When I was doing the woodcuts, I wanted to improve my technical skill and convey my message as clearly and effectively.  I came across an African American graphic artist/sculptor called Elizabeth Catlett.  She's one of my favourite woodcut artists and like me, she's dealing with issues of her time.  In her case, it's the African American experience of the 20th century.  Her level of skill regarding woodcuts is remarkable and I looked at her work in order to improve my own visual imagery.  Her subject matter doesn't apply to what I'm doing.  Here's some of her work.