Owl-fun

I want to experiment more with turning drawings into lino-cut prints, so have done a series of owl drawings trying out different pattern variations. Repeating the owls has allowed me to try out different facial expressions - some more of a success than others!

Online Shop

Hey, just thought i'd add a link to my online shop:
www.coriandr.com/shop/nicolaspencer
I've just listed the deer print on there along with some of my prints from last year :)

Here is a selection of finished cards featuring my deer prints. I've never really thought about card-making before but thought I'd give it a shot to see how they would turn out. Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated :)

Deer-ville

Another of the deer lino prints I've been working on which I originally drew in ink.

Wallpaper prints

Continuing on with the wallpaper theme, here are two more of my designs where I explored repetition. I think the simpler rose image is the boldest out of the two and works better as a repeated pattern.

Current studio work

These are a couple of images of my studio work this term. I've been trying out loads of different ideas and processes, including casting, and assemblages exploring the theme of women's roles within society. I've been focusing on the image of a tap, as I feel that this has strong connections both to the home and as a symbol for industry.

Linocuts

For the tap print, I wanted to combine a traditional wallpaper print with a more industrial image to see the effect.

Here are a couple of linocut prints that I've been working on this term. I wanted the images to be quite simple but have an organic feel about them.