The Big C Cancer Charity

Commission for The Big C Centre at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital September 2016

A collagraph is a print made from a collage of a variety of textured materials glued on to a cardboard or hardboard plate. The plate can be can be cut into with a scalpel to give recessed lines. The plated is sealed and then inked up in a combination of intaglio and relief methods and then pulled through the press. An uninked version can be pulled for embossed effects.

A lino print is made by cutting into a linoleum block using similar tools to those used for woodcuts. The block is rolled with ink, paper placed on top and rubbed by hand. It can also be printed on a press.

In 2007 the author Richard Mabey made a limited edition of his 1993 book 'Whistling In The Dark - In Pursuit Of The Nightingale' and invited me to illustrate it which I did with 21 sepia drawings and etchings. Some of them are shown here.

There is a limited edition of 300 of the book and they have been signed by the author and artist, and priced at £50.