printmaking

Meet Carrie Lyall from Rose and Hen, a printmaker who creates limited-edition linocuts that celebrate the beauty of the British countryside, and the birds and insects that share her corner of Yorkshire.

In this video tutorial Kerry Day talks you through the lino-printing process and teaches you how to make a botanical print of a houseplant. She shows you how to safely carve the lino, explains the pros and cons of different inks and blocks, and shares some tricks of the trade.

Meet Elly Rowbotham, a printmaker based in Cornwall, who creates hand-printed linocut originals and limited-edition cards printed on her small printing press in St Ives.

Betsy Badge stems from Caroline Field’s love of print, textiles and knits. Although you’re as likely to find a chunky scarf as a string of hand-printed bunting, all Caroline’s pieces are connected by her own style and love of printmaking. Part textile, part print and part stitch – it makes for a comforting, tactile patchwork of craft. 

Meet Kerry Day, a Bristol-based printmaker and plant lover whose huge collection of houseplants, cacti and succulents are often the subject of her beautiful lino prints. Fellow designer Carole Fenwick from MaggieMagoo Designs talks to Kerry…