Anzac Day – Lest we forget….

This Anzac Day my youngest son will march with his grandfather's medals in our little local Anzac Day March. His grandfather served in the RAAF in Europe but passed away 2 years ago. War is a terrible thing but it is important for us to remember the courage, strength and mateship of those that fought... Continue Reading →

April 24, 2008 0

New Zealand Wildflowers – Handcoloured Linocut

Being impatient I usually end up putting one of the less successful prints on top of my oil heater to dry it as quickly as possible. So this is the one that dried much more quickly and today I managed to do the first handcolouring 'master' on which I record all the colours for each... Continue Reading →

April 22, 2008 4

New Zealand Wildflowers – Final print processes

I finally made it into the studio to print this morning! This is an image of the first print off the block. The next step is waiting for it to dry and then handcolouring. I use an oil based ink to print the black which can take a few days to dry depending on the... Continue Reading →

April 20, 2008 1

Correa reflexa

This is another correa I have in my garden - Correa reflexa. There are a few variations of correa reflexa and I am not sure which one this is but it has beautiful pale flowers that continue to bloom over many months. ...one of my linocut designs 86.Correa...

April 20, 2008 0

The Final Cut – New Zealand Wildflowers Linocut block

Finally finished carving the New Zealand Wildflowers Linocut block. I have chosen to cut around the edges to get the lines I want without any additional ink marks coming from stray pieces of lino. Unfortunately I will be busy for the next 3 days so it will be Saturday before I can print it. Copyright... Continue Reading →

April 15, 2008 4

New Zealand Wildflowers – Linocut

...Following are images of the wildflowers used to create the NZ Wildflowers Linocut design...

April 14, 2008 0

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