Cassiopeia

A linocut and monoprint hybrid taking its title from the W-shaped northern constellation. The combination of techniques is characteristic of Ho's experimental approach: a carved linoleum block provides a fixed structural element, while monoprint passes introduce unique, non-reproducible variation across the edition, so each impression sits between print and unique work. The constellation subject connects to Ho's recurring interest in observed phenomena translated through the disciplines of relief printing, and to her broader practice of serialised, narrative cycles where individual prints carry both factual and symbolic weight. Made in 2019, it sits alongside her ongoing personal-narrative work and predates the explicitly literary Dante series of 2024. Night-sky imagery recurs in Ho's printmaking as a carrier of memory and time, threading through her artists' books and accordion-folded print diaries. The mixed-method approach — linocut for the stable image, monoprint for atmospheric overlay — is one she has developed across mokuhanga, vinyl engraving, screenprint, and intaglio.