I called in at Intaglio Printmakers as we had a couple of days in London on the way home. Great to see my book on the shelves and hear that it is selling well 😊😊😊

It’ll be interesting to visit an Open Studios event in France! This one has been going since 2019 and is in a large village. 120 artists exhibiting. It looks amazing!

A composite collagraph - deconstructed boat.

Wonderful Festival of Printmaking at Stirling. A really great second event for Printmakers of Scotland.

Great evening of Scottish music at An Lanntair in Stornoway with ‘Old Blind Dogs’!

Coasters using my monoprints all ready for Open Studios Hebrides at the end of the month.

First print for a while - experimenting with Tetra Pak.

A week ago there was a book launch at the wonderful Arts Centre in Stornoway - An Lanntair. After 18months of work it was great to share the book. Find it at An Lanntair, in bookshops, online or contact me via my website for a signed copy. www.gillthompsonartistprintmaker.com

My book is now published officially and should be available to buy. Exploring Printmaking offers a practical introduction to a range of printmaking methods both traditional and contemporary so if you fancy dipping your toe in the printmaking water now is your chance😊

Callanish stones - collagraph with blind embossing

Detail from a recent collagraph print. I am sorting images for my 2026 calendar.

A bit of mindful sketching while I am recovering from surgery. Maybe a print alert????

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Monoprint collage

Some experiments printing a linocut print over different monotype backgrounds.

After the stormy weather recently there is a touch of Spring in the air today.

Print collage using monoprinted papers. This weekend was the start of Spring so daffodils are my ‘here’s one I made earlier’ for next week’s workshop.

@printersofscotland.bsky.social Looking forward to the Printmakers of Scotland Festival in Stirling. Last year’s was amazing!

#PrintPromptMonday #intothewild Mixed media print collage

It has arrived! The postie brought a parcel with advance copies of my book and suddenly it feels real! ‘Exploring Printmaking’ - a beginner- friendly guide to printmaking. It won’t be officially available until April but you can place advanced orders on Amazon, Waterstones and WH Smiths.

Sunday beach walk in the sunshine. Lots of inspiration for new work. I hope you are having a good weekend🤞🤞🤞

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Print collage using monoprinted papers.

A small tetrapak plate inked up for printing. I love all the incidental creases and marks!

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A couple of my 2024 print work

Some prints from 2024. My main printmaking method is collagraph but I also love print collages using my monoprinted papers and I enjoy relief printing with Japanese vinyl and other materials

So that is January almost over. I must get my head down and create some new collagraphs. I have been taking part in Susan Yeates’ Sketchbook Challenge during January A bit of fun and a great way to start the year and fill a sketchbook with quick sketches which could be prep for printmaking…