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Screenprinted strips

September 18, 2013 by Lin Kerr Leave a Comment

We have a very, calligraphically speaking, exciting celebration next year in May. It is the Oxford Scribes 3oth anniversary. So there will be a big exhibition. We intend creating an installation - it may be a secret so I should not disclose what it is - but everyone has been asked to make ribbons from a colour selection of Canson Mi Tiente.   I thought that by screenprinting I could do something with quite small lettering on four sheets, covering both sides - so I did. The diagonally … [Read more...]

Lino – the 26-LX collaboration

May 21, 2013 by Lin Kerr Leave a Comment

  I told you all about the LX-26 collaboration where we were given a partner - I am partnered with Laura and we got a random word at The Word ceremony - www.linkerrdesign.co.uk/2013/05/lx-26-lino-is-it/  Our word is lino - so Laura came from London to visit me at Oxford at Oxford Printmakers Co-op. While I printed a lino cut, Laura cut one and then printed it - good for a first ever as you can see! She also tried her hand at screen printing and ghost embossing.  So far we have found about about … [Read more...]

My first lino-cut

July 6, 2012 by Lin Kerr 2 Comments

...well since I was ten.Bear in  mind that I'm doing this intuitively with no books or advice, but two nice tools and the suggestion that the new vinyl is softer than lino and that some people prefer it. This is because I have a time scale - this lino cut need to be cut and printed within three days, so I opted for the green vinyl. The casual wavy edges are deliberate. I'm sure I'll benefit greatly in my next one after consulting books and having advice!I traced it then remembered that prints … [Read more...]

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