Playing with scale, experimenting with different types of thread, and layering fabrics are next on her creative endeavours. “But more than anything, I just want to keep having fun with it and see where the combination takes me,” concludes Sivan.
Want to know more about our membership? Give us an email at members@peopleofprint.com.
- Zanmulgyeol (ripples) | The Living and Ghost Birds of Seoul - December 8, 2025
- The Unstoppable Rise of Unboxing: Why Maxim Print Is Powering the Next Wave of Packaging Experiences - December 4, 2025
- Crafting Joy | A 16mm Film by Jessie de Salis & Erro Studio - December 3, 2025
