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a drawing of a tree in the middle of a field with blue sky and clouds behind it

These two prints by Rosie are good examples of some of the elements of our print-making which were on show at the Gardens Gallery. They are both linocuts made by the reduction method, which allows us to create multi-coloured images from the same block by re-carving it between each layer of differently coloured ink which makes up the finished image. Both images, The Elms and The Chesnut are composed from four colours. In both instances, the first ink is a pale one, and the block has been…

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an image of a man and woman laying on the ground with flowers in the background

The first time I carved a reduction linocut was a revelation. It was also the first time I printed a linocut from a Vandercook letterpress, so the revelations multiplied over one another to create a printmaking experience that has shaped my artistic practice ever since. Yeah. I love it.

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a person is cutting paper with scissors on a piece of wood that has been painted blue and white

Hannah Shepheard - Linocut Print Artist on Instagram: "Sunny skies and blue seas, this reduction linocut still makes me dreams of holidays by the coast 🤩. #linocut #seascape #sailingboat #sailingdreams #nauticalart #linoblock #printmakingprocess #artprocessvideo #holidaybeach #bythesea"

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