Myrtle Pizzey. An artist printmaker in Somerset.

The Printing Process

The word print is used to describe an illustration or reproduction of and image and also to describe an original work produced by and artist .

An original artists print is a work conceived by the artist and transferred to a surface ,wood , metal lino ,etc to produce an image ..

These prints originated from an observation drawing . The drawing my be in pastel charcoal, or graphite,on Somerset satin paper from St. Cuthbert’s Mill Wookey Hole.

When complete the drawing is traced onto acetate sheet using a permanent maker pen .The completed image is reversed then traced using carbon paper onto lino .

After redrawing directly onto the lino the block or blocks are cut using special tools, removing the areas to remain white.