The Goddess of Victory, Nike, my bonfire sculpture for this years East Hoathly's Carnival. This stunning photo of the bonfire is by Jim Holden. She burns tomorrow, the culmination of our evening at around 10pm. Roads shut to the village at 5pm, so get here then if you'd like to watch it burn.

Water Wheel' a sculptural commission I've been working on over the last couple of weeks. In a garden criss crossed by streams and contains a working water mill with the da Vinci quote "water is the driving force of all nature" hand lettered into the flowing water that runs over the wheel.

'Home on a golden tide' - wood engraving. Thank you so much for all the interest shown in my new print. Now available on my web shop (link in my bio), or your welcome to pop into my workshop and say hello to pick up yours. www.keithapettit.com/online-store...

A crazily long and stressful day yesterday - but we've now made good progress on the bonfire sculpture. One more weekend to complete it.

Today the bonfire sculpture finally starts to take shape.

'Home on a golden tide' - wood engraving. From Pencil sketch, through the conti crayon development, the engraved block and finished print. Available now via my web shop: share.google/RhlZoMZfmqhN... If you hurry there's a nearly 40% discount.

I think my latest engraving is done! Not sure when I'm going to have time to take a test print, but I'll share it as soon as I can. I'd love to hear both your thoughts on it, and on an idea for a title!

A little sneak preview of one of the componants of this years bonfire sculpture - the bust of Nike, finished last night. We'll be lifting it into place Saturday morning.

Fancy joining me next to the warmth of my workshop stove? My wood engraving workshops (for both beginners and intermediateries) begin in mid November - sign up via my web shop and I'll save you a place! Teaching and Classes share.google/kilSlR9y004c...

The latest progress on cirrent wood engraving, a summer washed field of ripening oats - it starts to feel a longtime ago now!

Some good progress on my latest wood engraving

Finally ready to begin my new engraving - here's prepetary pencil sketch, an ink and conti crayon development and the block drawn and ready to start. With thanks to @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social for the inspiration.

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Placing Victor. Once I captured his image, I started to focus on the composition of of the finished engraving.

In pursuit of Victor. My first challenge in creating a portrait of Victor Nueberg, was I only had 6 (rather sketchy) photos (and most he was pulling a face,thanks Vicky) to capture his likeness. Starting in mid July, I obsessively drew him for a month before I got something I had confidence in!

My Conti Crayon portrait of Victor Nueberg (1883-1940), poet, publisher and occultist. Friend of Peter Warlock, a sometime associate and lover of Aleister Crowley and first time publisher of Dylan Thomas. I've been in almost constant company of him since July creating a wood engraved portrait of him

It's the last weekend of Atwave Festival . I really hope you can make it along to 'This land of ours'. Hamsey Church is such an striking environment to experience my sculpture and bids will still be accepted in our silent auctions until mid day on Sunday too. We'll both be there 11 til 5.

A huge thank you to all our many visitors that braved the weather and road closures over our second Artwave Festival weekend at Hamsey Church. I was there again this morning, and was treated to a beautiful light show in the Chancel. Come and see it youself this weekend 11 to 5 Sat and Sun.

1066 Country Walk Sculptures - I received such a nice email yesterday Syre Byrd had recently walked the 1066 Country footpath and had really enjoyed my sculptures along the route and had wrote a brilliantly insightful piece about them: syrebyrd.substack.com/p/the-10-scu...

'The way through the woods' - wood engraving. Is proving very popular, my best selling print over the first weekend of @artwavefestival. Which one would you choose? We're open again this weekend 11 to 5pm. www.keithapettit.com/online-store...

The sublime majesty of the sun in the chancel of Hamsey Church this morning. A massive thank you to everyone who visited Paul Evans and I on our first weekend of Artwave Festival. You can visit us for the next two weekends. 11 til 5. I really hope you can make it along to this special place.

Another beautiful day for our second day of Artwavefestival which means the chancel of Hamsey church will be witness to beautiful light, ever changing, washing my selection of torsos . Paul Evansartist and I are open to visitors from 11 this morning. I do hope you can make it along.

What beautiful weather to greet the first day of Artwave Festival . Hamsey Church is looking gorgeous in the morning light. I hope you can make it along for a visit. GOOD LUCK to all our fellow Artwave Festival exhibitors, may your walls empty and your tills fill! We're Open now and here until 5pm

'At Albions end' - wood engraving. The light house at Beachy Head, this 33m high lighthouse was commission in 1902, and marks the southern margin of Sussex. It will be available at my Artwave show. Starts on the 6th Sept, Hamsey Church.

A bit of carving recently done.

