Engraving a block of lemonwood in my garden studio, listening to the bird song 🐦⬛
This is a multiple block wood engraving, 3 more blocks to follow. The final image will be made by all 4 blocks printed in layers.
#printmakingart #woodengraving
Only 2 days left to visit my solo exhibition at WhiteSpace gallery 76 E Crosscauseway in Edinburgh. Lovely fellow printmaker @sarahrossthompson.bsky.social stopped by the other day and took these photos (the first one is my fave 🤣) Here today until 4 and tomorrow 11-2.
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The opening of my exhibition was wonderful, thank to everyone who came!
A huge ‘thank you’ to Doug Tiplady 🎷, Dave Ellis (double bass) and Graeme Stephen for making my big night very special!
The exhibition is open 11-4pm until Thursday the 10th
📍WhiteSpace Gallery
76 E Crosscauseway EH8 9HQ
Thank you so much for the shoutout! ☺️
Thank you 😊
The very beginning of a multi-block wood engraving
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Thank you! I’ve got mixed feelings about it just now but it’ll hopefully pass! 😊
A colour wood engraving. 10 months in the works, not everything worked out and I’m not sure I’m entirely happy about it - need to put some distance between us as I’ve been staring at it for too long!
Pandora looking at a jar she’s not supposed to open. #printmaking #woodengraving
Thank you, Mat! @matpringle.bsky.social
I’m happy to say that I’ll be teaching 2 linocut workshops during my upcoming exhibition in Edinburgh - an introductory half-a-day on Sunday 6 July and a full day on Tue 8 July. Very small classes, friendly and relaxing environment. Booking is open now: www.mashaandtheprints.com/classes
On the home stretch with this colour wood engraving I started in September. I’ve struggled with this on and off for 9 months now, almost convincing myself that it won’t be anything like what I envisaged when I set off.
Can’t wait to proof all the colours together and see for myself if it worked 🤞
Thank you, Cally. A few very busy weeks ahead 😬!
Thank you for sharing, John!
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I’m thrilled to announce an upcoming solo exhibition of wood engravings and linocuts.
5-10th of July at WhiteSpace gallery.
There will be linocut and wood engraving demos and I’m also planning to run a workshop-more details to follow.
So excited (and a tad nervous) about this! ☺️🤞
Results of some inky play. Fiddly to print these overlapping blocks but I like how the results are all different.
#printmaking #linocut
‘Autumn in Holyrood’ multiple block linocut, fresh off the press. Music by my other half Doug Tiplady 🎷 and his band SunJuice
Many thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you very much, Mat!
Finished! A new linocut, 17 colours over 4 carved blocks of Lino. Pretty happy with it. Tried a few new things here, I especially enjoyed the slightly abstract elements - more of that to come I think. Inspired by our beautiful neighbourhood (Holyrood in Southside Edinburgh).
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Thank you for the introduction, I’m so looking forward to the Festival!
Thank you!
Results of a little play with old blocks of lino. Enjoyed that, maybe an idea for a fabric pattern if I ever get round to making one. 🤔
‘Peonies’ linocut from 2020 with a new colour way - a blend of green and pink. Very tricky to ink up and blend these two colours (on the same block of lino) so only got 2 good prints. Like this colour combo though.
Many thanks!
Just treated myself to a copy 😊
It’s a beautiful print, John!
A glimpse of where I’m at with this multi-block linocut. It kind of grew arms and legs and the proofing is taking ages. There are plenty of colours on 4 blocks and the intensity and transparency of each colour needs to be just right, and each layer needs to dry before I print the next layer.
Thank you for the shoutout! Very much looking forward to August 😊
