Linocut – Page 5 – berry daines

Virtual vandalism

September 9, 2018 berrydainesLeave a comment

A screenshot from early August 2018. I added this photo of a linocut to google maps as a visual celebration of misunderstandings. At the time, the gallery was showing “‘Dim ond geiriau ydi iaith’ (Language is only words)”, with the theme of word and image. My “No Need to Understand Everything” print sort of fits in with that idea, but wouldn’t have fitted into that exhibition.

This link has an interesting explanation of the poem quoted above: https://bywaryfiweng.wordpress.com/llyn-in-verse-myrddin-ap-dafydd-91013/

Sheela na gig

August 23, 2018 berrydainesLeave a comment

Linocut printed on Japanese paper, 12 x 9cm approx.

Might cut some more light areas, so it’s still a work in progress…

F*@& Art, Let’s Dance

August 3, 2018 berrydainesLeave a comment

Linocut (8 x 10cm-ish) printed with water-based ink. When opening a new tube of ink, a small amount of oily stuff leaks out before the colour. This print is a bit slimy but I like the effect so that’s something to dance about.

Sunshine and waves

July 8, 2018 berrydainesLeave a comment

This morning I was cutting little dots into the lino sea foam while listening to live radio coverage of the Thai cave rescue. News updates while printing said that some of the boys were out of the cave.

I was working in an attic room under an open skylight. The ink was weird in the heat, the paper kept blowing around in the breeze. I had intended to rub a bit of yellow ink into the centre of the sun, like an intaglio. Maybe next time.

Remember, no need to understand everything

June 7, 2018June 17, 2018 berrydaines2 Comments

Lino block (68 x 45cm) while being cut; then inked with linseed oil ink and printed onto linen. It needs more pressure, but the prints on japanese paper were ok.

Cat critic

April 7, 2018 berrydainesLeave a comment

Today I was cutting the little circles above the moons and below ‘rhaid deall’. All going well, it took most of an Archive Hour on the radio. Then, of course, there’s always a critic who has to sniff around the entire block.

Yuletide Felicitations!

December 21, 2017 berrydainesLeave a comment

Yule 2017

December 1, 2017December 28, 2017 berrydainesLeave a comment

Printing some postcards and a few cards to fold and put into envelopes when they’re dry…

Yuletide

October 25, 2017October 26, 2017 berrydainesLeave a comment

A thought, for those followers who are waiting for a linocut class. The picture shows a block that will be printed in one colour only. The outlines of the lettering have been cut first. At the moment I’m cutting around the holly leaves, not really staying with the pencil lines. Creative cutting?