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Carver of prints

I carve prints and I like writing about them

Loving Vincent

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:

Handprinted UK

Guest Essays

I feature essays from other print makers, so it’s not just my voice on this site. It is my pleasure to introduce you to these print makers.

My first guest essay is by Peter Williams, a maths student at the University of Manchester, and a rising star, otherwise known as Peter Makes Prints. Peter is an ally, and uses his platform to make SPACE for print makers from marginalised communities. Read the story of Peter’s Teufelssee print here ⬇

Peter Makes Prints – Tuefelssee

The latest essay is from Cath Bristow, of Cath Bristow Prints fame. Cath is a wonder, and her prints are visual delights. In her essay Cath writes about her print making process and how she has navigated printing and lock down. Read Cath’s essay here ⬇

Cath Bristow Prints

Latest from the blog ⬇

On a hypothesis

What factors bring someone to leave their home country and travel to safety?

On Diversity

Why is there such a lack of diversity in showcase accounts?

On Anti-Imperialism

Rewriting the narrative of discovery through print, as one of military occupation, settlement, surveillance and wealth appropriation

Check out my Grid [ ⚬°]

شکریہ May 5 is Memorial Day for the child victims of the Siege of Sarajevo Up the workers! I hope you guys enjoy this bank holiday weekend. Join a union 👍🏾 No doubt it's great and quick and easy to print with a press but I wonder how much I'd miss this moment - the part of the process where you see the print come through the paper when you hand press it. I get asked a lot of questions about the pink blocks I use in my reels. Two weeks til Eid! These left opening Eid cards are available from my Etsy shop. And you can read more about the kitsch vintage Pakistani aesthetic on my site, link in bio. I've always felt quite intimidated by the codes for linocut tools, often choosing not to expand my collection for fear of not knowing what I was purchasing. This is a block showing how some @flexcut_tools sets carve on lino, captured at an angle so you can see how deep some of those U gouge ones go. I hope this block helps those of you who may feel the same as me. Check out my reels video if you're interested in seeing how they carve too. I'm going to be running my very first stall at @n10creatives Spring Fair next month! These Vincents and Fridas are for the fair, if you've got your eye on one please come! Saturday 8th May in Muswell Hill. For now, the Really Loving prints are only available in pink from my Etsy shop. All of the Vincents and Fridas in all of the colours

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About Me

Check out the ‘About Me‘ section for illustrations all about me.