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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 ✨ Printmaking ✨ Photography ✨ Paper-Making https://www.strangemeadows.uk/

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hello #portfolioday

I'm Megan, a self-taught printmaker (lino and very occasionally etching) based in Glasgow, Scotland. I also make my own paper!

You can find my work at strangemeadowsart.etsy.com

Photo of a linocut print of a stylised Swan surrounded by snowdrops.

Photo of a linocut print of a black snake surrounded by gold Poppies, on natural light tan paper.

Photo of two small, square linocut prints in an inventory style, showcasing items associated with a pumpkin with, including two pumpkins, Witch's hat, broom, and candles.

Photo of sheets of handmade paper, in various pastel colours.

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrating the end of Summer with this year's last re-stock of the Sun Witch print ☀️

Yellow is such a difficult colour to film or photograph - These are closest in colour to the cover photo in real life! 💛

#linocut #printmaking #sun #witch #handmadeart

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 4d

Gorgeous green vases 🍵🌿

#reductionprint #linocut #handmadeart #botanicalart #printmaker #green #lovetoprint

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 5d

Printing up glowing gold fuchsias! Notice me burning the edges of the plate at the start? This is to remove any stray fibres from the hessian backing of the block, which tend to unravel and poke out whenever the block is washed.

#arttips #printmaking #gold #linocutprint #handmadeart

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 8d

Tiny in size, mighty in flavour 🧄 🫚

#linocut #tinyprint #garlic #ginger #originalart #handcarvedstamp #print #kitchenvibes #foodillustration

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you! I find green sometimes such a hard colour to mix, so this is such a lovely observation :)

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 11d

Green Witches printed and back in stock! This is probably the print in my Witch Series I identify with the most - I have over 100 houseplants! 🌿🍃🌱

#greenwitch #witchyvibes #printmaking #lino #printmaking #halloween

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 12d

Crocodile & Honeysuckle ✨

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is about the paper this is printed on. It's Nepalese Lokta paper. It's perfect for printmaking, very strong but still thin and light enough to allow for hand burnishing prints.

#originalart #printmaking #artprint #linocut

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 15d

My favourite thing about metallic inks is when the sunlight catches it juuuust right!

#printmaking #linocut #handmadeart #traditionalart #witchy #botanicalart #scottishartist

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 18d

Remember those strange iridescent clouds in the sky during Winter last year? I was lucky enough to capture some on film while visiting Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire ✨🌨️

Camera: Pentax
Film: SantaColor 100
Processed: @gulabiphoto

#analogue #35mm #filmisnotdead #travelscotland #filmphotography

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 19d

Tiny, tiny gold chrysanthemum print ✨

#printmaking #printmaker #linocut #originalart #traditionalart #handmadeart #gold #floral #botanical #inspiredbynature

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 19d

The start of Autumn means the countdown to Samhain is here! Restocking some Bog Witch mini prints in the spirit of the season ✨🐸🍂

#autumnaesthetic #linocut #printmaking #originaldesign #fall #originalartwork #witch #witchyvibes

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 22d

Fellow fans of vintage retrofuturism design: this tiny little green raygun is for you.

#linocut #printmaking #art #linocutprintmaker #OriginalArt

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 23d

Some dreamy photos from the end of last summer ☀️🌸

Could AI recreate this? Probably. But would AI remember the gorgeously sunny day these was taken, or recognise the turning of the season by the blooming of the hydrangeas? Definitely not.

Camera: Pentax SP500
Film: Candido 800

#filmphotography

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 26d

Tiny, tiny alliums 🧅 🧅 🧅

#printmaking #linocut #printmaker #handmadeart

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 26d

Junk mail, packaging, misprints, and old files have all gone into these sheets of handmade paper. It's so interesting to see these random bits of paper blend together to create new sheets.

#handmadepaper #handmade #papermaking #upcycling #eco #sustainable

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · 28d

Printing up some tiny linocut prints in this gorgeous pumpkin-y orange ink 🍂🍁

#linocut #printmaking #arttips #tinyart #originalart #autumn #fall

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Sep 8

Starting a new wreath carving ✨️ Which part of the linocut process do you most want to see? #linocut #artprocess #Printmaking

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 25

I've never tried that so can't comment. It's pretty good, dries decently fast!

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 24

The speedball fabric ink is the best for wearable / usable items. I use traditional oil based for any fabric that will be framed ✨️😊

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 24

Printing up tote bags with one of my favourite blocks "Buttanicals" 🌱🍑

#linocut #Printmaking #TraditionalArt #HandPrinted #OriginalArt #GlasgowArtist

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Hwæt Girl Shit @nikolking.bsky.social · Jun 18

New purple color for my Night Ritual tote bags! Pick one up this weekend @sistersoflilith.bsky.social Solstice Festival!

#printmaking #printmaker #goth #screenprint #silkscreen

A black tote bag printed with a design of bats around a moon in purple ink

Several tote bags with the bay and moon design on a drying act, half are printed in white ink, half in purple ink.

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 18

Pretty pleased with how these hand made business cards turned out ✨️ You can snag them in person at the two upcoming Tea Green markets I'll be at in Glasgow - Kelvingrove and the Burrell Collection 💚

www.teagreen.co.uk

Photo of a hand holding two multicoloured handmade business cards in front of plants and a white wall.

Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 17

Just realised you're already an experienced block printer from your profile haha! That is suuuuch an excellent idea for markers!

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 17

They're both ✨️magical✨️ but I am digging the blue 💙

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Strange Meadows @strangemeadowsart.bsky.social · Jun 17

It works great for tiny stamps that are mostly lines, but anything bigger needs to be hand burnished or run through some kind of press 😊 I've seen folk have decent success with Speedball Speedy Cut for these kind of projects ✨️

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