Blair Bugged

A pleasant afternoon was spent listening to the Leveson Inquiry whilst drawing bugs onto an Admiralty chart of the approach to the Bosphorus.
Pen and ink with pencil on admiralty chart. Click to enlarge.

Woodcut to Laser

This is a test wooden box for my Cards of U'ut . A plywood box with a laser engraved image (done by the good folks at CutLaserCut) based on one of the cards. I'm experimenting with some alternative designs before committing to a large run.
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The Visionary

I'm desperately reaching out to see the world.
Wood engraving 25mm x 40mm. Click to enlarge.

Card deck now available

The prototype full deck of 36 Cards of Uut is now available to buy direct from me. They are 21cm x 15cm and currently come in a plain tin box, although the plan is to cut or engrave the lid...suppliers are being sought at the moment. I'm also working on a descriptive booklet to go with it. Contact me if you're interested.
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Heart of Dogness

Those distant drums are driving my dog wild. 

Scraperboard 10.5cm x 10.5cm. Click to enlarge.

Big Hand

Let's give a big hand for wood engraving.
Wood engraving 9cm x 10cm. Click to enlarge.

The Fall

A small detail from the woodblock I'm cutting at the moment. Nearly finished it.
Woodcut 6cm x 7cm. Click to enlarge.

Poetry Allergy

An illustration of a poem entitled My Poetry Allergy.
Scraperboard 14cm x 21cm. Click to enlarge.

Cutting edge

Spent this afternoon carving the key block for the design on the back of the Cards of Wu.
Woodblock 20cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.

Unlucky Card

This is the unlucky card in the set.
See more cards here.
Woodcut with digital colour. 20cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.

Outside the Box

I'd like to say it's engraved on Turkish boxwood but it's actually a plywood offcut from Homebase.
Woodcut with digital colour. 35mm x 40mm. Click to enlarge.

Pub Sign

Pub sign for my local, "The Fabulist's Arms"
Woodcut with digital colour 35mm x 45mm. Click to enlarge.

Evil Eye

Linocut with digital colour. 18cm x 25cm. Click to enlarge.

The Flask

In the crucible of the nuclear family, the pressure is rising. Some thoughts on Jean Genet's "Mentalité Douteuse".
Woodcut with digital colour 20cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.

Artoholics Anonymous

I draw better when I pretend to be drunk.
Woodcut with digital colour. 33mm x 45mm. Click to enlarge.

Japanese Ply

A test woodcut using Japanese plywood for the first time. A new version of this.
Woodcut with digital colour. 30cm x 21cm. Click to enlarge.

Test Cut

A woodcut version of this. It's a test print using a new technique (for me) on Japanese wood and with new gouges.
See more cards here.
Woodcut with digital colour. 20cm x 30cm. Click to enlarge.

Eye of Floyd

I came across this tiny wood engraving of a man in an eyeball while rummaging through some old papers. I cut it for the Pink Floyd Songbook many years ago.
Wood engraving 40mm x 25mm.Click to enlarge.

Judeo-Phrygian

New for London Fashion Week, the Judeo-Phrygian hat.
Two colour lino cut 25cm x 25cm. Click to enlarge.

Spiral Sky Snake

I waited for the Lancaster bomber to fly over my house en route Trooping the Colour, but a spiral sky snake silently floated past instead.
Now also available in 3D!
2-colour lino cut. 26cm x 26cm. Click to enlarge.