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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The BS4 Arts Trail is back! Find me at St Anne's Open House BS4 4AB, venue 17, for this year's trail on 13th & 14th June from 11am-4pm. I'll be bringing all these prints and more!

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My latest linocut, so fresh it hasn't even got a name yet! Inspired by the murmurations and booming bitterns at RSPB Ham Wall. Available soon.

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Dr Icy Sedgwick @icysedgwick.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

According to Margaret Baker, daffodils were originally white, and a favoured flower of Persephone. When Hades caught her, his touch turned the blooms yellow, and his link with graves explains why people planted daffodils on them. Some consider the daffodil to be the flower of the underworld.

Two images showing daffodils growing beside very old gravestones.

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Book cover illustration for James Owen's The Summer House, an exploration of his new life amongst the wildlife of Sweden, from his family summer house. See his website for links to buy jamesowenbooks.com/books/the-su...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Hello Bluesky, it's been a while! I sort of forgot you existed, and that is very much an indictment of me, not you. Here's a recent print by way of apology - it's an ode to the quietest of flowers (snowdrops) the shoutiest of birds (the wee wren).

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Hireillo - Hire an Illustrator @hireillo.com · 15/01/2026

There's a big bunch of fantastic art in this week's newsletter! You can check out the whole thing over at www.hireillo.com/Srx Art by Sue Todd · @kalakal.bsky.social · @beccathorne.bsky.social · @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · @johnwtomac.com · Julia Allum · Chris B. Murray

A collage of eight illustrations created by different artists, including illustrations of historical figures, a woman with a helmet and phone, Blackpool Tower, yarn and prints, a person balancing on a tightrope between two giant stacks of paper, a children's illustration of people flying kites, and a colourful mural.

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I'm very happy to announce that my book cover illustration for Ripples on the Lake by Mel O'Dea has been shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards! This one was commissioned by Arena Books for The Forest Press

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

One week to go! I don't think I've mentioned on here that i co-organise the BS4 Arts Trail here in Bristol. You'll find me and a bunch of printy pals down at St Anne's House BS4 4EA. There are 30 other venues, 85+ artists, workshops & more! 14th-15thJune | 11am-5pm www.bs4artstrail.co.uk

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

My third (and final) longlisted illustration in this year's World Illustration Awards! The Pendle Witch Trials, created for @historyextra.bsky.social

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I forgot to finish telling you about my World Illustration Awards longlisted work! My wrap around cover illustration for Ripples on the Lake by Mel O'Dea and published by The Forest Press was also longlisted in the Book Cover category! 🥳

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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Book Addiction's reveal of the endpapers and page edge painting for their wonderful Old Kingdom limited editions. Beautiful endpaper illustrations by @lauratolton.bsky.social and the page edge by @becca-thorne.bsky.social (who also did the wonderful covers). www.facebook.com/share/p/1VMU...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I'm so happy to hear that my cover illustration for My Battle of Hastings by Xioalu Guo (published by @penguinrandomhouse imprint Chatto & Windus) has been longlisted in the World Illustration Awards Book Covers category! It's always such an honour to get through to the longlist! . . .

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

This little snippet is from a recently completed commission, and also my submission for this week's #PrintPromptMonday theme: #text. Need to keep this up as a reminder to myself #relax

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Hello May! Hello #printpromptmonday! Here's a snippet of The Field Margin, for this week's theme #spring. I love how busy all the wildlife is right now, the forget-me-nots have gone mad! Check out @gemmatrickey.bsky.social @printsbythebay.bsky.social & @strangford.co for all May's prompts.

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Gemma Trickey ✷ Printmaker @gemmatrickey.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

It’s May, spring is truly here and so are your prompts for the coming weeks. Please share. Let’s get more people on the train, toot! #printpromptmonday @strangford.co @printsbythebay.bsky.social

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Here's a springy, summery, primrosy goddess for April's final #printpromptmonday. This #portrait of Eostre is the fourth woodwose in my series of foliate faces

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I've missed a few #printpromptmonday themes, so work with me while I shoehorn The Hedgerow into all of May's prompts so far.... One of my #favourite prints, it's chock full of animal #friends bustling about together, and it's all about conservation, innit: #earth BOOM 💥

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Strangford @strangford.co · 22/04/2025

Happy Print Prompt Monday! We’re a day late but today is Earth Day 2025 - I’ll be sharing my favourite Earth themed prints that you guys share on that theme all day today! A few tips below for getting involved! ⬇️ #printpromptmonday #printmaking #earth #art #artshare #earthday #earthday2025

The graphic for this weeks print prompt Monday! It shows three relief print motifs - a rabbit with a long medieval trumpet, a lady doing yoga and a weird bird. From the trumpet the words “print prompt monday” are emanating. In the top left it states that this weeks prompt is “Earth”
The graphic has an off white background and the details are in a bright red and muted teal.

