Journal

First letterpress workshop for years!
First letterpress workshop for years!
I'm running letterpress workshops again, in the summer months. See what Nicola and Martin printed on their day in the studio with me. Read more...
Eyebrow Lulled
Eyebrow Lulled
An unexpected experimental success, this print was made with three of my wall compositions overprinted in fluorescent red, yellow and blue ink. Read more...
Making These Four Walls
Making These Four Walls
A short film about the making of my 'These Four Walls' series. I filmed the process of laying down the second colour on one of the prints. Read more...
These Four Walls
These Four Walls
The story of the beginnings and development of my These Four Walls series. See how I work with the modular ornaments and how they were printed.  Read more...
Make an origami star book (Sat 28 Nov)
Make an origami star book (Sat 28 Nov)
In 2020, I demonstrated how to make an origami star book decoration in a 15 minute video workshop at Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre online. Read more...
Ornamentation For The Nation (Part 1)
Ornamentation For The Nation (Part 1)
Get a glimpse of the process of designing my Ornamentation For The Nation print with 12pt Arabesque border units, and the inspiration behind it. Read more...
A weekend at Stroud Wayzgoose
A weekend at Stroud Wayzgoose
A writeup and photos from my weekend at Stroud Wayzgoose in 2020. It was a really lovely event, and had an accompanying exhibition too. Read more...
Mr. Manicule
Mr. Manicule
One of the most complicated and confounding pieces of typesetting and printing I've yet attempted. I laughed, I cried, I nearly threw it out the window. Read more...
Bookfest bookplates
Bookfest bookplates
Have press, will travel. Printing hundreds of letterpress bookplates with visitors to the Shrewsbury Bookfest stand at Shrewsbury Flower Show. Read more...
BABE 2015
BABE 2015
My first appearance at BABE (Bristol Artists Book Event) with Mostly Flat wares for sale. This weekend gave me the confidence to do other events. Read more...
How things progressed
How things progressed
Letterpress is rather addictive. Here's how I went from a small press on the kitchen table to a half ton cast iron beast in a rented space. Read more...
Where to start?
Where to start?
An amazing 3 day letterpress course at The Grange in north Shropshire in early 2013 well and truly kicked off my printing obsession. Read more...