Robi Smith will be our Artist in the Window this Saturday, February 25th, between 1-4*, and after hearing about what she will be doing, we are more than excited! Robi is a print artist and she will be creating a multi-colored linocut print, similar to the owl print we have shown here. These prints are made by hand, not digitally reproduced, and therefore are much more valuable than many of your brightly coloured prints found at other stores. They are time consuming to make; the lino is hand cut into the shape, and then each colour is individually applied to the paper. The making of this owl has been well documented on Robi’s blog, and is a good read! Personally, I am really interested to see the technique that she uses so that she doesn’t over cut, which is what I am always afraid of doing. Robi says she doesn’t know what kind of an animal she will be making, only that it will be a local animal, fish or bird. I love an artist who doesn’t give it all away 
Robi is a self-taught artist from Vancouver, Canada, and her work reflects her love of the North Eastern Pacific Ocean and its creatures. Her practice is driven by her concern for pollution, climate change and over-fishing.
To see more of Robi’s work, visit her website here.
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*Please note this event starts later than our usual time, 1 pm, not 11 am.
