IMPRESSIONS: 45 Years in Print

Pictured top: Numbering, titling, signing and dating the limited edition linocut

Poker Face at APW on Tuesday, 6 October. Photo credit: Simon White.

My hand-coloured linocut, Poker Face, 2026, is one of around 150 works included in IMPRESSIONS: 45 Years in Print, a major fundraiser for the Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne. 

The exhibition also celebrates a significant landmark: the APW’s 45th Anniversary. I’m delighted to lend my support to the fundraising project and look forward to taking part in the anniversary celebrations alongside my illustrious contemporaries, whose names are listed below. 

Directly below are a series of progress views of Poker Face. 

When preparing to hand-colour a linocut, I hand-cut a stencil so that only the image is exposed. This protects the outer borders from unwanted paint splashes. 

Pictured above: Deborah Klein, Poker Face, 2026, hand-coloured linocut, 12 x 12 cm. Edition: 10 

with 2 Artist Proofs and 2 APW Proofs. Printed by Rob Eales at the Australian Print Workshop with 

hand-colouring by the artist. 

Print Council of Australia 60th Anniversary Auction

The Print Council of Australia’s 60th Anniversary Auction goes live from today, Thursday 8 October, at 10 am. 

An extraordinary assortment of over 160 prints and works on paper have been donated by artists from all over the country, among them my work The Heavens Declare (2), 2022, linocut with chine collé. Don’t miss this golden opportunity, not only to grab yourself a bargain (or maybe two - or even more), but also to offer much-needed support to the PCA. Earlier this year we came perilously close to losing this vitally important organisation, and need to ensure it never happens again. 

About the Print Council of Australia

The Print Council of Australia (PCA) is the national advocacy and membership association for printmaking, works on paper and book arts. Founded in 1966, the PCA is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2026. For six decades, it has fostered engagement between artists, collectors and institutions through advocacy, exhibitions, professional opportunities, and its journal, IMPRINT. The PCA is committed to championing the vital role of all things print.

PRINT COUNCIL ANNIVERSARY AUCTION

8-18 October 2026

Bidding opens: 10am AEDT on Thursday 8 October 2026

Bidding closes: 8pm AEDT on Sunday 18 October 2026

Registration and bidding: from 10 am via GalaBid: https://app.galabid.com/printcouncil/info/31bca6ec-3c93-4c88-8d89-4b0f5ee4a37e.

A Day at the Melbourne Royal Show

Selected highlights from Monday’s visit to the Melbourne Royal Show with Shane Jones, posted somewhat belatedly.

What an unexpected treat it was to bump into our friends Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison (directly below, foreground) shortly after our arrival, and spend the rest of the day together. It couldn’t have worked out better if we’d planned it that way. We were blessed with perfect weather - and the very same was true of the company. 

As always, the animals were a delight:

 And there was so much else besides:

The other notable surprise of the day was bumping into my doppelgänger, artist Deborah Klein in the Spotlight Makers Pavillion. (Below, to my right). I’m a huge fan of her intricate paper sculptures, several of which are currently on display. Deborah, who is also based in Ballarat, is the 2026 Melbourne Royal Show Artist-in-Residence. I only noticed afterwards that, as true doppelgängers, we were both dressed in red and black.

(Photo credit: Gracia Haby). 

For Shane Jones and I, the 2026 Melbourne Royal Show was one of the high points of the year. Thank you so much, Gracia and Louise for making it possible.