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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 12h

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 9: Undead
My posing biker vamp dude from last year, currently on sale at Derby Museums Shop if they still have some stock - go check out their Dracula exhibit if you're in the area!
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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 1d

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 8: Lightning Lad
The OG lightning lad - Frankensteins Monster - all loved you and offering a heart to you - who's heart though you can never be too sure. One my little love cards.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 2d

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 7: Ghoul
This ghoulish little bear is definitely not after porridge.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 3d

Yay :) so glad you like it and looks lovely in that frame. 🖤

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Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · 3d

Newly framed art print, waiting to go on the wall. A4 art print from @blockforest.co.uk. There are just a handful left of this limited edition design. Frame from Frames.co.uk in Manchester. The frame has a really nice wood grain effect cushion moulding. Delighted with it all! Thanks :)

A framed black and white linocut print showing three cats full of character and wearing lots of spooky/occult symbols, gathered around a fire in a forest. Behind an owl sits high in a tree and a large moon peeks out between the trees. The frame is black and the portrait orientation A4 print is standing up on a red cushioned seat.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 3d

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 6: Werewolf
From my horror high series, which i may still come back to sometime as I liked these slightly derpy characters. A little stoner / skater were-guy most likely bunking off school.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 4d

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 5: Forest Sprite
My little Faun from last year, I enjoyed how paired back this one was compared to some of my more overly complicated work.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 4d

Thank you!! Yeah it's a little different to my usual stuff! Ha yeah it was nice they picked someone who was familiar and didn't just wing it, was a shame we didn't have time to do them all traditionally but things move fast in movie world and they did an amazing job with them digitally.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 6d

Mabs Drawlloween Club: Day 4 - Haunting
I think it's time to start my annual rewatch of this modern horror classic. Wonder if I'll be able to spot all the ghosts this time around.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 6d

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 3: Witch
My first little witch print ever I think. Who doesn't want a push on a swing from the devil.
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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 7d

Mabs Drawlloween Club Day 2:
Your Familiar My little witchy kitties will always be my favourite familiars - only a few of this print left now and still one of my best I think.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

It's spooky month and I'd usually be throwing myself at drawlloween but not got the time this year 😅, so instead you're getting a retrospective of my last 6 years of participation (all available on my shops)!

Here's my spooky intro, a little self portrait hidden in my Overgrown Cemetery print.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

😀 thanks, yeah it was a dream to work on.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

Thank you! Was very pleased how the sequence came out! And glad you liked it - it's a great film isn't it!

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

So glad you liked it! The team over at Perception did such an amazing job and I had such fun coming up with the illustrations.

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

It was and thank you! 🖤 I was so pleased with how it came out, the guys who put the sequence together were just masters at recreating the style and it looked so good on screen. I'm so glad you liked it!

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

...into a visual language that unsettles as much as it captivates.

I was honoured to be asked to contribute to this project by Perception, and proud to contribute to the rich, unique world of Sinners.

Read the full case study here: www.experienceperception.com/work/sinners/

Sinners Opening Prologue Design

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · 8d

I’m delighted to share the case study from Perception for the prologue sequence to Sinners.

I was commissioned to create a series of digital illustrations with the result being this eerie, linocut-inspired vision that fuses Southern folklore, ancestral storytelling, and vampire myth...

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 14

US orders now closed for the foreseeable future!! Absolutely gutting but nothing I can do until we have more information on how this is all going to work. More info on the Trump tax in case you missed it linked below - see you later American pals! 😭

Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 11

US customers!
I will be closing orders on Wednesday 13th August until further notice due to Trump suddenly ending De Minimis.

I can't risk you getting $80 fees for a single shipment if USPS is not ready to collect taxes.

I will look at ways to reopen and update you when I can. Very sad times!

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 13

Made a little comic to process the threats I'm feeling as a small biz 😂 With all the crap info out there on de minimis this felt like the most productive thing to do!

Closing US orders today - bye bye Halloween, Xmas and Valentines sales. My busy period is going to be a lot quieter I think! 😅

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 13

Just make it exist first…
You can make it 🦇 later.

Saw this trend as I was up at the crack of dawn waiting for a delivery so had a doodle 😂

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 11

US customers!
I will be closing orders on Wednesday 13th August until further notice due to Trump suddenly ending De Minimis.

I can't risk you getting $80 fees for a single shipment if USPS is not ready to collect taxes.

I will look at ways to reopen and update you when I can. Very sad times!

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 4

Well this could be business killing. Still trying to work it out but looks like either a customs fee of 10-15% added to all orders when they enter the US or a flat rate $80-200 fee (!) per shipment for first 6 months. Just in time for the busy Halloween/xmas period when I usually do well 😅

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Aug 2

Always the most apt follower number for a spooky devil like myself 👹

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Mikey @blockforest.co.uk · Jul 31

Even though, its hot, humid and sunny, I'm starting to feel the embrace of autumn (and Halloween) creeping towards us! This print always makes me feel spooky.

On my shops and also available at Derby Museums Shop for their 'Dracula Returns to Derby' exhibition running now until 30th May 2026!

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