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Gemma Trickey ✷ Printmaker @gemmatrickey.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Ready for some April prints everyone? Gettem hot n fresh here! @printsbythebay.bsky.social, @strangford.bsky.social and I have concocted these beauties, get stuck in and don’t forget to please *share the graphic around* - it really helps us spread the word ❤️ Read below for some tips…

A #printpromptmonday graphic with a rabbit tooting a trumpet and text showings the April prompts as follows:
7th Friends
14th Favourite Piece
21st Earth
28th Portrait

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

A little illustration from last summer for this week's #printpromptmonday theme of #magic. This was for a @historyextra.bsky.social Anniversaries article on the Pendle Witch Trials

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Nicole Revy @printsbythebay.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Monday #Magic with the final one for March’s #printpromptmonday Share the graphic around and dig out your most enchanting print work for us to see! Make sure to tag us 3 @strangford.bsky.social @gemmatrickey.bsky.social and myself so we can see your amazing work ✨🪄✨

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Loadsa lino blocks printed yesterday. I'm so eager to share this job with you all, but I'm sworn to secrecy for a while yet!

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Just one block in this awesome commission left to carve, aiming to print tomorrow afternoon. And just realised I'm smashing a bunch of #printpromptmonday themes in this one.... #foliage, #inprogress, #flipped, #indoors

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Happy #printpromptmonday you lovely little tinkers! Today's theme is #foliage and what better excuse to break out the leafy old Green Man. Follow @gemmatrickey.bsky.social, @printsbythebay.bsky.social & @strangford.bsky.social for all the print prompt fun!

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

My latest book cover illustration, for Michael Arnold's new novel, The Savage Isle, about the Roman invasion of Britain. The last time I drew a Roman ship was I was 8 and I'd just watched a video on the invasion in school. This took me right back. Out in April from @canelobooks.bsky.social

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Resurgence @resurgencetrust.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Echoes of cranes… and sounds of the others > www.resurgence.org/magazine/art... Mike Edwards from #SoundsMatters + #Innerdigenous considers what he calls ‘The Great Muting’ of Earth & shares how sonic rewilding gives us a new way of thinking... #Art The Pond (detail) by @becca-thorne.bsky.social

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Echoes of cranes… and sounds of the others

Mike Edwards considers what he calls ‘The Great Muting’ of Earth and shares how sonic rewilding gives us a new way of thinking about what needs to be done to call back home what we have lost

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Nicole Revy @printsbythebay.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

#printpromptmonday crew! Where we at?! This week’s prompt is In progress which I loooove! I can’t wait to see loads of lovely WIPs I’ll show you mine if you show me yours? Tag @printsbythebay.bsky.social , @strangford.bsky.social and @gemmatrickey.bsky.social so we can see them

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Today's carvings for this week's #PrintPromptMonday theme #inprogress. These bits are for a very, very cool book commission that I can't tell you anything about yet. It's absolutely killing me keeping this one under wraps!

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The sun was warming my lino yesterday as i carved the final block for the limited edition covers of @garthnix.bsky.social Old Kingdom series, which is being released as a special limited edition 30th anniversary box set by Book Addiction. Pre order now at www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

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Gemma Trickey ✷ Printmaker @gemmatrickey.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

#printpromptmonday time again and this week the theme is #water. Remember to use the tags, interpret as loose as you like and post any time in the week. My colleagues @printsbythebay.bsky.social @strangford.bsky.social and I will be eagerly awaiting the good stuff that you guys always bring out

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Obvs I know i like drawing water, but I didn't realise quite how much til i saw this week's #printpromptmonday theme, and had to make a choice. #water seems a bit of an obsession for me, and i think it all started with this one for Pete Leonard's first album, When The Grass Turns Blue

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It's time for another #printpromptmonday and this week's word is #flipped 🙃 This print was inspired by Wollaton Hall and Deer Park near Nottingham, not far from my old house in Beeston.

