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Tag Archives: Linocuts
Project: Hello Yellow
I recently joined a postcard swap challenge. The aim is to print 12 postcards responding to the theme ‘Hello Yellow’ and post 11 of them to a central address. The coordinator then keeps one for the group archives and divides … Continue reading
Project: Reflections from the Pier
In November my husband and I had a few days away in a rented holiday cottage. A beautiful venue, only 8 onsite cottages, lovely helpful management couple and 40 acres for us to roam. The best thing was the view … Continue reading
Print commission: Piece 3
For the final piece for this commission I went back to one of my very old linocut pieces based on a drawing of a shoe I did in 2014. The previous two prints I created both relied on damp paper … Continue reading
2022 11 11 Image of the week
Tricia Stubberfield, Retain, linocut, ink embroidery, 40cm x 40cm You can find more about the artist at http://www.thegoodeggstudio.com and on facebook. Resources:The Hand magazine, issue 38, page 20
2022 11 02 Image of the week
Andrea writes on her site: I’ve long admired the diaphanous teabag. Once steeped, emptied, unfolded, and ironed, the little pieces of paper resemble parchments; small stories of collections of moments. After flattening the mottled papers, I paint them with streaks … Continue reading
Linocut print: Lamb’s Tongue weed
After a couple of trial runs and a bit more carving I completed a very successful print. Good outcome with solid ink coverage and I’m pleased that my instinct led me to translate some aspects of the design differently than … Continue reading
Linocut: Lamb’s Tongue weed
This year, whilst in covid lockdown, I’ve spent a lot of time walking in bushland both observing and collecting flora, mainly weeds. A few weeks ago I started photographing Lamb’s Tongue weeds (Plantago lanceolata). They have a robust cylindrical shaped … Continue reading
New print project: Aspects of Humanity
My Connectivity print project is slowly coming along but in between print days at Hazelhurst studio I’ve revisited the figure line drawings I did last year and added more to my collection. You can see some of the lino prints … Continue reading
Lino: Silhouette Trees
I may veer off to the side sometimes but I always return to unfinished projects. A year ago I played with two similar linocuts, positive and negative images, but only got as far as a plain black print of each. … Continue reading
Wine and cheese linocut: Final stage
How to focus a mind in turmoil…… Loving this project but my brain has been well over-stimulated and darting in multiple directions, even though nothing much has yet made it onto the blog. First: I drew some cheese. Nice, but … Continue reading
It’s amazing what inspires ideas
Today I was flattening and tearing up boxes for recycling. Being too lazy to move from my seat in the sun to go and find a Stanley knife to help carve up some of the larger sections I just set … Continue reading
Lino: Positive & negative proofs
After further cutting on my first plate, it was time to take a new print proof of both the positive and negative images. Loving the start point for this project. More work to do yet though.
Lino: Working in positive & negative.
Back in February I was messing around with paper-making and tea-staining (blog post here) and, using Photoshop, I ‘cut’ out a couple of random tree shapes (yes I’m still in my tree phase!). Some of the actual tea-stained paper was … Continue reading
Exhibition: G. W. Bot
Riverbed Glyphs 3-22 May 2016, Australian Galleries, Sydney. My wish to see this exhibition was primarily to view the artist’s linoprints but on arrival I was greeted with much more. I first asked who G.W. Bot is and was told … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 14: Selecting techniques
Planning the print process I really enjoyed Project 13 despite the length of time it took me to get through it. I’m going to build on the techniques I used to create the carousel horses prints. Some of the points … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 13: Design & proof lino prints
After my ‘freeing’ experience in the woodcutting and painting workshop last week I decided to get out my rarely used Brusho paints and try to roughly produce some images of horses. This was to be a quick exercise, with no … Continue reading
Print 1. Assignment 3: On-line submission
Developing relief prints Task 1 (Project 8) Select two prints of a reduction method linoprint Brief critical statement Both pieces are on Arches 88 and relate back to my post of 7/5/2015. It’s a complex design with many narrow lines … Continue reading
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Print 1. Project 10: Completing the print
Reduction printing using a variety of tools + dab printing After my last post I made a few small adjustments to the placement and choice of components for this design and ended up with – It has a more balanced … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 10: To panic or not?
