Happy birthday to British-born, American #astrophysicist Margaret Burbidge (1919-2020) who was one of the people instrumental in building our understanding of stellar nucleosynthesis, how nuclei are produced in stars & you and I are all stardust! She was the 1st author of a monumental scientific paper Synthesis of the Elements in Stars, which became known as B2FH from the initials of its authors: Margaret Burbidge, Geoffrey Burbidge (her

Another postcard design. I was sketching some cats and mushrooms yesterday evening. Both have something mystical - don't know why so I made this mystic forest :)

Gravure du jour : mon vélo en 3 couches (rose fluo, bleu ultramarine et noir).
C’est pas super ultra bien aligné mais ça rends pas si mal que ça.
#linogravure #linocut #linocutprinting #diy

Happy birthday to Claudine Picardet (1735-1820) #chemist, #mineralogist, meteorologist & perhaps most importantly, translator of latest science from Swedish, English, German, Italian & possibly Latin to French at the height of the chemical revolution.

She married barrister & member of the Académie royale des sciences, arts, et belles-lettres de Dijon, Claude Picardet in 1755, her entry into the high society scientific
#sciart #printmaking #histsci #womenInSTEM #linocut #chemistry #mastoArt

I'm preparing a new linocut print, and this time i wanted to preview the balance between the black zones and the thin lines. I'm pretty pleased with the result, so before i start actually carving the picture on lino, here's a sneak peek
#linocut #printmaking #illustration #WIP #CreativeToots #MastoArt

Next print in progress, starting with the centre of the echinacea or purple coneflower…

It's been quite a while since I did some #penAndInk work, and for whatever reason, this felt like a good week to stretch those particular legs. It also gave me the opportunity to do something much looser than my normal process, and just ink directly on linoleum with india ink, then do my best to preserve the character of the line work in the carving. I think it turned out well!

I'll probably do more of this kind of work down the road, it's quite enjoyable

Time to carve a new block! This is a transverse-banded flower fly in progress. Because of its yellow and black stripes, tendency to hover (it’s a hover fly after all) and love of flowers, it can be mistaken for a bee. But no, it’s a fly. The eyes are the real giveaway for this bee mimic, to my mind. While not a bee, it is an excellent pollinator and another friend to gardeners.

Even though, its hot, humid and sunny, I'm starting to feel the embrace of autumn (and Halloween) creeping towards us! This cemetery print of mine always makes me feel suitably spooky.

On my shops and also available at Derby Museums Shop for their 'Dracula Returns to Derby' exhibition running now until 30th May 2026! Go check it out.
#halloween #autumn #spooky #linocut #print #artist #printmaker #bat #ghost #folklore #creepy

Another fun, simple repeat pattern made with the tomato lino block print I carved and printed for my print about food crops grown here in Ontario which benefit from insects.

Also in my spoonflower minouette shop!

Happy birthday to #geologist & oceanographic #cartographer Marie Tharp (1920-2006), whose pioneering, thorough & complete ocean floor maps with Bruce Heezen, made using realms of echo sounder data, revealed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.⁠
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After studying #geology & math, Maurice ‘Doc’ Ewing at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia hired her to draft 1000s of echo sounder profiles. Women were still not allowed to participate in

My #linocut #tiger for #GlobalTigerDay. ⁠ Habitat loss is a great threat to these great cats. They are endangered after a century of decline and only about 4,500 remain in the wild. The good news is there are signs of an uptick in numbers globally but the need for habitat preservation is urgent.
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#sciart #printmaking #conservation #printmaker #reliefPrint #InternationalTigerDay
#mastoArt

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Ciao Mondo.
Rimettevo in ordine l'impossibile e cosa trovo?
La stampa di un Orso. Pardon è un'orsa di nome Gemma.
Non lo so perché ma si chiama così.
Mi piace immaginarla a passeggio nella #marsica tranquilla e senza rotture umane nei paraggi.
Ti piace?

This is a repeat pattern I made with my linocut print, on beautiful Japanese papers, about the milkweed plant, beloved of the native pollinators. Well-known for its appeal to monarch butterflies, it is also a favourite of the many different native bumblebees and insects like this small milkweed bug.

Find it in the minouette spoonflower! https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/19895055-milkweed-brings-all-bugs-yard-by-minouette?sku=fbty-pf-yd-f130-d19895055

Ciao Mondo.
Al mare con cielo scuro e vento di maestrale.
Resterei qui per sempre!

slowly digging shapes into linoleum with a sharp implement has been good for my overall mental health and goal clarity. 

extremely limited number of these linocut prints available to Print Club Members -> https://comradery.co/dsprintclub/memberships

Here’s a simple repeat pattern with the strawberry linocut I made for my print about plants which benefit from insects. I think sometimes simple is best on textiles and I have been thinking about hand printing some strawberry fabric. You can find this one in my minouette Spoonflower
collection too.

https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/minouette

#linocut #printmaking #blockPrint #repeatPattern #strawberry #surfaceDesign
#mastoArt