Happy Christmas everyone

Books, ukulele, beer and printing .. 

Happy Christmas!

Thank you to everyone who has purchased my work & for your support during 2013.

New work on its way for the new year ...

The last of the Liquorice Whippets for Christmas

We have now sold the last of our Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall...

however, you still have a chance to purchase one of these limited edition prints before they are gone!

Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall 
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield, 2013
Image size(mm) 120w x 195h

If you would like to purchase one of the remaining copies of

Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall
this limited edition print is in stock at :

Yorkshire Sculpture Park - online and at their shop based in Wakefield

A Load of Old Cameras

Calling all camera enthusiasts!

35 cameras to identify

Over the next few weeks, I will be posting images of the 35 individual camera blocks
which make up the complete print "A Load of Old Cameras", shown below.

A Load of Old Cameras
AWARDED THE RACHEL RECKITT PRIZE
Currently on tour with the Society of Wood Engravers 76th Annual Exhibition
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 305w x 420h

To view the individual cameras, follow me on Twitter -  Follow @inkyfngerspress

and help identify the camera make & model within each print ...
tweet or email your answer, including the tag  #ALoadofOldCameras  in all replies, thank you!!

 Twitter:  Neil Bousfield @inkyfngerspress Tweet #ALoadofOldCameras
 Email:  prints@inkyfingerspress.com

Society of Wood Engravers exhibition

76th Annual Exhibition

of the Society of Wood Engravers

Currently open at:

High Cross House, Dartington  22 November 2013 - 28 January 2014

The exhibition will then travel to:

Bankside Gallery, London  3 - 23 February 2014

Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk  1 - 30 March 2014

St David's Studio Gallery, Wales  9 April - 11 May 2014

The Marle Gallery, Axminster  24 May - 5 July 2014

One of the prints being exhibited:

Heading Towards Home
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h

For full details visit the Society of Wood Engravers website

Limited edition prints as Christmas presents

Looking for limited edition prints as Christmas presents?  There’s plenty of time to purchase my prints directly or from these galleries... 

St Jude's Prints - online gallery
Emma Mason British Prints - online and at their gallery based in Eastbourne
Yorkshire Sculpture Park - online and at their shop based in Wakefield
Pallant House Gallery Bookshop - online and at their gallery shop based in Chichester
The Marle Gallery - at their gallery based in Axminster, Devon

Ken Spelman Bookshop - online and at their shop based in York

Art Angels Cards

Printmakers range
Two of my limited edition prints 

"Skinny Dog in a Green Chair" and "Where There was Tea, Now There is Sea"

have been published as cards by Art Angels Publishers

  

They are available for purchase .. & are in stock now!

Available from shops and online at
 The Blank Card Company
 Down to Earth
 One Brown Cow

Please see Art Angels Publishers for further details
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Last of the Liquorice Whippets in black & white

We have now sold the last of our Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall... 

however, a few copies are available from the edition, so you still have a chance to purchase one of these limited edition prints before they are gone! ...

Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall 
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield, 2013
Image size(mm) 120w x 195h

If you would like to purchase one of the remaining copies of 

Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall 

this limited edition print is in stock at the following galleries:

St Jude's Prints - online gallery
Emma Mason British Prints - online and at their gallery based in Eastbourne
Yorkshire Sculpture Park - online and at their shop based in Wakefield
The Marle Gallery - at their gallery based in Axminster, Devon

Spreading a little warmth...

It is always good to receive positive feedback and kind comments. Thank you to Patricia of Art Jericho Gallery, Oxford for sending this e-mail today ...

"I delivered the Big Boy print today - and was with the customer when she unwrapped it.  It was beautifully packaged and she was so pleased that you had included the biographical
sheet, and the little complimentary camera print. These details make a big difference to people, and create such happiness and good will. Thank you very much, for the efficiency and the presentation."

Big Boy
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h

Although the Society of Wood Engravers exhibition has now moved on from Art Jericho Gallery, you can view & purchase Big Boy and other engravings at the next SWE exhibition venue at High Cross House, Dartington, from 22 November. Alternatively contact Inky Fingers Press for further details..

Super 8

New engraving completed...

Super 8 
Collecting, recording, documenting!
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 120h

This original print is limited to an edition of 20 and is for sale now priced at £145 plus £10 p+p (UK delivery) Please get in touch for further details, thank you.

Letterpress edition of The Cycle

The third edition of The Cycle, my novel without words, is now available to purchase.

