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Meet screen printer, textile designer and quilter, Karen Lewis: Can you describe your process? My designing usually comes from doodling…my favourite pastime when traveling or watching TV. 3 or 4 times a year I get out all my doodles and see which ones I would like to trial a full design out of. All my designs … Continue reading "Meet the Maker: Karen Lewis"

As soon as we received our first batch of printmaking vinyl we were keen to start gouging into it. This vinyl cuts beautifully and smoothly and can achieve very fine detail. There is a blue side and a green side, both of which can be used for carving. The centre of the vinyl is black …

I am a printmaker. I design and hand print limited edition woodcut and linocut prints. I also teach regularly, and exhibit.   How and where did you learn to print? My father John Dyke was a children’s book illustrator, and my decision to become an artist was fairly natural. I went to Harrow College to …

Hello. My name is Kat Lendacka and I live in Northampton with my husband, two girls and a whippet called Spot. Describe your process. It all starts as doodle, usually on loose pieces of paper! I have never been very good with sketch books! Quite often, rather than transferring the image onto a lino with …

Screen Printing in the Handprinted Studio Hello, I’m Holly – many of you will know me from the Handprinted Shop and Studio! Between teaching workshops, creating Handprinted projects and working in the shop I also make my own work which I sell under the name ‘Life the Holly Way’. Carving lino for ‘Venetian Door’ reduction …

Back in March last year we made a reduction linocut from a rather handsome picture of our very own Handprinted dog, Fletcher (of ‘Fletcher the Screen Printing Dog’ fame). The reduction lino process lends itself really well to this kind of image because of the tonal build up in the fur. You start by carving …

Hello, my name is Anna Vartiainen, working under the name Anna’s Drawing Room. I live by the south coast in Worthing with my partner and daughters, drawing and designing nature-inspired art prints, cards and home-wares. Describe your process. Many of my prints are digital, but when possible, I do love hand-printing. All my pieces start …

I’m really a linocut hobbiest, artist and enthusiast. I enjoy spending my spare time carving into a piece of lino as my creative outlet. When I started I had lots of questions, and I wanted to share my knowledge and experience to help and encourage others. I decided to setup Draw Cut Ink Press, my …

Indian Blocks come in a wide variety of designs perfect for printing onto fabric and paper. It can be a bit tricky to achieve an even, bold print on fabric so here’s our method of printing with these blocks! Handprinted Fabric Paints are perfect for printing these blocks onto fabric. We’ve scooped out a little …

My name is Lizzie Mabley. I live and work near Stroud in the Cotswolds.I have a passion for pattern which I find in nature and my surroundings, I translate this love to my lino and screen prints. Can you describe your process? All my designs start life in my sketch book. When I am happy …

We are thrilled to be taking part in this year’s Chichester Open Studios Art Trail. 119 venues are opening their doors to 155 local artists exhibiting a wide range of work in and around the city of Chichester, West Sussex. The two of us here have been working hard putting together a body of our …

We are lucky to have relief printmaker Ian Phillips joining us in July for a two day Reduction Lino Workshop! We spoke to him about his incredible work:     I am a relief printmaker based in Mid wales. I studied Illustration at Leicester and then worked as a Freelance Illustrator in London for a …

Hi, I’m Sarah Waterhouse and I’m a Sheffield based fabric designer and screen printer. I specialise in hand printed sustainable fabrics, printing my original designs on to hemp and organic cotton fabrics with water based eco friendly inks. (Photo by Nigel Barker)  How and where did you learn to screen print? I studied Art & …

This week we wanted to test a technique for transferring an image onto lino using a printed image and an iron. It worked surprisingly well and was very quick and easy. Here’s how we did it: Your image needs to be printed either through a laser printer or a photocopier (inkjet printers will not work). …

It’s time to meet Amy! We love Amy’s beautiful designs, hands-on making process and enviable attitude. Read all about her here: Hello I’m Amy Laws! I setup There’s Only One Amy Laws, a handmade and hand printed clothing business, just over 3 years ago. I design, screenprint and sew every garment from scratch in my …

We get a lot of questions about the best way to lino print onto fabric. Which ink should I use? Should I use a roller? Will it be washable? Will it change the handle of the fabric? These are all questions to which we wanted to know the answers – not just for all of …

We are really excited to have Laura Boswell visit us to teach a Japanese Printmaking Workshop in September (this course is now full. Give us a call or email if you would like to put your name down on the waiting list. We will see if we can persuade Laura back for another workshop!) Learn …

Printing onto fabric is one of our specialties here at Handprinted. We like to come up with easy ways in which fabric can be printed in a small space at home with minimal mess and equipment. One such way we have been playing with recently is printing using a square piece of lino. From …

This week we are introducing you to the beautiful work of Jenny McCabe. Learn her inspiration, working methods and motivation here: Hi my name is Jenny and I live in Lancaster with my 2 children and husband. I have been an artist all my life – I started a degree in fine art in …

Safeprint is a thin piece of polystyrene block that is a quick and easy way of making a relief print. You don’t need lino tools to carve it, just a pencil! For this reason, it’s brilliant to use with children and in schools. If you haven’t tried it before, give it a go – it’s …