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Margaret White Printmaker NZ Artist

Welcome! I am so pleased that you are here!

I am a printmaker based in Canterbury, New Zealand. I create limited-edition hand-pulled prints using a range of printmaking techniques. Follow me on my artistic adventures!

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Am I winning? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Well I have certai

Am I winning? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Well I have certainly carved a lot of leaves over the past few days. I'm all foliaged out and I still have more leaves to go 😲 🌿🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿...

I'm really looking forward to inking this one up... Mainly because that will mean that I have got to the end of the leaves 😂

I am hoping the wee Tauhou in this image will appreciate my efforts though ♥

My finest lino cutters have been getting a good wo

My finest lino cutters have been getting a good work out on this new carve. I am hoping that the ink will handle the details. It will be a fine balance between getting enough ink for a deep black in the background, and not getting too much ink on the plate so that the fine lines disappear.

It seems I like to make things difficult for myself 😂.

A sign of an absent-minded artist perhaps... I hav

A sign of an absent-minded artist perhaps... I have had these beautiful Tui gift tags all made up and selling in galleries for several months, but it was only today that I realised I hadn't made them available on my website 🤪.⁠
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So today I fixed that, and they are now listed alongside my other New Zealand themed gift tags - hopefully these Tui won't hold it against me. After all, I'm only human 🤣.⁠
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You can now find these available for purchase on my website (link in bio).⁠
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My Spring linocut is now finished 😁, and is a l

My Spring linocut is now finished 😁, and is a limited edition artwork of 10 prints.

You can read more about this piece in my website gallery (link in bio)

This country hotel is in the midst of a beautiful

This country hotel is in the midst of a beautiful transformation - from earthquake damaged building to a working pottery studio and gallery.

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Frank and Sarah who are the visionaries (and workers!) behind this transformation. They are starting to put together the gallery fitout, and I am very excited that some of my prints and hand-printed items will be part of this space when they open!

Opening is just over a month away, and of course I'll keep you posted and give you some updates closer to the time 😊.

If you want to follow Frank and Sarah's journey transforming the hotel building, you can find them at "The Artists' In" on Facebook 👍

🌸 The finished carved plate with some of the fl

🌸 The finished carved plate with some of the flower 'models' 🌸 . This stem still had one flower in bud a few days ago. How fleeting these moments in nature can be - you have to be quick to capture them!

I'm about to have a go at a print run, so hopefully there'll be some prints to show you very soon 😁.

Today went from stormy hail to brilliant sunshine

Today went from stormy hail to brilliant sunshine in a matter of hours. Spring can be so changeable, and it's lucky I rescued some daffodil blooms from the garden before it arrived.

🌸 I haven't done many carves of flowers before, so it's a good challenge to see what effects can be achieved 😊 🌸

How's the birdlife at your place? Recently we have

How's the birdlife at your place? Recently we have had several White Eyes visiting, and so I decided that I would put out some sugar water. Since I did that we haven't seen a single one 😂

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It would be lovely if they changed their mind as I have an artwork started that stars a White Eye 💕 Maybe I just have to be patient 😊

All sold! The last edition of my tea bag artwork '

All sold! The last edition of my tea bag artwork 'Forest Brew' sold yesterday ♥.

I'm so thankful that I am still able to reach people and sell my art online at the moment, and even more thankful that I have such a lovely team of followers behind me 💕.

After selling the last of 'Forest Brew' I lay in bed last night dreaming up what my next tea bag artwork should be of 😂 The journey never ends!

Flux⁠ ⁠ “Who looks upon a river in a meditat

Flux⁠
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“Who looks upon a river in a meditative hour and is not reminded of the flux of all things?”⁠
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– Ralph Waldo Emerson⁠
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The rivers of the Canterbury Plains vary over the year from dry river beds to torrents that flood the surrounding farmland. I visited this particular spot not long after devastating floods had created havoc over the landscape. It was amazing to see how quickly this waterway had reverted back to a placid bubbling stream, with only the water-raked grasses leaving a hint of the river’s flux.⁠
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"Flux"⁠
Edition of 8⁠
Linocut on washi⁠
300mm x 210mm (print)⁠
NZD$190 framed (includes delivery within NZ)⁠
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Framing: Classic white quality solid wood frame with acid-free mat board surrounding the print. Frame ready to hang on delivery with fixings on frame (picture hook not included). Framed size 390mm x 315mm (H x W).⁠
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To read more about this artwork and to purchase visit my website (link in bio)⁠
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The final eight 😊 - A couple of prints didn't q

The final eight 😊 - A couple of prints didn't quite make it due to some imperfections. But in printmaking "this is the way"**.

(**and that's probably where the similarity between the rules of printmaking and the Mandalorian Creed ends 😂)

A sneak peak at the print I have been working on.

A sneak peak at the print I have been working on. A couple of extra bits to go on this one, but it feels good to be getting ink on paper after a tough creative journey.

Many thanks to @soonleespicer_artist for being there as my artistic co-conspirator on this artwork. Soon-Lee has produced a 'sister' to this print which you can see on her own page 😊. Go check it out!

I've been having a curly few days in the studio -

I've been having a curly few days in the studio - I am working on a print for an exhibition and seem to be doing more than the average amount of problem-solving with this print.

I've now cleaned up for the day and will have to try some new tricks tomorrow 😴.

In the meantime enjoy these curls from the carve 😊.

What a fun way to get side-tracked from what I rea

What a fun way to get side-tracked from what I really should have been doing 😂...⁠
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Introducing my latest hand-printed creation - "The Hand-Printed Wooden Bookmark with Jute Tassel"!⁠
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I'm still in the prototype stage and learning about cutting wood and the art of twiddly tassel making, but I am so pleased with how this project has turned out so far.⁠
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I even found a book of NZ poetry in the process that I haven't read for ages, which is begging to be explored, so procrastination is in full swing here in the art studio! 😂⁠
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Have any of you got gloriously side-tracked over the past few days? 😁⁠
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Sketching with the water flowing either side of me

Sketching with the water flowing either side of me.⁠
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This image captures a moment near the start of my artistic process. My sketchbook is filled with ideas for compositions and drawings of interesting viewpoints or objects. Some of these sketches are later developed into larger compositions which are then transferred to a lino block for carving.⁠
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The drawings I made at the river last week are for an artwork I am creating for the Selwyn Artists Collective Exhibition at Te Huanui Gallery in Darfield. My printmaking friend Soon-Lee Spicer and I are both creating artworks on the same subject - a small farm bridge out on the Canterbury Plains.⁠
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I will share some progress photos when I start to carve out the composition 🙂.⁠
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