While I was developing ideas for my recent prints about the Miner’s Wives in the Miner’s Strike (1984-1985) I drew sections of my ink and wash sketches onto small pieces of lino, to practice cutting different textures and effects. I haven’t tried doing such complex images into lino before, I usually work with very stark black and white images, so I have to develop a new visual language with my cutting tools. Here’s the start of this little piece, from a drawing based on a contemporary press photograph.
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