This is my hobby, for when there's nothing on the telly or for when I just want to get my hands dirty!
Most of these have been sent as my personal Christmas cards. I design and illustrate each card. The individual designs are linocut to create a relief block used to print directly on the paper or card.
A separate block is hand cut for each colour and then printed on an antique small treadle 'platten' letterpress machine.
The text is hand set in original lead type and then also hand printed.
partridge in a pear tree
Size 140 x 100 mm.
three french hens
Size 140 x 100 mm.
candle, crown etc
Size 210 x 80 mm.
three kings
Size 210 x 82 mm.
tree, gift and crown
Size 210 x 90 mm.
baubles, trees and stars
Size 105 x 148 mm.
cracker, gift and candle
Size 105 x 148 mm.
presents
Size 105 x 148 mm.
congratulations
Size 210 x 99 mm
modern sticks
Size 210 x 99 mm
wedding invitation
Size 200 x 200 mm
party invitation
Size 420 x 100 mm
Skelton Design 4 Toll Bar Road, Islip, Kettering, NN14 3LH
Telephone 01832 733077 Email james@skeltondesign.co.uk Fax 07092 871582