Early 20th Birthday.

On Friday I received this beautiful printing press in the post as an early 20th birthday present from my Dad. It's just a tad smaller than A3 but its perfect for what I will be using it for. Need to stock up on lino and polypropylene for making all the pretty prints! Will be looking into buying some plain tote bags to lino print onto in the near future too! 

In the last picture you can see the first etching I made using this press, so pleased with the result! 

Printing press, top view.

Printing press, side view.

First etching from my printing press.

Lino Printing.

A few weeks ago, I was packing up my house/room to move and came across a few spare pieces of lino which had never been cut. I put these to good use and made a bunch of prints, some leaf prints which are about the size of a standard bookmark, and some hannya mask prints which are roughly A5. Each print varies and has something different and unique about it, this is because each piece is hand printed (not printed using a press). I will be finishing the bookmarks in the coming weeks by making them double sided (red and black). These will be available later this week from my etsy here!

Bookmark linocut.

Bookmark prints before cutting.

Hannya mask A5 prints.