A Birthday To Do List
04/08/11
A client of mine recently asked me if I could make a special birthday card for a close female relative... of course I was happy to oblige! After a quick discussion about the recipient, I devised an interesting ‘Birthday To-Do List’ card - personalised, of course. And here’s the result:
I think it’s a lot of fun (especially the bit about waving your hands in the air like you just don’t care...)!
If you have a forthcoming special event, why not commission Wink to make a card or print - and put a smile on your favourite person’s face
I think it’s a lot of fun (especially the bit about waving your hands in the air like you just don’t care...)!
If you have a forthcoming special event, why not commission Wink to make a card or print - and put a smile on your favourite person’s face
An Apple for the Teacher
02/07/11
In this digital age sometimes it’s nice to push the keyboard to one side and get your hands dirty with a bit of old-fashioned artwork once in a while. When I unearthed my old lino cutting tools recently, I set to work making a linoprint...
Lino cutting tool and blades
Linocut printmaking dates back to the turn of the century when was originally used to print wallpapers. In later years artists such as Matisse, Picasso and Escher all used linocuts, which helped to establish it as a professional print medium. Using a sheet of linoleum, sharp knives and special v-shaped chisels are used to gouge the surface, leaving raised areas onto which ink is placed and a print can be made by pressing the linocut onto a sheet of paper.
As the end of the school term approaches I decided to cut a print that could be used as a design for a Teacher’s Thank You card. In the picture below you can see the linocuts I made and their mirror-image prints on the paper. Visit the shop so see the finished card, made using the original paper print combined with contemporary digital methods.
Lino cutting tool and blades
Linocut printmaking dates back to the turn of the century when was originally used to print wallpapers. In later years artists such as Matisse, Picasso and Escher all used linocuts, which helped to establish it as a professional print medium. Using a sheet of linoleum, sharp knives and special v-shaped chisels are used to gouge the surface, leaving raised areas onto which ink is placed and a print can be made by pressing the linocut onto a sheet of paper.
As the end of the school term approaches I decided to cut a print that could be used as a design for a Teacher’s Thank You card. In the picture below you can see the linocuts I made and their mirror-image prints on the paper. Visit the shop so see the finished card, made using the original paper print combined with contemporary digital methods.