Richenda Ellis

In order to reach a wider audience and to bring real art into the home, I have reproduced many of my drawings, lino cuts and photographs as greetings cards.

 

All cards are printed on gloss finished card stock with a blank interior for your own personalised message. All cards come with an envelope and are available in two sizes, large and medium.

Large cards are approximately 5.5" x 8.25" (14cm x 21cm). Medium cards are approximately 4.25" x 5.5" (11cm x 14cm).

 

Prices: large $6, and medium $4.50

 

Shipping $3.50 for single card, and $5.50 for up to 5 cards.

SAVE time and money! I can write a personalised message for you and send directly to the your requested recipient! Add $3 to cost of card.

Lino Prints

Whilst I haven't been able to print for a number of years I have included these pictures of my lino cuts as they are very much part of my style and work.

 

A print from lino is built up in stages. I generally use 4 colours with one piece of lino (known as the reduction method). Each colour portrays a different part  of the picture with the final stage 'bringing the image together'. Suddenly, from a sheet of various colours, you have a defined picture!

 

Once produced the lino design cannot be reprinted simply because at the end of the printing process the actual lino itself is systematically destroyed by the successive cuts for each colour.
Each design was limited to a production run of 25 in total.

 

(I do have a few prints available for sale; please use the contact form if interested. Print size is 10" x 8")

 

Artwork

Photos

 Click here to see the process involved in creating a finished lino print.

Albion Printing Press c.1867

I have been very fortunate to obtain an original Albion tabletop press made in London, UK.

 

It is made of cast iron and is therefore, incredibly heavy!

 

I like creating images with the computer, but using something as physical as a manual printing method has an entirely different appeal to it; I can only compare it to the reason why people use photographic film cameras, or have 'vintage' cars.