I am so itching to get back to this but in the meantime am busy making embossing plates of decorative capitals and another lino-cut for a welcome pamphlet.  I have done about 6 caps, with 20 to go. Ah well! Still reflecting on thorns so I had another look at Nkosi Sikele which I did in 2001. Interestingly I was inspired by the Lindisfarne capitals here, but tried to interpret them in an African way. This little piece is 30cm X 15cm on vellum which has been stretched over a frame.   … [Read more...]