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Nicole Revy @printsbythebay.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Look at this! #printpromptmonday We’ve put together a whole month of prompts for March Feel free to plan and make something new for each one- or share prints already made that touch on any of these themes. The link can be obvious or tenuous, we want to see them all! Start sharing tomorrow! ❤️

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Printing the final layer of my dust jacket illustration of Sabriel, for the special 30th anniversary limited edition release of @garthnix.bsky.social epic Old Kingdom series. See all the cover mock-ups and pre-order at www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Carving the lino blocks for the cover of Sabriel, for the special 30th anniversary limited edition release of @garthnix.bsky.social epic Old Kingdom series. Available to pre-order now from www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

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DACS - Design and Artists Copyright Society @dacs.org.uk · 24/02/2025

‼️ Final day to submit a response to the UK Government consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence before 25 February Artists, creators, estates and rightsholders make sure to use our guide to respond and have your views heard. www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/... #ai #visualarts #creators

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DACS has produced a guide to completing the UK Government's consultation on Copyright and artificial intelligence, to help you respond and express your views on the Government's proposals.

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If you’re an artist or creator, or if you want to show support - use our free social media assets join the campaign to #makeitfair! Link below to download! ❗️Control over their work ❗️Fair pay for their art ❗️Transparency on how it's used 🔗 www.dacs.org.uk/news-events/...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

This is the latest issue of Resurgence & Ecologist from @resurgencetrust.bsky.social It's a huge honour to contribute to such a gorgeous mag. A selection of my prints illustrate the Imagine feature, all about rewilding different landscapes. Read a little here: www.resurgence.org/magazine/art...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

So far I've shared my #printpromptmonday submission every Tuesday. Long may it continue! This week is #inmotion. This is The River, the fourth of my Marginal Habitats series.

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A few snaps from a recent @historyextra.bsky.social editorial illustration for an article about the legend of the green children of Woolpit by John Clark

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It's such an honour when people want my art on their skin, so I've finally made it easy. No need to email for a tattoo ticket anymore, just head to my shop! If you get any if my art inked on your bod (or if you already have), please do tag me in your photos! beccathorne.etsy.com/listing/1876...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Every now and then, I get asked to illustrate some indoorsy things. Mostly food, usually cake 🎂 These are from Cake by the appropriately named Andrew Baker, published by @harpercollins.bsky.social #printpromptmonday #indoors #cake

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

As I seem to have become resolutely Outdoors in my subject matter, I'm going back in time for this week's #PrintPromptMonday theme of #indoors . This is "Bookworm", a reduction cut from 2015.

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Strangford @strangford.co · 17/02/2025

Hiya! 👋 #printpromptmonday has arrived and this week the prompt is… 🚪“Indoors”🚪 See more details in the next post… #printmaking #reliefprint #intaglio #woodcut #inkonpaper

A graphic sharing info for print prompt Monday - the theme for prints this week is “indoors”

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

What a show! If you're after something arty to do in Bristol in half term, head to Centrespace Gallery for the amazing Print, Press & Roll exhibition. It's a gorgeous collection of South West printmaking (including my Beasts of Dean), plus workshops, talks & demos! www.instagram.com/printpressan...

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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Pre-orders have opened for Book Addiction's beautiful limited edition set of all six Old Kingdom books! With cover illustrations by @becca-thorne.bsky.social and endpapers by @lauratolton.bsky.social All signed by me. Ouch. www.bookaddiction.com.au/product-page...

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The Old Kingdom 30th Anniversary SE | Mysite

Created in close collaboration with author Garth Nix, this 30th Anniversary edition of The Old Kingdom series includes Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand, and Terciel & Elinor.No short...

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Did you hear about #PrintPromptMonday ? It's the hottest new thing from those cool cats @gemmatrickey.bsky.social and @strangford.bsky.social . Here's my little offering for their first theme: #IntoTheWild

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

As we're almost a full month into 2025, I've been looking back at some of my published work from 2024. It's quite the smorgaaboard! Can't wait to share all the stuff still waiting to be published!

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Becca Thorne @becca-thorne.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Come see my work at the amazing Print, Press & Roll exhibition at Centrespace Gallery in Bristol from 15th-24th February - private view on Friday 14th Feb 6pm-9pm, you're all invited!

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