Posts about Linocut

Woe’s Hollow

I don’t know about you, but for me, Severance is one of the most captivating and visually stunning shows I’ve seen in a long time. S2E4 in particular was enthralling. John Turturro’s Irving B. in the fur hat against the stark landscape inspired this print.

My Family

I was encouraged to get back to doing some printmaking by my Mother-in-law (thanks Emi!)…and my family were the perfect subjects.

Four Brothers

I was was honoured to be commissioned to create portraits of these four brothers.

Clive Lewis’s Studio

This past Christmas (as always), Tara got me a really thoughtful gift. A yet-to-be-chosen print by local Guelph printmaker Clive Lewis!

Branches #2

Continuing with the tangled wood theme, I created this smaller version of Branches (aptly titled, I think). You can get this on a tee shirt too.

Branches

This linocut print explores the intricate detail of a tangle of tree branches. I also created a smaller version.

Galt Wood Co.

When I contacted George from the Galt Wood Company about making a walnut vanity, he asked if I’d like to create a linocut poster for his new showroom.

S’wheat Thang

I had the extremely good fortune of contributing a design to the latest “Welly One-off” by Wellington Brewery, Canada’s oldest independently owned microbrewery.

Fish and Bird

This hand-coloured linocut print was done as a gift for my son and was inspired by the lovely lyrics of the Tom Waits song.

Nice

This is a two-colour linocut print. If it’s not obvious, the subject matter borrows heavily from the lettering on gas station ice freezers. It’s nice. You can get this on a tee shirt too.

Green Chair

This little three-colour linocut is based on an old green mid-century modern chair I used to have. Got it at Value Village. I loved that chair.

The Greys

This is another oldy-but-goody. This hand-coloured linocut print depicts my sister’s family with their two cats.

Hand-printed Posters

In keeping with my “looking back” theme, here’s an old promotional poster I made about 10 (!) years ago.

Floodstock 12

This year’s Floodstock poster direction was simple: a rooster. Nothing more to it.

Lloyd

This two-colour linocut was done as a gift for my sister. It depicts her cat who is always getting into some sort of trouble.

Tara

Inspired by my lovely wife Tara, this 3-colour linocut is based on a photograph from our amazing trip to Newfoundland.

Aziraphale and Crowley

I was invited by Akemi Nishidera of Kozo Studio to contribute a print to a project she was working on: a colouring book for grown-ups.

The New

This linocut print was based on a graffiti-inspired sketch. Apparently I had typography on my mind.

Mumble Jumble #2

Continuing on with the doodle-inspired prints, the piece is a three-colour linocut. I printed this on the Vandercook which is much easier than burnishing by hand!

Mumble Jumble #1

This three-colour linocut was based on a series of doodles. It was one of my first prints and each one was burnished by hand.

Heart and Brain

These three-colour linocut cards were used as promotional pieces. I’ve always been fairly haphazard when it comes to registering multi-colour prints so I generously ‘trap’ the plates to minimize gaps.

King, Queen, Jack

This was a series of hand-coloured prints I did for holidays gifts (anything to avoid the mall).

Self Portrait

One of many (many!) self-portraits I’ve done over the years, I played around with variations in the printing process with this series.

Mom

This two-colour linocut is based on a photo from about 30 years ago, and for those who have never met my mom, I think it really captures her.

Yayoi

I had a difficult time getting the likeness but I think I’ve captured her. I submitted this two-colour linocut print as well as Mom to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s In Your Face exhibition.