Q. What to do with an offcut of lino that is too big to throw away but not really big enough to create a detailed scene...? A. Use it to practise carving smooth curving lines and delicate straight ones. the carved lino (even though it looks like the lines are raised) Q. What to do… Continue reading Lino print: Curved lines
I had only done one proper linocut (rather than stamp carving) before I made this one in June last year. I was prompted, quite literally, to do it by the announcement of that month's printing prompt from Handprinted (a UK shop dedicated to all supplies print-related) over on Instagram. The theme was experiment. the design… Continue reading Lino print: Experiment
These robins definitely took the longest to make. From somewhere, not sure where, I had got it into my mind that I wanted to try doing a proper lino cut. I've made simple stamps in the past, but haven't tried using lino probably since I was in school. The robin turned out nicely, but needed… Continue reading Printed robins
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