Well at last I have cut another Lino for the series. I like the result very much, it may still have a bit of editing but for now I will leave it alone and get on and plan the next one. I am not sure why it took so long, it has been half done for ages. Anyway I...
This is the second pair of Lino cuts of la Gomera. I really like the overlay of these especially after clearing a bit more background. This pair is definitely ready to try on higher quality paper with some colour on the background. I had a little play the other...
I have been messing about with Lino, trying to find some inspiration. On my hols last year in La Gomera I got a bit obsessed by shadows on the walls and thought I might be able to do something with them. A couple of months ago decided I had better start...
Have spent the day setting up my exhibition. I am pleased with how it looks. Starts on Sunday so fingers crossed. ...
I took the spanner prints into photoshop and produced some patterns with a background I found with some interesting rings on it. I like the way it turned out and then I reversed the colours and I like that as well. It has a real feel of tools that are well used and...
It seems a lifetime ago but, before lockdown, a friend and I were working on a joint project about our dads. I had started thinking about making some books to display, each one related to a different apect of my memory of him and my first thought had been his garage...
I have been making unique print cards, with both a Gecko design and Guineau Fowl. I like the way that having created a plate I can ink it up however I want and print it alone or incoorporate it with other media or print elements. I look for a main element that is...
Earlier this year went to a sketchbook workshop with Shelley Burgoyne. Had previously been on a print workshop, but this was about pushing ideas in your sketchbook. It was excellent and full of great new ways of working and help to move work forward. We took items...
Patty and I ran a print day as part of our Hill and Habitat exhibition. We had 5 participants and, although at the start of the day the weather was very unpromising, it turned into a lovely day which we enjoyed greatly. Those attending were of mixed artistic...
For some time I have been uncertain if I prefer the disposable lino cutters or the wooden handled tools. Most of this dilemma has been around the difficluty keeping the more traditional tools sharp. I think I have solved this problem now by using a leather strop and...