"Linocut" Blogs & Blog Posts

Earlier this year, end of February beginning of March I finished this print."Authenticity" is a limited edition reductive linocut print that was submitted to the Horned Toad Print Exchange in El Paso. I do have a few left over prints that didn't make...

On February 18th, I taught a B&W Block Printing Workshop at Visual Voice Gallery in Truro with such a wonderful group of ladies. Here are some process photos: Haley carving her block from a piece of Marmoleum.Inking her block to pull a proof...

On Friday January 27th, I got up early, packed the car and headed back to Wolfville, NS for another Printmaking marathon weekend at Shipston Designs Studios. The wonderful Julie and her welcoming husband Peter hosted me on their beautiful property. M...

At the end of last year, and early in January I finished the print "self-sufficient". Here are some process images. "self-sufficient" is a reduction print, which means that all the separate colour layers where printed from the same block. With the la...

During the Christmas holidays and in the beginning of the year I spent time in the studio creating small reductive linocuts. Printing at least one colour per day, sometimes two until the piece is done. This was the first in the batch. I've thoroughly...

After more than a year had passed since I printed the first proof of "The Adventurous Soul" I finally had the opportunity to edition the print. In need of a large space to be able to spread out and hang the prints and be uninterrupted, Julie at Ships...

On November 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th I taught a "Block Printing for the Soul" class at the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design at the Halifax Seaport. This and 2 other classes will be offered again early next year, I believe registration for those...