What the heck is a reduction print? One of the more challenging ways to produce a multi-colour print is to use a reduction technique. Its a bit of a strange concept - to add more colours you take away more lino. It means that the number of prints you start with is the absolute maximum number of prints you can end up with, ever. That is because the lino is destroyed in the process of printing. Wait, what? How the process goes is: I start with my sketch, stare at it for a

July 2021 It seemed a little surreal to see one of my original linoprints photographed in the local newspaper. Particularly one that had been quite difficult to compose. It started as two images that I wanted to place side-by-side. But, that just didn't work. The whole idea of the piece was around oppression and hope; servitude and learning. Once drawn and carved the two pieces seemed to fit together more naturally in a vertical fashion. And, so, the image was finished.

July, 2021 Every year the hard-working team at Riversdale Arts put together an Exhibition of local (NZ) artists. This year I was invited to submit some work for the Exhibition and to teach two, one-day, workshops on lino-printing. Enthusiasm goes a long way... I get a bit enthusiastic about teaching others to create images using traditional relief printing techniques. These classes were no different with women from throughout the region joining in. While the courses were o