Time Out

After a few lovely days off, I was back in the garage today making some minor tweaks to our printer.
We managed to print our own linocut Christmas cards in time though, which was very satisfying!

Next, we be trying the printer out on more challenging projects such as collographs...

Smudgeprints goes Live!

Steph's new printmaking website is now alive and kicking...

It will no doubt need lots of tweaking, but it's a start!

Bench Press

Well, The Beast, MkII is finally ready for it's first trial.

Sporting a new concrete filled roller and windy handle thing, it should finally have the strength to squash the life out of anything rolled through it. We'll show you the result of the first prints soon!

Pressing Task

Some time ago, I built a small small press for printmaking. It worked, up to a point. But it wasn't really powerful enough to handle the pressures needed for great prints, so I'm in the process of beefing the whole thing up.

This includes fitting a large new main roller, handle and extra bits and bobs. It's almost ready to roll, so I'll keep you posted when we try our first print!

A few progress shots

Bagpuss Redux

We're working on a new website to display Steph's wonderful print making. I love this monoprint which reminds us of Bagpuss!

'Old fat furry cat puss'