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Linocut prints - handmade in Bristol, UK.

I started making linocut prints after a sudden burst of inspiration from watching an Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year. I had never seen or even heard of the linocut process before but I admired the simple, graphic style of print that it achieved and tried it out the very next day.

I tend to stick to quite minimal style linocut prints and go by the rule of thumb of asking myself whether I would like to receive the linocut print as a gift - if the answer is yes, then I get carving.

Each print is handmade, and often unique in its appearance as opposed to a machine printed image which will create multiple identical prints. This is part of the character of linocut prints.

The standard process of making a linocut print involves creating an initial sketch, which is then transferred to a linoleum block. Once the image is placed on to the block, it needs to be carved using specialist linocut tools - my tools of choice are by Pfeil. Once the linoleum block is fully carved, ink is rolled on to the surface and card is placed on top. Pressure is applied to the card surface and the card is removed, then left to dry.

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