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Colour linocut workshop at Art Academy London

My colour linocut workshop at Art Academy London has just finished; four days of learning about mixing and layering colour and making multi block linocuts. The Art Academy is near London Bridge, a stone’s throw from Borough Market and every printmaker’s favourite supplier, Intaglio Printmaker (I took the students there at lunchtime on day two […]

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Sgraffito plate

Linocut and clay workshop

One of my aims for this year was to collaborate with other artists. Hello Print Studio provides the perfect setting for this. Hello is the printmaking studio I set up last year in Margate and is housed at Resort Studios, an open-plan multi-disciplinary space with a constant stream of creative minds flowing in and out. […]

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Castle Montefiore Conca

Linocut and letterpress workshop in Italy

Linocut and letterpress workshop at Opificio della Rosa I have just got back from Italy where I was running a linocut and letterpress workshop at Opificio della Rosa, Montefiore Conca. This is the third year I have run the course and it was as fun as ever playing with wooden blocks in an old castle […]

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Two linocuts

Linocutboy at The London Illustration Fair

The London Illustration Fair is this weekend and I’ll be there, selling my linocut prints and cards and generally enjoying myself. This year I am joined by my fellow Resort Studios artists Heidi Plant and Block Colour under the Hello Print Studio banner. Our stand will have a summery seaside feel to tie in with […]

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Linocut and Letterpress workshop in Italy

This summer I’m running another linocut and letterpress workshop in Italy. Set in a stunning medieval castle, Opificio della Rosa is a low environmental impact printmaking studio run by my friend Umberto Giovannini. Each summer the studio hosts a number of visiting artists who come to teach various printmaking processes, including woodcut and copper engraving. […]

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Sean Starwars

Half Cut exhibition – photos

Here are some photos from the exhibition I’ve just curated. Half Cut: Linocuts and Woodcuts is on at Stour Space in Hackney Wick, East London until 31st March 2014. The exhibition features prints by Victoria Browne, Umberto Giovannini, Nick Morley (me!), Peter Rapp, Heidi Plant, Sean Starwars, Euan G. Stewart and Mark Andrew Webber.

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Top Ten Tips for Linocutting

Here are my top ten tips for linocutting. Practise first Before you go straight into carving a design make a test print on a small piece of lino. Practise making a range of marks. Don’t worry about making a recognisable image, just play around and make as many different shaped cuts as you can – […]

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Half Cut – exhibition of linocuts and woodcuts

I am curating an exhibition of linocuts and woodcuts at Stour Space in Hackney Wick in London next month with some of my favourite artists. Half Cut Stour Space, 7 Roach Road, Hackney Wick, London E3 2PA Private View: Thursday 6th March 2014 7-11pm Opening Times: 7th – 31st March 9am-5pm daily An exhibition of linocut […]

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Linocut cards

Make a linocut anti-Valentine card

I am delighted to be featured in The Guardian today. Now you too can make your own linocut anti-Valentines cards. Have a look in Do Something magazine (p30) or visit the Guardian website for step-by-step instructions. I am also offering 20% off everything at my Etsy shop until 28/2/14 but you will have to follow […]

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Anti-Valentines cards

Sick of Valentines Day already? Want something different? Planning to dump that special someone? I have the answer! My brand new linocut anti-Valentines cards are now available from my Etsy shop and a number of fashionable retailers. Get them while they’re hot! Also available is my version of Cupid, updated for our times with his […]

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