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Hamnet is out in UK cinemas this weekend. Here is the linocut I created for the hardback of the book. It was such a lovely commission to do!

January, no. Sleep, yes. I will try and do some artwork.

Happy winter solstice my northern hemisphere friends!

Red version!

Prints from my commission in the summer. A gothic window and tarot inspired design. Made for a brilliant musician who was a pleasure to work with.

Autumn Chorus giclee print is here. It features my beloved Circe cat with her own sun, and her alter ego alchemical cat eating hers.

Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota, known for her work highlighting cats #WomensArt

Close up of a recent enjoyable commission. I’ll be making prints of this available soon…

I’ve printed some samples of primroses and hares on offcuts of paper. Nice affordable gifts which are now on my website.

My new cards are ready, each one handprinted, featuring redwings and elderberries. They come in a pack of two and are handprinted on lovely textured recycled card.

Little medieval fire dragons hanging up to dry.

It’s that time of the year again, and here’s my collage made at Samhain a couple of years ago.

And the print.

Familiar. Ink on Saunders Waterford hot pressed, 100 × 150 mm. From 2019.

Giclees of my larger collages Summerland and The Tower in my studio space.

I’ve finished my collage featuring my departed magical cat with her own sun, her alter ego eating a sun, and swirling magic in the air. Oh and an ash tree.

How to keep up with all this posting? Have posted this on the other place, about being from a working class background and trying to be an artist.

Still figuring this out. Every time I move one piece, the whole collage moves

Redwings. Love these beautiful birds that we see in autumn in the UK.

Some more very tiny leaves. All cut out by hand with my old scalpel (over 30 years old!).

I’m rarely on here at the moment, I’m finding it hard to keep up with social media! Here’s a collage I’m currently working on, magical autumn with magical beings (my beloved cat Circe who died last year, you can just see her tail) 🤍

New business cards are here. Couldn’t decide on which images so I just went for as many possible!

The Tower collage. Made from my linoprints which I’ve cut up with a scalpel and rearranged into new compositions. Inspired by the tarot card and the Tower of Babel.

Summerland, an idyllic afterlife depicted in this collage. Each shape has been cut out from my linoprints with a scalpel so it’s a long process to put together. I’ll be offering giclee prints of this as it’s a one off, and quite a large collage.

New print Hesperus released today. Took my time, but decided the Greek god of the evening star was the title-one shining brighter than the rest. The colours don’t seem to come up as well when filming so at least I have some photos….

Recent print shenanigans. Comets as per usual but some are not behaving (ink coverage poor) so I’m giving the first colour longer to dry.

Heron from my Eden linoprint. Surrounded by Guernsey palms and a beautiful wildflower native to the island.

Puffin, from my ‘Eden’ linoprint. Gold on black, celebrating the flora and fauna of the isle of Guernsey.

Beautiful Woad. I have seeds to start growing this next year, along with Indigo. I have plans to dye my own fabrics and print on them. I don’t have a proper garden so I’m hoping it’ll work in pots….

From the ‘Albina: The Land of Women’ linocut set this is a two colour print titled ‘F*ck Around and Find Out’. The whole set is half price until Friday. matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com RTs appreciated. 🙌

A studio shot this morning. My ‘studio’ is actually a part of my front room that sections off. You don’t need a special studio to make art, you can just try to make it work wherever you are.

‘Heathen’ print in gold. Lots of ideas behind this print relating to my Irish ancestors worshipping the earth and nature-called Heathens by the Catholic Church. I grew up Irish Catholic and the word was derogatory, aimed at those whose souls would be lost if they weren’t part of organised religion.

Now a copper version I think, to add to the silver…. #linoprint

I’ve run into so many problems making this print. Printmaking certainly does teach you patience. Also that it’s okay to admit defeat, and to change course…..

Slight difference in the colour change with these details. They’ll make more sense with the next colour I hope. I’m finding it hard to keep up with posting to another social media site but will try my best in future!

An update on my wreath linoprint. Onto the greens now. Not long to go until it’s finished. #linoprint

Update on the wreath print, and now back to carving for the next layer. All the little dots are the flower buds of the heather. This is based on a beautiful handmade wreath, made from Irish heather. #linoprint

The paperback edition of ‘A Little History of Art’ by Charlotte Mullins is available now. I did a new cover for this edition with Georgia O’Keefe and the endpapers feature a lot of my favourite illustrations from the book. Most importantly my current duvet cover compliments it perfectly.

Not a bunny a hare, but you get the idea I think…

Hawthorn and Elder blossom, my favourites. I can’t wait to see them this year.

Still with the comets. New blocks now… #linoprint

Anxious Owl is now on my website. Taken from the owl carved into Goodison Fountain on Hampstead Heath in London #linoprint

A look at some fabrics I designed for the home furnishing company Cocoon Home. This design was carved as a repeat linoblock and was inspired by Aesops Fables. #surfacepatterndesign

A look at some fabrics I designed for the home furnishing company Cocoon Home. This design was carved as a repeat linoblock and was inspired by Aesops Fables. #surfacepatterndesign

More planning and more blocks for this print. Going to add a third colour so new blocks to carve. #linocut

A favourite thing to watch every Friday.

Colour trial again…

On the press this morning. Still trying to get the registration right….

It’s Spring here, my favourite season!