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2 thoughts on “Hello Blackbird!”

Amanda May 7, 2011 at 8:27 pm

These are really wonderful : )
Sam Post authorJuly 10, 2011 at 7:31 am

Thanks Amanda!

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And it’s a wrap! Spent this morning being filmed

And it’s a wrap! Spent this morning being filmed making prints and a collage or two for an educational website. Despite having lots of pre-printed examples to show as well as a few collages ready, I still had the ‘rabbit in the headlights’ experience when the camera was actually rolling! I had my sidekick, aka daughter Annie helping out and demonstrating the techniques on film as well, which was a fun experience for her and made for a bit of a more of a realistic scenario, which might interest the kids it’s intended for a bit more than just boring old me. Many thanks to cameraman @leonlockley for making me feel so comfortable and for his patience while I waffled and fluffed my lines. Ha ha I can’t wait to see the results....I think...😂

Seeing as today it’s such a grey dank day here i

Seeing as today it’s such a grey dank day here in Sheffield, U.K. I thought I’d share a little bit about one of my tree prints. I’ve created lots of different tree prints over time and this bright bold zingy Tree in Blossom is one of my favourites.
It was printed using the two relief printing techniques I use most of the time, wood and lino cut printing. Although the design is fairly simple, it is actually made up of quite a few wood and lino blocks and many layers of print as each colour and each flower on the tree is a separate block. Each colour and each flower was printed separately and the print went through the press 11 times.
Part of the inspiration behind working with lots of cut out pieces of wood and lino is the simple wooden jigsaw puzzles I remember from my childhood. You know the ones where a cut out wooden shape fits into a pre cut space? The blocks in this tree print fit together in a similar way. I have always loved playing with cut out wood and lino shapes in my relief printing and seeing how the shapes work together, sometimes harmoniously sometimes less so. I guess for me printmaking is an extension of the playing with jigsaw, and Lego and building blocks that I loved as a child. If you like a bit of zingy green and orange then this cheerful print is now available as a digital print to brighten up any room, you can also get it as one of a set of 4 of my tree greeting cards. There is a link to my Etsy shop in my bio. 😀💚🧡
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I’ve been invited to create a short print and co

I’ve been invited to create a short print and collage activity to be filmed for a local educational website. I need to use every day things to create the work and avoid activities that could be messy. I love this sort of challenge! I’ve been searching around the house for all sorts of textures I can use and tried to stick to monochrome and create prints using pencil, wax crayon and an ink pad. It’s amazing the great results you can get from really ordinary items. I wonder if you can guess what some of the textures were? Anyway I’m thinking of turning the textures into birds (similar to the main image which I made recently using printed papers) and animals or perhaps some imaginary art scenes, landscapes....? I’ll be messing about for hours yet!
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I’m definitely a cat person. We have two cats an

I’m definitely a cat person. We have two cats and one of them is a ginger cat. If I could, I’d have loads of cats, they are so funny! I could sit and be entertained by them for hours. I just don’t think I could cope with the quantities of cat ‘by products’ that would be produced if we had a lot more of them! 😆 Anyway, these cats are very well house trained! No jumping onto kitchen counters, no puking on the rug and no cat hair at all! You can find examples of my ‘Ginger’ and ‘Clever’ Cats in my Etsy shop (link in bio). They are all unique, each one has been linocut printed with a different arrangement of colours and shapes. They all stand up with their own hand printed plinth and are protected with an archival varnish.
Today is day 2 of @craftedbyhandevents. There are so many really lovely hand made contemporary craft pieces to admire. If you search #cbhonlineshow you can see all that would have been at the event in Masham today had we not been in lockdown.
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I am adding my birds to my Etsy shop gradually tod

I am adding my birds to my Etsy shop gradually today. These linocut printed birds are created with water based inks and printed onto medite MDF. With a piece attached to the back so they can be hung on the wall. Now I would have been adding them to my website today too but - never a dull moment, I’m having a few technical problems with said website so while it is still working, not all my products will be found there. They are in my Etsy shop, don’t despair! 😀I’m sure normal website service will be resumed shortly!
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Good morning! I am up early and adding my hand pri

Good morning! I am up early and adding my hand printed art work to my website and Etsy shop ( link in bio) for #cbhonlineshow @craftedbyhandevents this weekend. I’m just about managing to use my left hand and arm to hold my phone for photos! I don’t think they are too wobbly? Luckily my fingers work so I am able to type! If you are wondering what I am on about check out my last post! 😅
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Something quite rubbish has happened! I seem to ha

Something quite rubbish has happened! I seem to have a rotator cuff impingement on my left shoulder. Movement in my left arm is extremely limited and very painful and as I am left handed this is particularly frustrating. To be honest this has been on the cards for ages. I have calcific tendinitis in both my shoulders, caused by wear and tear. I’ve been waiting for a steroid injection in my left shoulder for weeks, but obviously as a non essential procedure it’s been postponed. So, I am sort of stuck in that I can’t do any printing (or much else for that matter) but I am going to persevere and if it comes to it, I will have to just try to adapt my life and create work within the limits of what I can do. I wonder if any other printmakers have experienced this? It goes with the territory really!! Rotator cuff injuries are really common with people who use their arms repetitively. Take care of your arms and shoulders folks!
This print (linocut and stamp print) is one of several I am gradually adding to my Etsy shop. (link on website in bio) thankfully my fingers still work so I am able to tap away and update my shop with lots of prints as promised for this weekend when it is the online ‘Crafted by Hand’ event!
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This weekend I would have been in beautiful Masham

This weekend I would have been in beautiful Masham for ‘Crafted by Hand’. I won’t be there in person, but the work I would have brought to this lovely event will still be available to buy. I will be sharing my work over the weekend and all the work I share will be available to buy via my Etsy shop which you can find by visiting my website (link in bio). I’ll also be sharing some of my favourite makers who I would have had really enjoyed catching up with. Never mind! We will all get together soon I am sure!
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I’ve just had a bit of time in my studio arrangi

I’ve just had a bit of time in my studio arranging these printed paper shapes. I can’t wait to use them in some collage work. I’m loving the bright pops of colour!
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