Screen Printing

Christmas has rolled round again and this year I've screen printed some more t-shirts for gifts. I wanted to try printing on darker colours this year so I bought some Permaset Supercover ink. I was worried that the ink would be too thick for the thermofax screens but it was fine, I just had to be careful to wash the screen out quickly, and the results had excellent coverage.

Handmade notebooks

This time I've decided to try some relief printing on my handmade book covers so that I can produce a wider selection of designs more affordably.

Ella -Linocut Print

Charlie-Bear Linocut

A gift for a new arrival, using water-based inks on Zerkall Smooth paper, with highlights in white acrylic.

Limited Edition Linoprints

Since the new year I've been working on producing a collection of limited edition original linocut prints. This is what I have come up with so far. Each image is a limited edition of 25, each printed with water based inks onto Zerkell Extra Smooth cotton rag acid free printmaking paper.

Blue Orpington

A limited edition print series of 25. Printed on my new relief press using Zerkell Extra Smooth paper.

Ruaridh

A gift for a new arrival. I've used my new Zerkell Extra Smooth paper. I'm really pleased with the way the paper holds the ink, definately worth the investment.

A New Printing Press

Now, the truth is, I am a very competitive gift giver. I like to think I give the best gifts, that my friends and family will really enjoy. This year I thought I had "won" Christmas, I was REALLY pleased with myself. However, underneath the tree this year was this AMAZING  SHINY NEW HOMEMADE RELIEF PRESS that my lovely partner had made for me, from scratch! I'm so excited, I've only had a couple of goes yet, but this has inspired me to order some Zerkell Extra Smooth paper.