Reduction Linocut Process

Each linocut print is unique and entirely handmade.

For the print Never Looked Behind Me, I first mixed different shades of blue and soft pink for the sky, rolled them onto my linoleum block, and carefully wiped away the the highlights where the sun was peeking through the clouds.

I then started carving away the block for the next layer. With each round of carving, a new colour is mixed, rolled on, and printed by hand, carefully registering the print each time so each layer lines up with the ones that came before.

Over time, the image starts to become clearer, like magic.

Field Painting

Spending time outside is an important part of my art-making process. Racing to paint a scene before the shadows change shape, while swatting mosquitoes and feeling trickles of sweat drip down my calves during a heatwave, or fighting with freezing paints when the temperature is below zero - it’s always an adventure.

One time I even forgot paintbrushes entirely, and resorted to painting with a stick!

Besides being worthy adventures in their own right, these field trips are so critical to my understanding of light, shadow, and the mood of a place. Cameras are incredible tools, but they can’t capture what the human eye can see.

And sometimes, everything clicks into place - the weather, the light, the sounds, and the spirit - and the sense-memory of that experience is forever locked into the painting.