This is one of the photographs I have used for ‘inspiration’ for this particular waratahs design. Below is a close up of some of the first carvings on this block. At this stage I am still deciding on the style … Continue reading Carving a Linoblock…’Regeneration’ – Complex Waratah Design

Sometimes when I print a design I decide to change something about it or add something to the design after I have done the initial proof prints. This is the case with the recent Banksia coccinea design. You can see the linocut block on top of the proof print which I have handcoloured – painted with watercolours. This initial rough proof print seemed ok but when I printed a couple of extras that I thought I might need as watercolour proofs I found that the carving of some of the stamen within the banksias was simply not deep enough and … Continue reading Linocut carving and re-carving – Banksia coccinea