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Teign Artists will be launching this year’s Open Studios Trail, Six Days of Art, at Rill Estate near Buckfastleigh. The launch weekend is Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th May, 10am-5pm. See amazing artworks by acclaimed local artists in a beautiful location on the edge of Teignbridge. The trail itself will be held over the last [...]

I printed this block in just black, but I think I will experiment with two greys and black next. The wall in the foreground will be light grey, the middle ground including the tree and birds will be black and the sky will be dark grey – I think.

The first time that you ink up a block is very exciting. It’s the first time that you get a sense of the contrasts within the print.

image size (w x h) – 112mm x 292mm technique – linocut edition size – proof

This poor bittern probably requires a background of some reeds to hide in. I’m going to cut a second block for the background and print it in an olive green colour. image size (w x h) – 94mm x 298mm technique – linocut edition size – proof

A rather a lost and confused shag. image size (w x h) – 99mm x 295mm technique – linocut edition size – proof

No cutting today, just a trip to the laundrette, tidying up, hoovering, cooking and ironing. This image was part of a series of domestic images I cut for a book called Washday Whites.