Having cropped my chosen image (see previous blog post) I cut a piece of lino in reverse.

To provide more options I also designed and cut a stencil along similar lines. The stencil is shown on black paper so it’s more visible.

The lino was inked and a proof taken so design and cutting could be checked.

Some of the interference marks were cut away to create a cleaner print – they are most evident at the bottom right of the image above.

This book will be submitted for an exhibition that requires the use of handmade paper, so I selected my sheets.

I’ve chosen three different, but related, papers I made myself.

• Above left: Banana (inner and outer trunk) + orange peel and pith
• Above middle: Banana (outer trunk) + recycled cotton rag paper
• Above right: Orange peel and pith + mountboard

The sheets were cut to size ready for printing.