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I carve prints and I like writing about them

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Carver of Urdu prints

I also have this thing with the Urdu language, it features heavily in my prints – I love the cursive font and poetic imagery of the language. My pages are listed in both Urdu and English, let me transl(iter)ate the words for you:

Urdu alphabet flashcards

گھر – ghar – home
میرے بارے میں – meri bareh mein – about me
بلاگ – blog (literally!)
مہمانوں کی مضمون – mehmano ke mazmoon – guest essays
شکریہ – shukria – thank you
دکان – dukaan – shop
رابطہ – raabta – contact

شکریہ Thank you

You can read my interview with Handprinted UK here:

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This is an @essdee_uk appreciation post while I am literally watching ink dry on paper. I use softcut lino for my graphic novel prints because I find the texture of the block the best for me to carve tiny letters into. I also love the way the material takes on the colour of the ink. Thank you for all the stuff, @essdee_uk Here we go. I hope you all like it. I fully intend to take a picture of the final print, but until then please enjoy the puzzle form block. Please. Thanks. Finally ready for a test print Really really really nearly ready for a test print My graphic novel prints include a border to contain the illustrations and text. Keeping with borders for the Macbeth print, this time I wanted it to look like the text and illustrations are within a stage setting. In my mind it looks good so I'm hoping it translates well on the block 😬 I don't usually do a test print until the entire block is ready for it, but I wanted to see how this part of the third panel looks. I owe so much to Shaun and Courtney at @thelionthewitchandthepod for their education. I learned about the importance of hair in an early episode of their podcast and so the Weird Sisters are here depicted weaving their lines in their hair and trapping a paranoid Macbeth in their words. Resting carving face. cansomeonehelpmeihavebeenworkingonthisforamonthandiamstillnotdonebecauseiprocrastinatetoextendthepleasureofworkingonthissoidonthaveawholeinmylifewhenthisisdone. Thanks 👍🏾

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