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I didn't want to start with a tight drawing this time.

A few months ago Rheged contacted me asking me to submit some of my linocut prints for their upcoming 'The Brilliance of Birds' Exhibition.

Essdee, the art and craft manufacturer and shop, has just written a short article on me and my work.

I always enjoy the challenge of making reduction linocuts of the birds that live around my studio in the Usk valley.

I started the design work for the new Frosty Full Moon Fox reduction linocut back in November last year.

Some beautiful views and video of Crickhowell bridge (over the River Usk) in the misty morning sunshine.

Christmas animation

I think that finding the right combinations of cutting tools for a relief printer is one of the hardest choices to make.

It's been a busy year!

Properly cleaned and cared for rollers should last a long time.

Summer has been a bit of a washout, so I was feeling a need to make a happy, warm positive print.

One for sorrow Two for joy Three for a girl and Four for a boy Five for silver Six for gold Seven for a secret never told Eight's a wish and Nine a kiss, Ten is a bird, You must not miss.

There have been no shortage of cold, stormy and rainy days this year, so I spent some time up on the mountainside where I had originally see

I ended up fascinated by the poetic idea of an otter swimming in the reflected stars and Milky Way of the night sky.

High up on the hillside behind my cottage there is a badger set.

Fox bluebells spring linocut print purple blue green bracken wildlife vulpes stitchwort bees forest

I've been sorting through some photos looking for a background to possibly use in my next print.

I've been lucky to have work in three exhibitions starting in January.

Well it's been another arty, exciting and busy year, with all of the usual highs and lows of life.

This is my second attempt at making a career out of my own art and things have been going fairly well so far.