I draw, I sketch and produce mixed-media collages but my absolute passion is for linocutting, and it has been since the mid 1990's. I enjoy the physical process of cutting and carving the lino with freshly honed tools and I find the variety of styles and marks I can achieve with such simple materials always challenging but endlessly surprising and satisfying. You can read more about me and my work here.
NEWS SNIPPETS - October 2026
I'm now settled into my new home in the Vale of Clwyd and (at last) my studio, 'Stiwdio Hyfryd' (literally translated as Delightful studio) is up and running.
Stiwdio Hyfryd welcomed its first visitors as part of the Clwydian Creatives Art Trail throughout September and over the four weekends I was open, I estimate approximately 100 people crossed the threshold, maybe more. My visitors book showed that there's definitely a call for linocut workshops in the area, so the next few weeks will be spent creating a programme of workshops and Masterclasses for all levels of students, from absolute beginners to more experienced printmakers.
Denbigh has over 200 historic buildings, some of which I'm capturing in a new set of linocuts called 'The Denbigh Series'. The first, a duo of buildings (Siop Clwyd and Sandbank Bakery) on Denbigh's High Street is complete and is available on a new 'Urban' page in the gallery shop.
Some Christmassy lino blocks are also beginning to take shape - cards and new wooden tags/tree decorations. These will be available on the website early November, all being well.
Reduction linocutting is one of the most complex and intriguing forms of relief printmaking - it requires having to work with a reversed sketch or drawing, being able to envisage multiple layers of tone and colour, all whilst working toward a final image which exists only in my head.
The reduction process involves using a single block of lino which is progressively cut away for each layer of colour. As the block is essentially destroyed during the process, a reduction print can never be reprinted or re-editioned, guaranteeing a genuinely limited edition.
