Studio blog: May 2025 artwork round up
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Studio blog: May 2025 artwork round up

This video below shows a selection of the art that I’ve been creating during May 2025. There’s woodcut printmaking, drypoint printmaking, pastels on monotypes, sketching from photographs and en plein air. I’ve always enjoyed exploring and learning about all manner of new things, and this month has certainly been no exception! I think my favourite…

Demonstration Day: Wood block prints after Thomas Bewick
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Demonstration Day: Wood block prints after Thomas Bewick

Last weekend I had a wonderful time demonstrating wood block carving and printing as part of the Georgian Gathering event at Beamish Museum. Here’s a very quick video showing an overview of the weekend. I was demonstrating in the Pockerley Old Hall area of the museum, in a marquee just next to the hall. I…

Demonstration Day: Georgian Gathering at Beamish Museum
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Demonstration Day: Georgian Gathering at Beamish Museum

This coming Saturday and Sunday, 15th and 16th July, I will be demonstrating wood block carving at the Georgian Gathering at Beamish Museum. I will be in the Pockerley Old Hall area, cutting some wood blocks based on wood block designs created in the Georgian period by Thomas Bewick. The wood carving in the photo…