Hand Printed Originals
Jo specialises in creating small, limited edition prints whereby the lino is carved and then hand-printed as many as 7 separate times to create the different coloured layers you can see. During this process each piece of paper has to be registered perfectly on top of the inked up lino to be printed. This ensures that the image matches precisely as more colour and details are added with each print. Once dry, you can feel the ink that’s been used on the paper’s surface !
All hand-printed originals are on archival, acid free paper, printed using quality inks. They are all signed with the title and edition information hand written on each individual print and professionally mounted with a backboard making them ready for framing.
Prices range from £30 - £175 for single, signed, mounted prints.
Here are some of the mounted prints that are available please contact Jo for more details and prices.
How to Contact Jo to Purchase
Email: info@cheerie.co.uk
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Owslebury Bluebells and Ivy - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 7 hand-printed layers. Inspired by a bluebell wood group seen during an April walk through woodland. Print size 21cm x 30cm Mounted 38cm x 48cm
Twyford South Downs Path - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 6 hand-printed layers. A view during one of my favourite walks in this beautiful area of the South Downs National Park Print size 30cm x 21cm Mounted 47.5cm x 40.5cm
Romsey Hellebores - Edition of 22. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 6 hand-printed layers. Created from a still life drawing of this group in a close relative’s garden in Romsey. Print size 21cm x 30cm Mounted 38cm x 48cm
Sun Basking Waterlilies - Just finished - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 9 hand-printed layers. Inspired by a large group of glistening water lilies sunbathing in glorious sunshine in a large pond on a beautiful June day. Print size 16cm x 21.5cm Mounted 32.5cm x 38cm
Cow Parsley Bright - Edition of 3. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 4 hand-printed layers. Part of the Cow Parsley on the South Downs series featuring this view across the Water Meadows near St.Catherine’s Hill. Print size 20.5cm x 30cm Mounted 33.5cm x 44cm
Forget-Me-Not Abundance - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 7 hand-printed layers. Inspired by a verdant bank of these dainty flowers seen spread along Love Lane in the South Downs on a late sunny Spring afternoon. Print size 16.5cm x 21cm Mounted 32.5cm x 38.5cm
Hockley Link Clover - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 6 hand-printed layers. Drawn from a luxuriant carpet of clover seen just by junction 11 of the M3. Print size 21cm x 26cm Mounted 37cm x 43.5cm
Apple Blossom & Euonymus - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 7 hand-printed layers. Created from a sketch from Jo”s apple tree in her garden when the blossom was at its best and the bright, cheerful euonymus shrub was energetically climbing up the side of a nearby trellis and in the garden border beyond. Print size 16cm x 20.5cm Mounted 32cm x 3cm
Berry Meadow Daisies - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 5 hand-printed layers. This group of daisies was seen in this wild flower meadow near the River Itchen where cattle usually graze and hikers and dog walkers enjoy the trails along the riverbank. Print size 16.5cm x 21cm Mounted 32.5cm x 38.5cm
Ashley Meadows’ Tulips - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 4 hand-printed layers. Created from a still life drawing of this group in a close relative’s garden in Romsey. Print size 14.8cm x 21cm Mounted 28cm x 35.5cm
Breezy Bude - Edition of 16. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 4 hand-printed layers. A scene observed during a windy October walk along Bude beach on the North Cornwall coast with a close friend. Print size 30cm x 21cm Mounted 47.7cm x 40.5cm
Dandelion Quartet - Edition of 20. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 4 hand-printed layers. Eye catching group of these bright, cheerful much maligned flowers seen and photographed on a local walk in early Spring. Print size 14.8cm x 21cm Mounted 28cm x 35.5cm
Twyford Poppies - Edition of 24. Linoprint with varied colours within the edition. Single hand-printed image. Still life drawing of this popular, vibrant coloured flower developed into this striking image. Print size 14.8cm x 21cm Mounted 28cm x 35.5cm
South Downs Oak Leaves - Three Seasons - Edition of 12. Handfinished linoprint trip-tych with varied colours within the edition. Spring, Summer and Autumn seasons were printed separately from the original drawing used to produce the linocut prints. Additional colours and details were then carefully added using mixed media to create the vibrant group of three seen here. Each leaf printed size is 14.8cm x 21cm (not available separately) Mounted trip-tych 64cm x 37cm
South Downs Oak Leaves - Changing Seasons / Fresh / Vibrant 3 different prints each with an edition of 12. The image shown here is Changing Seasons. All are handfinished linoprints with varied colours within the edition. Original drawing taken from oak leaves seen growing on trees within the South downs National Park and used to produce the linocut print. Additional colours and details were then carefully added using mixed media to create the artworks. Print size 14.8cm x 21cm Mounted 28cm x 35.5cm
Super Juicy Oranges on Table - Edition of 16. Reduction linoprint with varied colours within the edition. 5 hand-printed layers. Inspired by some delicious large oranges bought for still life drawing then consumed and enjoyed. Print size 19.5cm x 2.5cm Mounted 37.5cm x 41cm
Reduction linocut print process
Stages 1-2
Many of Jo’s prints start with a walk, sketch and photo followed by a more detailed still life drawing which is then transferred onto lino.
Stages 3-6 (Colours 1-3)
The first cutting or carving of this lino removed the white sections marked on the lino. After testing colour options the colour ink is carefully mixed. Then, using special ink rollers, the ink is applied to the lino’s surface. Each piece of paper is placed on top of the lino and printed manually. Ink is re-applied to the lino for each piece of paper before it is printed. The maximum size the edition can be is only ever the number of pages printed in the FIRST round of colour printing.
Here the first colour to be printed was the pale lilac. The lino was then cut and printed a second time with the mid lilac-blue and the third round was the darker cornflower blue.
Stages 7-10 (Colours 4 -7)
The fourth round of carving and printing was the greeney-yellow, followed by a mid green and then 2 darker greens.
This print started with 24 pages but after 7 rounds of testing and printing the final edition size ended up being only 20.
Handprinted limited edition prints are extremely time consuming. On average EACH of the bluebells prints has taken 2+ days. Here is the final image along with the carved lino