According to my own work schedule I’m vastly overdue with this assignment and I’m getting a little panicky as this will have a knock-on effect as I continue to the next part of the course. So I have a couple … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 9: Review
Firstly consider the marks you have been able to make. Does a theme spring to mind when you see them? They might remind you of the textures in a landscape or the effect of light on water. Can you see … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 9: Designing using experimental marks
This project doesn’t actually ask us to create a design using some of the experimental tools we’ve been using on lino, however it does ask us to speculate in what circumstances these random marks might be useful. I decided to … Continue reading
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Print 1. Project 9: Further experimental marks
My husband pointed out to me that the marks/indentations I got from these eyelet spreaders weren’t great because I was working on a table instead of on a more solid base. As the punches hit the lino the table absorbed … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 9: Printing the experimental marks
I’m quite fond of Sepia, the warmth and depth of the colour attracts me. So this project has initially been printed using this. The above image is purely to show which tools were used for each cut section so I … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 9: Mark-making
Experimental mark-making on lino. In this project I’m experimenting with unusual items to create cuts, scratches and texture on lino. Hopefully some of these marks will result in more random outcomes than the linework formed using the regular cutters. Left: … Continue reading
Print 1. Assignment 2: Tutor feedback response – Angie Lewin & Clare Curtis
The points made by my tutor I wish to draw on for this response relate to her guidance regarding other printmakers I may find of interest. Whilst I feel that I’ve floundered around a lot during the first half of … Continue reading
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Print 1. Perspective in printing
Looking further at Edward Bawden and his works. (Along with my own photography) In project 7 I recently researched Edward Bawden and his son Richard. Edward was known in particular for his linocuts of stations, markets and building exteriors and … Continue reading
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Print 1. Assignment 2: First relief prints
This assignment is being submitted by post to my tutor. Here are the prints I have chosen from this section: Task 1 (Project 5) Two printed test cuts + original linocut and details of cutters used: (Blog post 14/11/2014) The … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 7: Multilayer prints (part 3)
Yes, that’s right, I’ve had another go at it even though I said I was moving on. I can’t seem to let it go until I’ve figured out how to get these prints right – and I’ve finally done it. … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 7: Review
During this project did you experience any problems or difficulties? Can you identify ways to solve them? I think it’s fair to say that the questions above have been asked and answered in every post as I’ve worked my way … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 7: Research Point
Look at the work of Edward Bawden, and his son, contemporary printmaker Richard Bawden. Take a close look at how they have worked with multiple blocks. What can you learn from them? Edward Bawden (1903-1989) The first time I came … Continue reading
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Print 1. Project 7: Multilayer prints (part 2)
At the end of my last post I had decided to move to using print press runners and hand alignment, abandoning the jig. At the same time, I also decided to try some lighter weight Japanese papers without dampening them. … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 7: Multilayer prints
Circles prints. I’m getting good ink coverage on my print transfers and the new inking up process is working well, as are my good quality rollers. I have a range of 3 layer prints, none of which I feel are … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 7: A new start
A lot has happened since the preparation for this project back in January (post here) and I’ve started my design again from scratch. I’ll go back and revisit the Hobbit house image later perhaps. I’ve reverted to one of my … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 5 revisited.
Having printed some new images for project 6 and with my new roller having arrived today I thought that a few practice pieces were in order whilst trying it out. Hence the reason for back-tracking and printing a few more … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 6 revisited.
Since the monotype workshop last week I’ve been practicing my printing techniques, right from preparing the inks, through to rolling on the work space, rolling ink onto the lino and preparing and printing through my press. Things have improved enormously … Continue reading
The perils and pitfalls of printing
8 months ago I started the OCA course Printmaking 1. It has been 8 months of unrewarding difficulty, constant print problems, severe and extended angst and a loss of confidence, motivation and drive. I’m not satisfied with much of the … Continue reading
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Print 1. Project 6: Shell linoprint.
The aim of this exercise, for my own gratification, was to create a lino print with a sense of movement. I also wanted to play with a reduced colour palette, altering the quantities of the chosen colours to create different … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 6: Sketchbook, shell linoprint.
Everyone draws shells. It feels like a beginner project and something that every hand holding a pencil has to have a go at. I know many of my friends have drawn some wonderful examples, but not me. It’s a demonstration … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 6: Single colour linocut – Shoe
Working from this drawing I made a few months ago my aim was to translate it into a single colour linocut whilst maintaining as much detail as possible. The questions I started with were: Can I create a dimensional image … Continue reading
Print 1. Project 5: Learning to linocut
Lino sampler. I took a 20x30cm lino piece, marked it into 5cm squares and explored my cutting tools. I started by using one tool per section and progressed to mixing them to achieve more complex patterns. Pictured above are the … Continue reading
Print 1. Part 2: Linocuts – Equipment & set-up.
Preparing workspace and equipment. The workbench remains the same with the glass sheets to mix colours and roll ink but an additional area has been prepared for cutting the lino. Above left to right: This first set of 6 cutting … Continue reading
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