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Laura Boswell Printmaker

@lauraboswellprint

Printmaker based in Scotland specialising in wild landscape and coastal prints in linocut. Teacher and Writer. https://www.lauraboswell.co.uk/

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Delighted to have finished this little print in time for Printfest this coming weekend. #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner #printexhibition

30.04.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying the misty distance in this print with some very layers #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner #printexhibition

25.04.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

24.04.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished & now available - this is Estuary Flood Tide, a reduction linocut in ten layers from an initial ink drawing direct to lino. Details on my website www.lauraboswell.co.uk #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner #reductionlinocut

23.04.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My finished linocut against the original acrylic ink drawing direct to the lino #dippenandink #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner

22.04.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

20.04.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m nearly there with this linocut- it’s been interesting working direct to the lino rather than making a drawing first. #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner #printexhibition

20.04.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thought I would set myself a @printfestulverston challenge to work directly drawing onto the lino with pen and inks. We live on an estuary and sometimes it’s hard to spot land from water..: #penandinkillustration #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner

18.04.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not long to go now! Hope to see you there 3-4 May @printfestulverston #printexhibition #printfestival #printfestulverston #printfest #lauraboswellprintmaker

17.04.2025 05:30 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You could be when you visit!

14.04.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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There we are - summer beach. This is one of my favourite local beaches - Rockcliffe- and a wonderful place for walking. #lauraboswell. #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner

14.04.2025 12:29 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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What a pleasure to share @rheged_centre photos of the opening night of The Great Print Exhibition which now runs until 29th June. #rhegedprintexhibition #printexhibition #printgallery #lauraboswellprintmaker

09.04.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another couple of layers on my summer print of Rockcliffe Beach #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner

08.04.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m done with the clouds now - they were painted onto the lino and cut around, printing with barely-there ink #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #reliefprint#printmakerscorner

07.04.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Another layer of very thin ink to start adding depth. These are oil based inks #lauraboswell. #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker

06.04.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Initial sketch and marked up lino block ready to cut (trad lino and acrylic inks) #lauraboswell. #womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker #printmakerscorner

02.04.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh good to know! Thank you

31.03.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
31.03.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the introduction to this printmaker

31.03.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s an older mokuhanga print of mine - the texture is achieved by coating the paper with size several times to make it hard for the pigments to penetrate. This is a big print 78x34cm #makingajapanesewoodblockprint #mokuhanga #japanesewoodblock #waterbasedwoodblock #woodblockprinting #mokuhanga

31.03.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Brass and woodblock print jewellery

Brass and woodblock print jewellery

Today I thought I’d share a little woodcut pendant I cut and inked to fit a brass frame Mr B made for me #woodblockjewellery #mokuhangamagic #woodcuts #lauraboswell#womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking

27.03.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a caustic etched linocut β€˜Waterfall’ on heavy handmade washi. It’s a reduction print combining layers of etching and cutting. #causticetching #caustic_soda #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker #womenprintmakers

26.03.2025 07:52 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thought I’d make a mixed media piece from a sketch of our local headland #graphitedrawing #pencilsketch #landscapedrawing #designdrawing #womanartist #lauraboswell #scottishartist #scottishlandscape

17.03.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing

12.03.2025 11:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to be representing Kirkcudbright’s very own Printmaker’s Corner at The Borders Art Fair in Kelso alongside fellow printmaker @joshua_miles_artist this weekend. #joshuamiles #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker #printmakerscorner #printexhibition

12.03.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Print in black and white featuring a close-up of a blackbird facing left with head high sitting on a nest in the branches of a tree with blosdom

Print in black and white featuring a close-up of a blackbird facing left with head high sitting on a nest in the branches of a tree with blosdom

English Printmaker Clare Leighton,'Blackbird on Nest', 1935 #WomensArt #Spring

12.03.2025 07:08 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A collection of β€˜non-colours’ I create them with washes of transparent ink and by mixing colours I’ve used into colours I’m making. #lauraboswellprintmaker #lauraboswell#womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker #printmakerscorner

12.03.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little taster of the work I’ll be showing at the Borders Art Fair in Kelso this weekend #lauraboswell #lauraboswellprintmaker #lauraboswell#womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker #printmakerscorner #printexhibition

11.03.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All finished - my Rough Sea West Coast linocut #lauraboswell#womeninprint #lauraboswellprintmaker #printmaking #linocut #linoprint #printmaker #printmakerscorner

08.03.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 203 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

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