NICOLA WALLIS

Printing one of my big fish linocuts

Each fish has been carved individually, which means I can move them around, rearrange the composition and create completely different underwater scenes using the same set of blocks.

These fish scenes are some of my most complex pieces to print. The paper has to make multiple passes through the press, while making sure neither the paper nor the individual fish shift from the positions I’ve carefully worked out.

Lots of planning and a fair bit of holding my breath! But I love the possibilities it gives me one set of carved fish, endless combinations.