‘Deep Blue sea’ is inspired by my love of the sea and of trying my hand at mackerel fishing! As a printmaker living in Wales I love walking and cycling through the natural and industrial landscape, and find it inspiring for the designs of my lino prints. To create a print, I work first on the design using photographs and sketches. Then I transfer my design directly onto a block of lino, and hand carve the image using lino tools. Next, using a roller, I apply ink to the lino. Finally, I carefully lay paper over the lino and print by hand, using the back of a spoon or a small baren. I repeat the printing process at least 25 times to produce an open or limited edition of the image and then sign each print by hand. Each of the prints in the edition is an original work of art, not a reproduction. The nature of the hand-made process means that there will be minor variations between prints. Please note: Copyright of the work is retained by the artist.