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Drawing: ‘Shrink’ figures
Inspired by a couple of blogs I follow, both owners being amazing at drawing, a couple of weeks ago I bought a book on figure…
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Lino: Silhouette Trees
I may veer off to the side sometimes but I always return to unfinished projects. A year ago I played with two similar linocuts, positive…
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Wine and cheese linocut: Final stage
How to focus a mind in turmoil…… Loving this project but my brain has been well over-stimulated and darting in multiple directions, even though nothing…
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It’s amazing what inspires ideas
Today I was flattening and tearing up boxes for recycling. Being too lazy to move from my seat in the sun to go and find…
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Wine & cheese linocut: Stage 2
I took masses of photos of red wine in a glass from various angles, with and without shadows. It was refilled once or twice as…
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Wine & cheese linocut: Stage 1
I’ve been drawing for days, 20-30 minutes each day, in preparation for my next print project. I’ve started with a wine glass and have discovered…
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Exploring charcoal
I’ve played with charcoal once or twice in the past, never really got to grips with it but interested all the same. So I joined…
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The whitest of white
A day of paper-making this week produced some pristine white A4 sheets ready for printing on in a couple of weeks. Using scraps of recycled…
Welcome, and I hope you enjoy my creative journey…
My blog documents my (mainly) print and creative pursuits, both those that are successful and those that aren’t. I post many step-by-step processes as a personal record but also to aid others following similar paths looking for instruction, tips and ideas. I hope you find it useful.
My galleries showcase some of my favourite works including an ever increasing range of artist books I enjoy creating.
If you’ve any questions, advice or just want to comment please feel free to contact me. I’d love to hear from you!

