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Wood engraving of the trees in front of the bunkers at Fort Worden located in Port Townsend, Washington. Inspiration comes from nature and the troubled times we are in.

A Gathering of Umbrage, Kathleen Thoma, porchoir, dry point, monotype, collage, 16 3/4in x 20 1/2in Happy Print Day in May! I love this event and seeing work from all over the world. My contribution work this year is called "A Gathering of Umbrage", which is a collection of elements…

So happy to participate in this event. Great to see so many printmaker working together. I lived in San Francisco for long time before I move back to Japan. Big shout out to the CSP! First time to printed background and paper stencils in same day. It worked fine to…

I am an artist printmaker and my processes draw on techniques that combine mixed media and painterly printmaking, including collagraphy, monotype and chine collé. I direct the oscillation between abstract and representational forms that have their sources in nature, emotion and personal human experience. I seek to draw the viewer…

The memo said use earth colours. Not everyone did but we are pleased with result of each persons effort! Most of whom are not printmakers...!

Two mono-prints from my drawings of dancers.

I have been creating frog images in my work as representing sentinels to the health of both our and their environments. Some are in fused glass others using polymer plates. In this print, I utilized an eco printed base paper background of plants to gracefully arch around an intaglio print…

This is my first time taking part in Print day in May. I had a lot of fun experimenting with texture and colour, started this morning and just finished (15.00 GMT) Each bird is a separate lino so positioning is 'random'. I will post a video on my Instagram account…

"The Silent Cop" refers to the black and white obelisk in Port Adelaide which used to stand at the intersection of St. Vincent Street and Commercial Road to direct traffic in place of a policeman on traffic duty. This 3 colour reduction linocut depicts "The Silent Cop" in Port Adelaide…

Spotted this weird midcentury metal chair at the House of Modernity show, held in a semi-derelict house in a posh part of LONDON. Image squared up, enlarged onto lino and a new background begins to take shape. My plan of attack wasn't very well conceived so I've ended up with…