The narrative of  The Cycle is told within 187 engraved blocks, and the book uses a total of 200 engraved blocks. Each block took one day to engrave, with several months of drawing & preparation to reach that stage.   The Cycle took me 2 years to complete and I made only 12 copies, hand printed and bound by myself, for the first edition .. 

This third edition of The Cycle, a collaboration between Richard Lawrence and myself, has been printed letterpress by Richard and professionally bound in an edition of 126 copies ..

it is available now to purchase for £125 plus p+p. Please contact for further details, thank you.

Selling exhibition at The Marle Gallery

The Marle Gallery Print Show, Axminster

 5 November 2013 to 4 January 2014

 A selling exhibition of prints and ceramics - group show

For full details please visit The Marle Gallery website

Neil Bousfield prints at Pallant House Gallery

Very pleased to be working with Pallant House Gallery Bookshop who are now representing me and my limited edition prints online and through their bookshop in Chichester. Tweet

The Cycle completed..?

An ambitious project from start to finish, The Cycle, a novel told in 187 engravings, was conceived in 2005. Inspired by my experiences working for a small charity, The Cycle follows in the tradition of novels in woodcuts where hand-cut images replace text as the narrative form. The narrative follows a couples' struggle to bring up two children on low wages whilst dealing with the realisation that their lives do not match up with what is presented to them. The brothers end up repeating their parents' mistakes but after a chance intervention, one brother begins to make different choices and starts to change his life ...  The narrative is told within 187 engraved blocks, and the book uses a total of 200 engraved blocks. Each block took one day to engrave, with several months of drawing and preparation to reach that stage.  The Cycle took me 2 years to complete and I made only 12 copies, hand printed and bound by myself, for the first edition.

EDITIONS
1st edition 2007

In 2007 the artists' first edition of 12 copies was completed, hand bound & hand printed by the artist.

2nd edition 2010

In 2010 The Cycle was commercially published in a litho edition and retitled by the American publisher as  "Walking Shadows: A Novel Without Words. This edition is currently for sale.

 

3rd edition 2013  

The Cycle was printed letterpress by Richard Lawrence in 2012 then bound and published in 2013. This edition is currently available for sale priced at £125...

Please contact Inky Fingers Press for details

Prints at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

My prints are now also available to purchase here...

 at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Very pleased to be working with the Yorkshire Sculpture Park  who are now representing me and my limited edition prints through their online gallery and shop based in Wakefield.  Tweet

National Art Library Acquisition

I am delighted to hear the National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 

have just confirmed they are to accept my novel "Walking Shadows: A Novel Without Words" 

for their public collection ...

 

Drawing in Practice: A Portfolio of Objects

Limited to an edition of 19 copies, this boxed portfolio contains 12 signed limited edition colour engravings inspired by observations and drawings of familiar, everyday objects, a type set contents page & colophon page, printed endpapers and 12 pages of hand set text.  The portfolio, type setting, engraving and printing were completed by the artists' hand.  Some individual limited edition prints from the portfolio will be made available for purchase, listed separately.

A selection of the colour engravings:

Beans Milk and Cider
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 70h

Cider
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 70h

Cider Cider Cider!
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 100w x 80h

Just a Tin of Rice Pudding
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 70h

Kitchen Stuff
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 125w x 70h

Pots
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 100w x 80h

Tea Stuff
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 80h

The portfolio:

Drawing in Practice: A Portfolio of Objects is available for purchase ..

please contact Inky Fingers Press for further details, thank you.

A portfolio of objects: drawing the familiar through observation

Drawing in Practice: A Portfolio of Objects
Available for purchase.

Limited to an edition of 19 copies, this boxed portfolio contains 12 signed limited edition colour engravings inspired by drawings made of everyday objects, a type set contents page & colophon page, printed endpapers and 12 pages of hand set text. The portfolio, type setting, engraving and printing were completed by the artists' hand. The 7 limited edition prints from the portfolio, below, will also be made available for purchase as individual prints, and these are listed separately.

A selection of the colour engravings:

Beans Milk and Cider
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 70h

Cider
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 70h

Cider Cider Cider!
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 100w x 80h

Just a Tin of Rice Pudding
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 70h

Kitchen Stuff
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 125w x 70h

Pots
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 100w x 80h

Tea Stuff
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 80h

Drawing in Practice: A Portfolio of Objects is available for purchase 1st October..

please contact Inky Fingers Press for further details, thank you.

