Burnishing With A Spoon Technique

Burnishing With A Spoon Technique

by | Feb 21, 2023

Hand-printing linocuts using a spoon is a simple technique I learnt years ago, during my first encounter with relief printing at a WEA workshop called Printing Without a Press, led by Maggie Slingsby. I started making A4 and larger images, both single colour and...

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Guest Blog for International Women’s Day 8th March

Guest Blog for International Women’s Day 8th March

by | Jun 4, 2022

Hello, my name is Mitra Behnegar.  I live in Buxton in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District, and I’m a hair stylist and artist. I grew up in Iran, trained as a teacher, and taught Art and Design in high school before moving to England as an adult. After settling in...

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Using Mark Making Techniques

Using Mark Making Techniques

by | Oct 20, 2021

What Is Mark Making?  Mark making is any mark made using any material on any surface, such as: pencil on paper photoshop brush mark on a screen scratch in clay paint on a canvas carving into lino adding and removing ink on an acrylic plate or a gelatin plate to create...

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More than We Bargained for

More than We Bargained for

by | Oct 12, 2021

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester: 8-10 October 2021 We were delighted to revisit GNCCF this month after a gap of a couple of years. Luckily I’m on the mailing list or we might not have gone (subscribe at https://www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/ ). The...

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What is a Lino Print?

What is a Lino Print?

by | Sep 6, 2021

What is Lino Printing? Lino printing also known as lino cutting, is seen as a traditional printmaking method. The Process You cut a design into a block of lino with a variety of tools available (from e.g Jacksons, Handprinted or Turners art specialists). Then  the...

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What Are Limited Edition Prints

What Are Limited Edition Prints

by | Aug 18, 2021

All of the lino prints in my shop and gallery are “Limited Edition” prints. But what does this mean for the person who buys my artworks? Creating a Limited Edition Print I first make a printing block to print from (This is a carved lino block). Then I ink up the block...

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What is a Monoprint?

What is a Monoprint?

by | Jul 6, 2021

What is Monoprinting? Monoprinting is known as a painterly method of printing as it is essentially a printed painting. A monoprint is one of a short series. It often begins life as an etched plate, a lithograph, a collograph or a serigraph. The basic image remains the...

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