Printmaking blog

Coastal and holiday prints buyer's guide

Coastal and holiday prints buyer's guide

If you holiday in the West Country or around the coast of Britain and want to remember these places, John has made many prints of locations special to him and...

Coastal and holiday prints buyer's guide

If you holiday in the West Country or around the coast of Britain and want to remember these places, John has made many prints of locations special to him and...

My process of making screenprints

My process of making screenprints

I start out by sketching in my sketchbook or notebook. Quite often you'll see sketches in my lined notebook because it's what I have to hand! I often make many...

My process of making screenprints

I start out by sketching in my sketchbook or notebook. Quite often you'll see sketches in my lined notebook because it's what I have to hand! I often make many...

Recent hand pulled screenprints, affordable art, for your home or holiday home

Recent hand pulled screenprints, affordable art...

It's been a while since I wrote about my recent work. I've been busy concentrating on screenprints as they have become my favourite method of printmaking.  Harbour Workers I've been...

Recent hand pulled screenprints, affordable art...

It's been a while since I wrote about my recent work. I've been busy concentrating on screenprints as they have become my favourite method of printmaking.  Harbour Workers I've been...

Raising my screenprinting game: three things that have helped me hone my craft

Raising my screenprinting game: three things th...

In the last year a few things have really helped me to hone my craft. They are as follows: Colour sensor I used to struggle with mixing inks exactly how...

Raising my screenprinting game: three things th...

In the last year a few things have really helped me to hone my craft. They are as follows: Colour sensor I used to struggle with mixing inks exactly how...

Mevagissey Harbour and The Rooftops of St. Ives prints

Mevagissey Harbour and The Rooftops of St. Ives...

Mevagissey Harbour I knew I wanted to make a print of Mevagissey Harbour, having been there about twenty years ago or more and also having made a simple black and...

Mevagissey Harbour and The Rooftops of St. Ives...

Mevagissey Harbour I knew I wanted to make a print of Mevagissey Harbour, having been there about twenty years ago or more and also having made a simple black and...

A review of 2023 in printmaking

A review of 2023 in printmaking

January I started January with a print for Alice's birthday. It is based on a song that she loves called "Bears" by a band that we loved called Pete and...

A review of 2023 in printmaking

January I started January with a print for Alice's birthday. It is based on a song that she loves called "Bears" by a band that we loved called Pete and...