I have also been taught how to cast pewter by a friend. It was great fun especially as it involved sawing and drilling to finish things off!

It was so hot in the print studios so wasn’t sure these were going to get finished.

Peaks / valleys is made from lead type and Ebb & flow is a mix of wooden and lead type. Both prints took much patience with alignment!

I am on a 2 day letterpress course at the moment. Spent the day positioning my type in a rather complicated fashion. Looking forward to finishing the 2 colour prints tomorrow.

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I just spent 2 days making boxes for books and objects with the ever patient Meg Richardson.

A clam case for my Home (2014) book and a box full of compartments for printing supplies. A great deal of concentration was required!

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There’s been a bit of a gap due to hundreds of pieces of work that needed assessing!

Just started thinking about next wlyb exhibition theme = ebb and flow. Beginning with some circles which look a little like continents when they are printed. The nooks and crannies that resemble fjords and rivers are in fact edges of words.

Was sorting out some screen prints this morning and then the sun started to come out. This meant a trip to my rented plot of land on an organic small holding. Spent a lot of time weeding and strimming. Below is the garlic which is doing really well – shame I am allergic to it!