Printer's Block

My print making relies on having access to the large etching press at Lewes Printmakers. Unfortunately, because of Covid, it has been closed since March 2020 and my lino printing has ground to a halt. I recently learnt that there are no plans to re-open before spring 2022 so I've decided to dust down my Victorian cast iron bookbinder's nipping press and use that to make small linoprints. First up will be this little design (provisionally called 'Night & Day') based on a sundial. I blipped an earlier version of this design back in March. You can see it here. This is the inked up block ready for printing.