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Laura Boswell Printmaker

@lauraboswellprint.bsky.social

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

791 Followers  |  174 Following  |  81 Posts  |  Joined: 26.01.2025  |  1.7217

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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 β€” πŸ‘ 78    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 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

24.04.2025 19:28 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

20.04.2025 17:29 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You could be when you visit!

14.04.2025 17:33 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 75    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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh good to know! Thank you

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

Thank you for the introduction to this printmaker

31.03.2025 13:42 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing

12.03.2025 11:51 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 522    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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

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01.03.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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