I came across Polly Sadourian Linocuts while browsing on the internet and I didn’t really know what a linocut was. I’m learning so much about design techniques!
Basically lino printing or lino cutting involves transferring a design onto a lino block. The block is then hand carved and the areas that remain are inked and printed onto fabric or paper.
Polly’s lino prints are sold as images to be framed and greetings cards. They feature all kinds of images – from hearts, to teacups, doves, tee shirts and socks! Polly tells me her ideas come from all kinds of sources and things catch her eye all the time – colour combinations, patterns in magazines, descriptions in books.
‘Films seem to contain lots of things that inspire me’ says Polly ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ had some lovely fabrics that gave me some good ideas for colour combinations and I saw Alice in Wonderland recently which gave me the idea for a new linocut ‘Curiouser & Curiouser’ which I’m working on at the moment’.
Polly is originally from an Art History background but has done practical courses along the way from adult education classes to the beginnings of a part-time degree in fine art. ‘Basically I just can’t get enough of making and have always been like that!’ she says.
Originally from Bethnal Green, South London Polly moved to Brighton with her husband 7 years ago. ‘I love the sea and the fact that everyone uses it – it can be a really wet and windy day but you’ll always get people down on the promenade just watching the waves’.
She goes onto explain more about her love for Brighton: ‘I love the vibrancy, particularly the North Laines where you see so many different types of people. It’s not unusual to see someone dressed as thought they’ve just walked out of the 1940’s in full 1940’s dress including a vintage bicycle’.
Polly sells her work through the Frame Factory in Sydney Street in the North Laines as well as through www.etsy.com/shop/CrossStreetPress?page=1
By Helen Ruff
