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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A six layer reduction print I created for a wetlands themed exhibition in Hawkes Bay. I learned so much from this process ... including the importance of allowing time to let the layers dry ... and using tissue paper to add a pop of colour. #linoprint #printmaking #wetlands

A reduction lino print in shades of brown and green, depicting a wooden jetty over water with reflectionsm also a rustic post and a floating orange life ring. The water is teeming with plant life.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I tried something new recently - #linoprint on tshirts. Made for my niece and nephews, the designs are interpretations of the meanings of their given names. Enjoyed creating something so personalised for 3 special people. Would like to explore this idea more. #printmaking #linoprinting #handmade

Linoprinted t shirt with image of ‘shield maiden’

Lino cut printed t shirt with image of ‘wolf man’

Lino print t shirt with image of ‘ankle puller’

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Working on my first ever #linocut commission … a friend asked for a nz-summer themed Christmas card design. This is a pohutukawa blossom (known as the nz Christmas tree because it blooms bright red on green in December). Planning to print in black then overpaint in red, green and gold.

A freshly carved linocut block depicting three blossoms and two leaves on a stem. A cutting tool lies next to the block.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I made this for a friend based on a photo of her and her daughter. I love how with #linocut a few simple lines can express so much ...

Lino print image in black and white depicting a mother holding a child.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This was a neat little experiment - the challenge from our local print club was to incorporate something recycled in our #printmaking. I had been hoarding used #teabags for a while, so ended up making these cute little #linocut minatures. #tea #linoprinting #teapot

A small linoprint image of a kettle printed onto a used teabag

Three small linoprint images printed onto used teabags. Each print is pasted onto a black card. The images are 'tea' themed, with a steaming cup of tea, a jug, and a kettle.

A small linoprint image printed onto a used teabag. The image shows a steaming cup of tea in black ink.

A small linoprint image printed onto a used teabag. The image shows a jug in black ink.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I loved attending my first branch meeting of PCANZ (print council) last year. A joy to meet experienced #printmakers. Each month there is a challenge. This time it was to #print using yellow. Proud to see my #linocut wētā bug among all those professional looking images. #printmaking #linoprinting

A selection of 16 prints by different artists laid on a table. All feature the colour yellow. Images include abstracts, a chair, pots, leaves, an insect, and a flower.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I share your obsession with tea and teapots … have you tried creating images on used teabags? I recently made these little #Linoprints which I turned into cards

A range of small Lino prints featuring teapots, cups and jugs printed onto used teabags

A small Lino print featuring a jug printed onto a used teabag

A small Lino print featuring a teacup with steaming tea printed onto a used teabag

A small Lino print featuring a kettle printed onto a used teabag

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Here’s a peep at the handmade picture book I created for my baby grandson. (Video is in two parts) I enjoyed every step of the process … creating the #linoprints, printing the text on an old fashioned letterpress, and learning to bookbind to bring it all together. #linocut #printmaking #picturebook

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This is the final #linoprint I created for my grandson’s #picturebook. It features our ‘five precious pets’ including the dog and cat who are no longer with us (shown in pictures in the background). Quite like the composition of this one. #linocut #linoprintng #printmaking #lino

Black and white linocut image of five pets. In the foreground are a whippet, a small Italian greyhound and a cat. The ear of the whippet, the paws of the small dog and the whiskers of the cat protrude beyond the frame. Behind them are depicted framed pictures of another cat and a dog.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Four cheerful chickens … in #linoprint created for my grandson’s Christmas picture book … I was happy with the ‘chatter’ as it adds texture - though I’m keen to learn to carve clean areas as I build my skills. #linoprint #linoprinting #blockprint #chickens #printmaking

A linoprint image of chickens - two dark coloured birds at the front, smaller white and black birds at the rear. Black ink on cream paper. The image has lots of ‘chatter’ (obvious marks from carving)

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Another #print created last year for my grandson’s Christmas picture book … ‘three shabby sheep’. I messed up the carving so printed it three times, cut out and collaged to give three identical heads … it kinda works … since it’s sheep!? #linocut #linoprinting #blockprint #sheep #esdee #printmaking

A lino print image of three sheep in black ink on cream paper. The three sheep have identical heads - two of these have been pasted onto the print.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

In 2024 I decided to a good way to learn #linocut was to make a picture book for my grandson featuring animals that live with us on our lifestyle property … here are the ‘canny kunekune’ (nz pigs). Prints are very basic but it was a fun project… #linocutting #linoprinting #kunekune #printmaking

Simple lino cut print images in black ink on off-white paper featuring a pair of smiling kunekune pigs.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I created this wētā print back in October. Registration’s a bit out but I like how the white ‘pops’. Wētā are awesome bugs - ranging from cricket to mouse sized! Lots of cave dwelling ones in the old platinum mine shafts near my home town. #linocut #linoprinting #printmaking #wētā #linocutting

A reduction linoprint image of a wētā (native New Zealand insect) in shades of tan, black and white.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Bella and Missy love it when I do the weeding! #donkeys #gardening

Two brown donkeys in a paddock eating a pile of weeds.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

This print of three piwakawaka (fantails) was a gift for my bestie for Christmas … she’s a protective mum to two kids and she saw it as an image of her and her family … which I just love! #linocut #linoprint #linoprinting #printmaking #art #piwakawaka

Print of three piwakawaka (nz fantails) in grey, pale green, and black.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

This was my first attempt at reduction printing from back in May 2024… It’s still one of my favourite prints so far! #linoprinting #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #pinecone

A linocut image of a pinecone in ochre, grey, and black

Four linocut images of a pinecone laid out to dry on an artists workbench

A linocut of a pinecone in gold, and black ink on plum coloured paper

A linocut image of a pinecone in ochre and black with some white details

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I love how I learn something with every print I create … #linocut #linoprint #linoprinting #printmaking

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I love how lino cutting can elevate the simplest of drawings #linocutting #linoprint #linoprinting #printmaking

A repeated pattern of linocut images of a stovetop coffee maker. Black ink on off-white paper

A simple linocut image of 3 wine bottles and a glass inside a heavy frame. Black ink on off-white paper

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Back in February ‘24 I tried #linoprinting for the first time. I was intrigued by the legend of the ‘black dog of Bungay’ so my first effort explored that. Second was a picture of my donkeys. I knew right away I was hooked …

A small square lino cut image of a giant dog leaping through the sky in front of a white moon with buildings below. Print is heavily inked in dark blue on off white paper.

A small Lino cut image of two donkeys behind a fence. One is facing front, the other to the right. A mountain in the background. Dark blue ink on off white paper.

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Results! I would never have thought of the colour but then my friend Kirsty called in with her watercolours

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VivA @vivanz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Some little #linocut blocks for Christmas tags. Most imagery ‘borrowed’ from d’internet rather than my own, but you gotta start somewhere!

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