No I haven't dropped off the end of the earth - things have just been hectic and stressful this year. I have however just finally got around to posting a new design!! It had it's beginning a few years ago in one of my sketchbooks as a scribbled design that I developed last year and... Continue Reading →
Designing a linocut – the process of one design – Part 3
They say sometimes what goes around comes around. Or perhaps it should be called in this instance the sometimes 'obsessive' nature of artists!! After spending ages on the original drawing design - inking it up and then deciding to fiddle around with it to make it just that little bit better - I have taken... Continue Reading →
The Big Ride for the Big Issue
A little while back I was approached by Jo Southwell to use one of my designs on cycling jerseys which would be worn for The Big Ride that she and Anne Hayres are participating in that is a series of fundraising cycling events culminating in a ride from London to Paris in July. They are... Continue Reading →
Linocut Carving – Progress on current work
Well I have been carving some designs over the last 2 weeks. I had earlier completed the Banksia coccinea and Native Mistletoe and as the Native rhododendron was on the carving board I decided to finish that. As part of this series I have also completed the Gum Blossoms and have almost finished the Everlasting... Continue Reading →