Feb 26, 2013

Engraving tools.

Artfully blurred shot of some of my engraving tools. L to R: Extra Fine Scorper, Medium Spitsticker, Medium Scorper, Medium Lozenge.

Fish Woodblock Progress Images

I took a photo of it because when I go to tidy it up and remove the wood from the outside it's quite possible that I will slip and ruin it.




Preview print. I have to tidy up round those scales without hacking it to pieces. The image is approximately 55x30mm.



Feb 19, 2013

Rhino Woodcut



Drawing on Woodblock.

Feb 15, 2013

Today's Japanese word

Sai (Doesn't really go in the shopping list cards I suppose)

Feb 13, 2013

Feb 11, 2013

Another load of those old eraser prints Pt 2.

Approx. 75x100mm


This was based on a giraffe's skull but came out a bit comical.

Approx. 130x60mm

Fricka's tears. 45x78mm.


Grendel at Heorot.

Grendel meets Beowulf

60x20mm.




Shack at Dungeness. 78x45mm.


Feb 10, 2013

Another load of those old eraser prints Pt 1.

Captain Banbury

Carl Jung

August 2006

Einstein signing his first patent

Man of Geat


Ezra Pound

Marcel Breuer






Salmon

Rudolph (I cheated and coloured his nose after scanning)

A cup of tea in a Welsh cottage

White Poinsettia planted in a shoe



Feb 1, 2013

Japanese shopping list.

The first few of a set of Japanese flashcards I am making for myself to memorise everyday shopping items. Brushpen and coloured pencil.