'Written in the stars' - new love quote linocut in the shop

So I've been getting all mushy in preparation for Valentine's day and I've finished this linocut monoprint. It is of a couple stargazing out in the mountains. Written in the sky is a quote by Aristotle, 'love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.' It was really fun making this, and it was my first time creating a 'rainbow' roll background. That is where you roll several colours at once on one roller.

Here's the finished print:

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 © Laura Long 2014

© Laura Long 2014

© Laura Long 2014

And these are some work-in-progress shots of cutting the block for the pine trees:

Brains, brains, brains - 20:20 Print 2013

The last few weeks I've been busy cutting and printing lots of brains for the 20:20 print exhibition. This is an annual print exchange run by Hot Bed Press where lots of different print workshops across the UK get 20 of their members together to make print editions to swap with other print workshops across the country. Each print must also be 20 x 20cm in size.

This is my first time taking part and I've really enjoyed putting together my largest edition size to date, with an edition of 25.

The print is all about anxiety, something I've been suffering a lot of recently, so I apologise if you find the final image colours a little too much, but that's what it's like in my head sometimes! I'm particularly pleased to have just hit the deadline amidst these last few days of printing and vomiting after catching some kind of winter bug. Here are some photos of my progress: