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John Bloor Printmaker
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Printmaker. Artist.
Music nut. New music lover.
Photographer.
ASD / ADHD / RSD.

Shop:
https://www.johnbloor.co.uk/

Music:
https://smokingdrum.bandcamp.com/

Mailing list and everything else:
https://linktr.ee/johnbloorprintmaker
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John Bloor Printmaker @johnbloorprint.bsky.social · Sep 8
15 artists / bands to get to know me:

Menomena
Pete and the Pirates
Spoon
NoMeansNo
Down I Go
David Bowie
Fugazi
Frank Zappa
Longpigs
Richard Dawson
Meridian Brothers
Son Lux
They Might Be Giants
Get Well Soon
Shellac

#music
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I haven't listened to vinyl for weeks because I struggle to do enjoyable things. And at the moment it is a real struggle.

Perhaps I should stop buying vinyl?

#mentalhealth #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylsky
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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I have started to mix inks for my Haven print. I know it doesn't look like it here, but in reality the colours are not vibrant enough. Anyway at least it's a start.

#ink #screenprinting #printmaking #printmaker #colours
A lot of test swatches of mixed inks painted onto a sheet of paper with their colour values written below.
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Olive looking very aloof earlier this evening.

#oliviadunham #olive #catsky #cat
A fluffy white and grey cat called Olive squints at the camera.
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Support small businesses this Christmas 💕🥹

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November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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I am upping my game; bought three more screens so now I can make up to 12 screens in one go.

This should cover me for printing the British coastal birds and my next two prints.

Refurb screens are really cheap too!

#screenprinting #printmaking #printmaker
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Check out Mara's great work!
thecatfreaky.bsky.social Mara @thecatfreaky.bsky.social · 1d
Hi, I'm Mara! A queer artist with AuDHD and a constant headache (among other things) and with that a lot of exhaustion.

I do a lot of different art.
Currently I'm mainly focusing on rubber stamps. But I also do lino printing and love painting picture frames for art. And I love a good side project.
A DIN A4 piece of paper with a lot of different stamped illustrations. A seahorse, a goose, a church with the text "Post aus Mainz", a pigeon holding a letter with the text "für dich", a mouse with a letter, a fast snail holding a letter, a whale, a pillow with the text "Kissenstempel", a fish, several butterflies, tomatoes, stars and flowers, apples and an apple tree. Some seal stamps (as in wax seals but stamps), one of them a heart, one a fish, one leaves and a flower and one my artist sign. a photo of a framed lino print. The print is red and shows a package of passata. The frame is dark and square. Is has small tomatoes all over it. The mat or passepartout is white with prints of red tomatoes with green tomatoe greens. A blue lino print on white paper showing a negative printed fish and the text eat the rich in caps. The fish is vertical and has different textures. It has a white head with a big round eye and a small mouth. The fins all have fine lines on them, the backfin ones are very parallel, the other ones a bit more organic looking. It has scales on its body except for the belly. The belly is striped in the direction of the fish. The print is titled "Eat the fish", it's also numbers "#1" and signed by me. The print lays on background with an illustrated flower pattern. An oil pastel drawing of forget me nots on A6 watercolor paper
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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We saw Frankie and the Witch Fingers this evening at The Joiners in Southampton. Great gig!

#livemusic #music
A band called Frankie and the Witch Fingers playing live.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I'm happy with these two illustrations. Now to print.

#coast #safeharbour #harbour #printmaking #illustration #art
An illustration showing driftwood tied up with rope, a harbour wall, houses, seaweed and a boat hull. The illustration is very abstract. An abstract illustration of a harbour wall, rocks, anchor, boat hull, houses, planks of wood tied with rope, a lighthouse.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Hello... I'm an illustrator, designer and maker. Inspired by the natural world, incredible landscapes and a sense of adventure and storytelling, I like to play with colour, bold graphics and texture to create beautiful pieces that make people smile. ruththorpstudio.co.uk
Bright And Colourful Art | Ruth Thorp Studio
Ruth Thorp Studio offers bold and colourful illustrated art prints, cards and books. Inspired by the natural world, incredible landscapes and a sense of adventure and storytelling, Ruth plays with col...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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If someone wants to buy a rubber stamp, I'm free to make some!
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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What I've been listening to the last couple of days:

Société Étrange "Au Revoir"

Meridian Brothers "VI"

Meridian Brothers "VII"

Magic Fig "Valerian Tea"

amongst other things!

#music #nowplaying
Album cover art for Société Étrange "Au Revoir" Meridian Brothers "VI" Meridian Brothers "VII" Magic Fig "Valerian Tea"
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I'm putting this down for the moment but here's my latest Safe Harbours idea. It doesn't have a name yet. Once it is done I will print it in December hopefully.

Now sure what I'm doing next!

#illustration #art #printmaking #printmaker #screenprinting #WIP #harbour #safety #safe
An abstract illustration showing a harbour with rocks, a lighthouse, a boat hull, anchor, harbour wall with ladder, houses and driftwood tied up with ropes.
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Is anyone on Facebook any more?

I have entered a cusion design competition, only problem is you have to vote on Facebook (share and like). And I'm no longer on Facebook!

Here's the link to vote:

www.facebook.com/Wraptious/po...

Thanks awfully!

#illustration #cushions #art
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Our latest competition entry by John Bloor! 💎 👉Order yours now: https://www.wraptious.com/collections/winter-2025-submissions-by-john-bloor?ref=fb-c Printed on vegan-suede, these limited edition...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Agnetha is desperate for Olive to play with her. Olive really doesn't want to.

#catsky #cat
A cat called Agnetha lays down and reaches out to a cat called Olive who is sitting on a bag. Olive does not look impressed with Agnetha's attempt to play with her.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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I am shipping to the US again, we actually turned it back on!

#shopsmall
Shipping to the US is availavle again! At last, we have turned it back on!
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I'm feeling positive but still feeling like a failure. A positive failure!

Anyway, I have ordered a wall planner and stickers to acknowledge my little wins so there is that.

#mentalhealth
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
johnbloorprint.bsky.social
How can I feel more success in what I do? Any tips?

At the moment I cannot stop working and do literally anything I enjoy because I feel like I have to keep on trying not to fail.

Every time I achieve something I feel nothing.

#mentalhealth #success #printmaker #printmaking
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I am running a sale until the end of November! 20% off everything (including my new print), to try and generate some much needed sales.

Use code WINTER2025 at checkout.

www.johnbloor.co.uk

#shopsmall #sale #printmaker #printmaking #art #craft #screenprinting
20% off everything! Use code: WINTER2025 at checkout, until end of November. www.johnbloor.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Here's a good photo of my new print "Weathering the Storm".

It is an edition of 24, printed in six colours on Fabriano 5.

www.johnbloor.co.uk/products/wea...

#art #craft #printmaking #printmaker #screenprinting #harbour #father #fisherman #driftwood #rope #illustration
A six colour screenprint called Weathering the Storm. It is in yellow, blue, three greys and white. It shows a fisherman and his daughter either side of driftwood, holding onto that driftwood which is also tied by yellow rope. Behind them is an abstract harbour.
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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I read today on Instagram that BBC Introducing are now playing AI artists...

#music #bbc #ai
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Finished editioning my print! The white layer was much better after I remade the screen.

I will take a proper photo tomorrow.

#harbour #storm #driftwood #fisherman #father #screenprint #printmaking #printmaker
A screenprint called Weathering the Storm which shows an abstract harbour scene with a fisherman and daughter in white outline over.
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Agnetha earlier.

I'm printing in a minute. If the next colour goes well then it's plain sailing.

#cat #catsky
A cat called Agnetha yawning.
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Three colours down in my edition.

Three to go.

#storm #coast #harbour #screenprinting #printmaking #handprinted #printmaker #art #craft
Yellow, blue and mid grey layers printed on this screenprint called Weathering the Storm. It looks fairly abstract at the moment but you can see a yellow rope in the middle.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Get to know your mutuals.
10 random things I like...

Maximalist music
Horror films and books
16mm film cameras
Cats
The Dark Ages
90s films
Technical baking
Japanese food
Hi-Fi
Classical guitar
deselbysgold.bsky.social De Selby @deselbysgold.bsky.social · 10d
Get to know your mutuals
10 random things you like...

psychedelia
folklore
fungi
mutual aid
painting
standing stones
polyrhythms
humous
the works of Leonora Carrington
the diverse wonder & beauty of nature
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Get to know your followers
10 Random things you like

Recreational narcotics
Vinyl
Computer gaming (Borderlands franchise ftw)
Indie graphic novels
The art of Ralph Steadman & Bill Sienkiewicz
Documentaries
Going to a museum high off my ass
David Sedaris
Communing with animals
Solitude
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I made sausage rolls. There was an overabundance of pastry!

#sausageroll
Some freshly baked hand made sausage rolls.
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM