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In this blog post, you can read about the process of creating a collograph.  I have used this technique in many of my handmade prints - most recently, as part of my Parakeet and Cherry Blossom Statement Print.  The cherry blossom tree in grey and pink is a collagraph, and perfectly compliments the green parakeet linocuts.  Collographs are a brilliant... View more

Last week, I described the process behind cutting out the linocut blocks for my two colour print of bumble bees.  You can see my it above, a yellow block followed by a black block, printed onto handmade paper with petals embedded into it.  This week, I'm going to describe the different stages of printing it up. You can see here... View more

Today is a blog post for fellow printmakers! It is about the importance of making use of texture in linocuts, especially if it is a one colour linocut.  Texture adds interest and realism.  You can create texture by using different sized tools. Here are some of my tools here. You can see they have different size cutting grooves. Using a variety of... View more