Relief prints carved from linoleum with gouges of varying weight — from broad sweeps that clear the background to fine cuts that pick out a feather or a fur. Every mark a decision. Every decision permanent.
The lino block is carved in reverse, inked, and pressed onto paper. What you see is what the gouge removed. The process is direct and irreversible — there is no undo. Each print in an edition is pulled individually by hand, meaning no two impressions are identical. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by Tony.
Limited editions of 15–30 prints. All signed and numbered by Tony. Once an edition sells out, the block is retired. Commissions accepted.
Ed. of 25
£65
A bold, textured portrait of Scotland's most iconic bovine — the fringe carved in fine V-cuts, the body cleared with broad sweeps of a flat gouge.
Ed. of 20
£75
Stark towers, moody sky. A high-contrast study carved from a single large block and pulled in pure lamp black on acid-free cartridge.
Ed. of 30
£55
Scotland's national flower — the protective spines at the base and the soft filaments crowning it, in a single bold block on cream laid paper.
Ed. of 15
£80
Vast moorland, heavy sky. Printed from an oversized block onto Japanese tissue — the fine paper catches the faintest marks as grey half-lights.
Ed. of 30
£60
A traditional Celtic interlace pattern, painstakingly carved from a single block. Every crossing exact, every strand of equal weight.
Commission
From £120
A linocut carved to your brief — a pet, a place, a person, a building. Supplied as a small edition of 10 plus artist's proofs. Framing available.
Every linocut begins as a drawing, then a transfer, then a carved block. The actual printing happens last — and it is the shortest part of a process measured in days of carving. Tony works in oil-based inks, using a Japanese baren rather than a press, so each print carries the slight variation of a hand-made object.
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