Category Archives: Commissions

Nearly Ready for Christmas.

For some reason Christmas crept up on me this year.  I’m already planning new years resolutions and I’m not even organised for Christmas!  The wine for the Linocut wine labels I made will be out in March or April and … Continue reading

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Linocut Wine Labels – First Image Carved

First Lino carved 5 to go….. This is the lino from which I will make the print. It took me just over 6 hours to carve – surprised even myself that it took that long, usually I don’t keep records … Continue reading

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Wine Label Drawings

The continuing story of the wine label commission…… After many emails and phone calls between Perth (where I am) and Damian in the Yarra Valley.  I think we have come up with 6 drawings  we are both happy with. These … Continue reading

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The Flow of Ideas…..

Wine Label Drawings for linocuts are coming together. (see previous blog entries One Door closes… and Do not feel constrained…) Now 5 images have been worked out, and I’m working on the 6th and final design, also there are a … Continue reading

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Do Not Feel Constrained by These Constraints

Well, of the 6 images I have been commissioned to make for wine labels, 3 ideas are coming together very nicely (that is the drawings for the linocuts).  Usually I draw directly on the lino but as this is a … Continue reading

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