In the print studio … first proofs – averting problems with stray lino chips

Today I made it to the print studio to do some proof printing of my new design - 'Postcards' series - Sturt Desert Pea. Here is the final carved lino block. One of the curses of printmakers is dirt and lino chip particles that get mixed with the ink and end up on the block... Continue Reading →

May 10, 2012 2

Outside my Studio Window: Blue Faced Honeyeater & Banksia robur

I have planted 2 large banksias just outside the very large windows in my drawing studio. They are a Banksia serrata and a Banksia robur. I have done this deliberately as they attract some beautiful birds, as well as the usual annoying culprits like the native noisy miner. One of my regular visitors are a... Continue Reading →

May 4, 2012 4

Three new small linocuts for 2012

Well I have managed to get three small linocut designs carved, printed & handcoloured. Banksia Square is a small 15 x 15 cm handcoloured linocut of the Coastal Banksia - Banksia integrifolia. Flannel Flowers Square - again a 15 x 15 cm handcoloured linocut of the ever gorgeous flannel flowers - Actinotus helianthii. Powderpuff Lillypilly... Continue Reading →

April 26, 2012 0

‘Off to War’ The journey of Emanuel Weir – WW2 Veteran – Anzac Day 2012

For Anzac Day 2012 I thought I would tell part of my father-in-law - Emanuel Stephen Weir's journey of service to becoming a pilot originally for the RAAF and then to serve in the RAF in Europe in WW2. We have two records of part of my - a very short outline I asked him... Continue Reading →

April 25, 2012 18

New ANZAC BISCUIT Labels – Irrewarra Bakery

A little while ago Bronwynne Calvert from Irrewarra Bakery in Victoria contacted me about using a couple of my designs for new labels for their delicious Anzac Biscuits. I know they are delicious because, despite not living in Victoria and never having been to the Irrewarra Bakery, she sent me some sample packets. The biscuits... Continue Reading →

April 11, 2012 6

‘Postcards’ Designs – Designing Linocuts

I have been working on some new designs based around those old fashioned postcards from towns popular in the early last century, where there is the overlay of a drawing creating a 'window' with the photography of the place behind it. So the idea is to use a 'picture frame' of black and white 'pattern'... Continue Reading →

April 7, 2012 4