Win this framed lino of Hamsey Church. During my Artwave Festival exhibition, the first in an edition of 10 in a Silent Auction. All proceeds will be donated to 'Friends of Hamsey Church' the group responsible for the upkeep of this beautiful building. Visit 'This Land of Ours' to make your bid.

I had the huge honour to have Laura and Phil, presenters of the 'Painting of the week' podcast, come and talk to me about my bog oak sculpture 'Cabriole' earlier in the Summer. We had a lovely natter, ranging over many topics. I'd love to hear what you think! open.spotify.com/episode/3Pin...

'A way through the woods' - wood engraving. One of my many new prints that will have it's first Artwave outing this year. I am really excited to be putting this show together for visitors to the beautiful Hamsey Church. Where @paulevansartist and I will turn it into our gallery for the Festival.

My incredibly talented step daughter - she provides the soundtrack to our home.https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg3DA0Ezedc&si=chkfPgiMKxzDtj30

This is brilliant

My new print 'neath a fading sky' was wonderfully popular on Saturday at Strang Magic Print Fair I actually sold out of stock - and promised I'd upload it on my webshop, so here it is: www.keithapettit.com/online-store...

'neath a fading sky - wood engraving My brand new print is all about the incredible light on a mid summer evening. Exclusively released this Saturday @printmaking_fairs at Lewes Town Hall. Doors open at 11am. I hope you can make it along.

neath a fading sky' my new wood engraving is ready for a proof print. Something to look forward to in the morning!

My latest engraving (now entitled 'neath a fading sky' - courtesy of Walter de la Mare's 'A Summers Evening', is forging ahead nicely.

*new title* 'Taken with a pinch of Salt Path?

My next wood engraving takes a step closer this afternoon. Finished the last prepedary sketch an ink and conti crayon drawing, I shall now start to draw up the wood block, ready to engrave. I've not got a title for it yet - any suggestions?

Letter cutting has taken centre stage this week - lettering this nice piece of Portland stone.

Near Corfe Heath, Dorset John Everett (1876–1949) Dorset Museum & Art Gallery

After a week or more of printing my new lino is finished. And autumnal Hamsey Church. I'd love to hear which of the colourways you prefer? This print will be released exclusively at my Artwave Festival (Lewes) show with Paul Evans. I am looking forward to it already. Starts on the 6th September

It may be the summer solstice, but I'm already dreaming of the mellow September days here at my Sussex Craft Week Open Studio today, working on some lino prints of an autumnal Hamsey Church where I'll be during Artwave Festival Its lovely and cool here today 11 til 5 VillageWorks, EastHoathly BN86QA

It is nice and cool here at my workshop, if you want to escape the heat! 'We passed this way' - a wood engraving of a shady sunken lane. My Sussex Craft Week Open Studio continues until Sunday 11 'til 5. You'll find me at The Village Works, East Hoathly. BN8 6QA. I hope you can make it along.

Love the books of Philip Pullman? I have many of the original prints that have graced the pages of them by the amazing Chris Wormell included in my Open Studio. 11 to 5 everyday until the 22nd. Find us at: The Village Works, East Hoathly. BN8 6QA.

Don't forget my Open Studio continues all this week. With my engravings ('a ring of steel', pictured) and sculptures and also featuring the work of my guest, the brilliant Christopher Wormell . I'm here 11 to 5 everyday. Village Works, East Hoathly. BN8 6QA. I hope you can make it along.

My Open Studio is open, I'm here at my workshop (BN8 6QA) today, til 5pm. As well as my sculpture and wood engravings, I have the sublime prints of my guest Chris Wormell . A rare opportunity to see prints that have illustrated books such as Philip Pullman's and Kipling's Mowgli's Brothers.

'Cockerel' - wood engraving (from Gilbert White's 'The Natural History of Selbourne) by Chris Wormell 'High & Over' - wood engraving Keith.A.Pettit Sussex Craft Week Open Studio starts this weekend. 11 to 5. BN8 6QA Lots of printing demonstrations through out.

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The Strange Attractor Summer Sale ends Sunday! Grab Obsolete Spells, my book of and about the work of Victor Neuburg's Vine Press, at the ostrobogulous price of a tenner! Fresh Neuburgiana coming soon - get the basics down with this 'un: strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/obsolete...

Currently surrounded by the genius of Christopher Wormell - busy mounting, framing and hanging his work on the gallery walls. I cannot wait to share this all with you. First day of Sussex Craft Week Open Studio starts this Saturday 11am find me at BN8 6QA.

It was all kicking off in our daisy patch last night. #soapopera

I'm part of 'Sussex Craft Week' An Open Studio at my workshop here in East Hoathly (BN8 6QA). Live #WoodEngraving and printing demonstrations on my 1849 Albion Press and my very special guest Chris Wormell will be featured - including exclusive prints from the legendary books of #PhilipPullman