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John Bloor Printmaker
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Printmaker. Artist.
Music nut. New music lover.
Photographer.
ASD / ADHD / RSD.

Shop:
https://www.johnbloor.co.uk/

Music:
https://smokingdrum.bandcamp.com/

Mailing list and everything else:
https://linktr.ee/johnbloorprintmaker
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What I've been listening to the last couple of days:

Société Étrange "Au Revoir"

Meridian Brothers "VI"

Meridian Brothers "VII"

Magic Fig "Valerian Tea"

amongst other things!

#music #nowplaying
Album cover art for Société Étrange "Au Revoir" Meridian Brothers "VI" Meridian Brothers "VII" Magic Fig "Valerian Tea"
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I'm putting this down for the moment but here's my latest Safe Harbours idea. It doesn't have a name yet. Once it is done I will print it in December hopefully.

Now sure what I'm doing next!

#illustration #art #printmaking #printmaker #screenprinting #WIP #harbour #safety #safe
An abstract illustration showing a harbour with rocks, a lighthouse, a boat hull, anchor, harbour wall with ladder, houses and driftwood tied up with ropes.
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Agnetha is desperate for Olive to play with her. Olive really doesn't want to.

#catsky #cat
A cat called Agnetha lays down and reaches out to a cat called Olive who is sitting on a bag. Olive does not look impressed with Agnetha's attempt to play with her.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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I am shipping to the US again, we actually turned it back on!

#shopsmall
Shipping to the US is availavle again! At last, we have turned it back on!
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I am running a sale until the end of November! 20% off everything (including my new print), to try and generate some much needed sales.

Use code WINTER2025 at checkout.

www.johnbloor.co.uk

#shopsmall #sale #printmaker #printmaking #art #craft #screenprinting
20% off everything! Use code: WINTER2025 at checkout, until end of November. www.johnbloor.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Here's a good photo of my new print "Weathering the Storm".

It is an edition of 24, printed in six colours on Fabriano 5.

www.johnbloor.co.uk/products/wea...

#art #craft #printmaking #printmaker #screenprinting #harbour #father #fisherman #driftwood #rope #illustration
A six colour screenprint called Weathering the Storm. It is in yellow, blue, three greys and white. It shows a fisherman and his daughter either side of driftwood, holding onto that driftwood which is also tied by yellow rope. Behind them is an abstract harbour.
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Finished editioning my print! The white layer was much better after I remade the screen.

I will take a proper photo tomorrow.

#harbour #storm #driftwood #fisherman #father #screenprint #printmaking #printmaker
A screenprint called Weathering the Storm which shows an abstract harbour scene with a fisherman and daughter in white outline over.
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Agnetha earlier.

I'm printing in a minute. If the next colour goes well then it's plain sailing.

#cat #catsky
A cat called Agnetha yawning.
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Three colours down in my edition.

Three to go.

#storm #coast #harbour #screenprinting #printmaking #handprinted #printmaker #art #craft
Yellow, blue and mid grey layers printed on this screenprint called Weathering the Storm. It looks fairly abstract at the moment but you can see a yellow rope in the middle.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I made sausage rolls. There was an overabundance of pastry!

#sausageroll
Some freshly baked hand made sausage rolls.
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Here's the first colour proof of my new print "Weathering the Storm".

It looks pretty good but I might make the last screen again to see if I can get the lines a bit thicker.

Colours are good.

#screenprinting #printmaking #printmaker #handmade #craft #art
A colour proof of a screenprint called Weathering the Storm which shows a fisherman and daughter holding two pieces of driftwood, tied with rope.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Making screens again this evening. They are all done so I will be printing tomorrow!

Had a disastrous evening yesterday with new emulsion. None of the screens were any good and I broke the glass. Wonderful.

#screenprinting #printmaker #printmaking #craft #art
Me standing in front of a UV LED lamp exposing a screen printing screen.
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Post someone who looks great in a hat.
A photo of William Burroughs in a hat and suit.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Stay in touch! Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a 20% discount on everything.

www.johnbloor.co.uk/pages/mailin...
Stay in touch....subscribe to my mailing list. Be the first to find out about new work and get a 20% discount when you subscribe. Link in profile.
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I have just done a test exposure with the new emulsion and got a 4 minute exposure time with the LED UV lamp. I'm pretty pleased with that!

This emulsion should be much more hard wearing than the previous one.

#screenprinting #printmaking #printmaker
A screen printing screen getting l being exposed under UV LED light.
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Mixed the inks for my next print, Safe Harbours B (that's the working title!).

There are two colours and three shades of grey, plus white.

#ink #screenprinting #printmaker #printmaking #art #craft
A mixed yellow and a blue screenprinting ink alongside painted swatches of colour.
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#nowplaying today has included:

Zephyranthes "Zephyranthes IV"
ESOCTRILIHUM "Ghostigmatah - Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm"
Honk "Closing Down Sale"
Town Portal "Grindwork"

#music
Zephyranthes "Zephyranthes IV" ESOCTRILIHUM "Ghostigmatah - Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm" Honk "Closing Down Sale" Town Portal "Grindwork"
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art.

#birds #linocut
A linocut print in two colours called Winter Drifts Crows. It shows two crows at the top of a tree with snowflakes and black silhouette of the tree.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Working on something new...a new Safe Harbours print.

This is a work in progress but I'm happy with how it's going.

#wip #illustration #printmaking #printmaker #screenprinting #art
An abstract illustration of a lighthouse, houses, rocks, boat hull, harbour wall, driftwood planks and anchor.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
The album cover for Calexico "TheBlack Light"
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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We have been putting together Christmas card sets to sell at the Nutshell Christmas Maker's Market.

#christmas #robin
A stack of sets of cards with a robin card on top.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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What are your top five most collected artists on Discogs?

#discogs #music
Most collected artists on Discogs...Spoon 28, David Bowie 27, Amon Tobin 24, INXS 24, Jellyfish 23
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Buying music on @subvert.fm and testing the app!

It's really good. Can't wait to be able to upload my music on there.

I had to get this @giantclaw.bsky.social album I did not have digitally.

#music
A screenshot of the Subvert music platform.
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Had a great Way Out West cocktail on Sunday at the Cabinet Rooms in Winchester. It’s an old fashioned with mezcal as well as whiskey.

#cocktail
A cocktail which is basically an old fashioned with added mezcal.
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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OK I'm now putting them down for a few weeks!

I will come back to these in December, hopefully. And print in January.

#coast #birds #illustration #art #printmaking #printmaker #gull #puffin #curlew #turnstone #plover #tern
Six colourful illustrations of British coastal birds including a Common Gull, Atlantic Puffin, Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone, Ringed Plover and Little Tern.
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM