A quick update...I have been working...albeit it very slowly...on these small designs but not getting a long way. Sometimes life and circumstances make for slow progress. This is the current state - four small linocut carvings completed and starting on a fifth - only eight to go! I have also had 2 more visits to... Continue Reading →
Just a quick update to let you know I am carving the Tawny Frogmouth Expressions linocuts! They are smaller blocks and I am back to using the grey silkcut lino which is nice. I am trying to take regular breaks and watch that I don't spend too much time bent over in the same position... Continue Reading →
Over a week ago I went to a see a local wildlife carer release two Tawny Frogmouths from his care. These had been young baby Tawny Frogmouths when they had been found and have been cared for until they have reached this stage and are ready to be released. There was a strong bond with... Continue Reading →
I have finally completed 4 new linocut designs. They are part of my Design Art Series and are designs using Australian Wildflowers. The last two are directly inspired and taken from own native garden. The first is Scarlet Banksia - Banksia coccinea This design is based on the Native Mistletoe - a parasitic native but... Continue Reading →
As usual for this time of year my Ivory Curl Flower Tree - Buckinghamia celsissima - puts on the most magnificent display of flowers. Every year this tree gets bigger and it is pointed out that perhaps it should be pruned but at this time of year there is no way I would consider pruning... Continue Reading →
Just off to the studio to make prints....some orders...and some of those new freshly carved designs...more soon!