A passion for drawing & printmaking: 1992-2013

Clair has been busy cataloguing my work in preparation for an update to my web site and has discovered my print collection, blocks I have cut and printed, includes hundreds of individual lino cuts, wood cuts and engravings, plus my book work engravings. 

I made my first prints around 1992 when Clair found her old lino cutting kit and I haven't really stopped since.  It has been good looking through the plan chests at all my old work to see how it has developed over the years; from the naiive, expressive linocuts and woodcuts of the 1990’s to the complex cuts of the engravings I am producing now.

Drawing forms the basis of all my work and has been fundamental to my practice since art college where my tutors instilled the importance of drawing daily. Drawing inspires me and my practice as a relief printmaker and artist. By drawing the familiar (objects and landscapes) through observation I record a sense of place and this inspires my printmaking. Both drawing and printmaking have become a real passion over the years.
  
I think if Clair knew what it would all lead to, as she now spends hours scanning in my collection of prints, she may not have introduced me to her lino cutting kit all those years ago when we were renting a cottage on a farm and had time on our hands .. home brewing beer, drawing and lino cutting .. perfect.

www.inkyfingerspress.com
 

Super 8 - Collections: A Load of Old Cameras

New engraving...
Frontispiece for my small book of cameras "Collections: A Load of Old Cameras"

Super 8 
Collecting, recording, documenting!
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 120h
Frontispiece for "Collections: A Load of Old Cameras"

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Art Angels cards: printmakers range

Two of my limited edition prints 

"Skinny Dog in a Green Chair" and "Where There was Tea, Now There is Sea"

have been published as cards by Art Angels and are available for purchase...

  

 .. & in stock from 20th September.
Available from shops and online at The Blank Card Company and Down to Earth
Please see Art Angels Publishers for further details
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Neil Bousfield at St Jude's Prints

Very pleased to be working with St Jude's Prints who are now representing me and my limited edition prints through their online gallery. Tweet

Neil Bousfield on Twitter

You can find and follow me on Twitter

Here is a link to my page Neil Bousfield @inkyfngerspress

Open: The Society of Wood Engravers 76th

The 76th Annual Exhibition of the Society Of Wood Engravers opens:

12 September - 19 October 2013

Art Jericho Gallery

6 King Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP

Open: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 1-5pm

W: www.artjericho.com

The exhibition will then travel to the following venues: 
High Cross House, Dartington, 22 November 2013 – 28 January 2014

Bankside Gallery, London, 3 – 23 February 2014

Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, 1 – 30 March 2014
St David’s Studio Gallery, Wales, 9 April – 11 May 2014
The Marle Gallery, Axminster, 24 May – 5 July 2014

For full details of the tour visit The Society of Wood Engravers website www.woodengravers.co.uk

Neil Bousfield at Emma Mason British Prints

Very pleased to be working with Emma Mason British Prints who are now representing me and my limited edition prints online and through their gallery in Eastbourne. Tweet

Our whippet: Peachy Boy

Peachy Boy
by Neil Bousfield

Engraved on Canadian maple

Bit of a show at the Royal Academy

All sold out!

Thanks to Sara for sending me this photograph of my prints at the RA Summer Exhibition 

and a big thank you for all the kind comments and support from everyone who has made this a successful first exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.

The Society of Wood Engravers76th Annual Exhibition

I was delighted to hear 3 prints have been selected for the forthcoming Society of Wood Engravers 76th Annual touring exhibition, with A Load of Old Cameras winning a prize...

SELECTED PRINTS:

Heading Towards Home (2) Happisburgh
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h
Part of the "Living in Norfolk" series

Big Boy 
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h
Part of the "Living in Norfolk" series

A Load of Old Cameras
AWARDED THE RACHEL RECKITT PRIZE
This engraving will form part of the national print archive,
public collection at the ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM University of Oxford 
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 305w x 420h

Detail..

The exhibition tour starts Thursday 12th September 2013 at Art Jericho Gallery, Oxford.
For full details of the tour dates and venues visit The Society of Wood Engravers website.

Latest prints from the Living in Norfolk series

No Active Intervention
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 95h

Heading Towards Home
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h

A Happisburgh Caravan (black & white edition)
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h

Big Boy
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h

What Once Was
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 195w x 120h

Liquorice Whippets on Eccles Sea Wall (black & white edition)
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 120w x 195h

Where There Was Tea, Now There is Sea
Engraved limited edition print by Neil Bousfield
Image size(mm) 180w x 125h