The Printmaker's Cat - published in June 2015

The Printmaker's Cat - published by Mascot Media in June.  I have 6 of my prints in this new edition.  This is a sample of the text and a lino print of 'Cat licking its paw'. Linda Nevill has loved printmaking since she created her first etching 30 years ago. “I’d admired a wide range of printmakers since I studied History of Art at the University of Edinburgh in the 1980s, and eventually studied Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Wolverhampton in 2004.” Working from her Wolverhampton studio, she enjoys the “physicality of the mark-making and the excitement of the ‘reveal’ of printmaking”. Linda employs a range of printmaking methods, including etching, lino, collagraph and monotype, and she has used most of these when creating her cat prints.

I've joined an art co-op

I've joined the Artists' co-op in Wolverhampton - Bootstrap Artisans.   The previously empty shop in the Mander Centre in central Wolverhampton is now full of art and craft items.   Members take turns to staff the shop on the rota and it's open on Sundays as well now.   I was on the rota yesterday and there was a steady stream of people coming into the shop.   It was great to hear all the positive comments and deal with the sales under the guidance of an experienced member - Driftwood Mick, who makes driftwood sculptures.  As we near Christmas it's getting busier and busier.

A couple of my Christmas cards!

I'm exhibiting with 'Staffordshire Enjoy Art' at the Nicholson Gallery, Leek, Staffordshire from tomorrow

I have 5 pieces in this show, 3 lino prints and 2 monotypes, and it opens tomorrow!

If you don't know Leek, it's a lovely little market town in the Peak District.  Well worth a viit!