Nonsense Poetry Bird Linocuts!

For the Off the Press Festival I made two linocut prints based on nonsense poems about birds - poems we had recited to us by my Dad as kids and knew by heart! 

The Cormorant poem is by Christopher Isherwood. The Pelican poem is by Dixon Lanier Merritt - facts I only found out when researching for the exhibition! 

These are photos of the prints as they are too big for my scanner - hence the slightly wonky colours. 

Off the Press Festival

Sheffield Printmakers are holding an exhibition of prints inspired by the written word, in conjunction with the Off the Shelf festival in October. I'll be exhibiting one or two prints based on nonsense verse about birds! See flyer for more details... http://sheffieldprintmakers.com/

Sheffield Printmakers Website

Sheffield Printmakers now has a website. Have a look at it by following the link on the right. It's a relatively new group, championing the art of printmaking in Sheffield. I'm a member! 

Tools Linocuts

Black and White version of tools linocut

Black and Red version of tools linocut

A Few Bird Prints

Pheasant Linocut - 57 x 77mm

Lone Magpie Linocut - 155 x 203mm

Heron Linocut - 70 x 100mm