Becca Thorne

Illustration, Printmaking, Travels beccathorne.co.uk

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24hrs left! Get free UK postage on all orders from my shop until 8pm on Sunday when you use the code BRISTOLMARKET at the checkout (shop link in the linktree in my bio). There's a bunch of fantastic folk taking part in the market this weekend; head to @bristol.market to see everyone, and maybe even watch the chats with some of us over on @melissadonnestudio 's IGTV. . . . #linocut #linoprint #linogravure #blockprinting #printmaking #reliefprinting #ukprintmakers #ukillustrators #get_imprinted #printisntdead #illustration #aoi #hireillo #beccathorne #hereforthestills #etsyuk #etsygifts #bristolmarket #stampcarving #botanicalillustration #botanicalprints #childrensillustration #gardenprint #gardenillustration #allotmentlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CUQVsjPMQMs/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I'm offering FREE UK POSTAGE on all orders this weekend (including Christmas cards) as part of the @bristol.market x @melissadonnestudio collaborative market. Use the code BRISTOLMARKET at checkout. Shop link in my bio The market runs from 8pm tonight until 8pm on Sunday 26th Sept. Check out @bristol.market and @melissadonnestudio for all the other amazing artists, makers and creators taking part, it's a small, select and very talented group! (and me 😉) . . . #bristolmarket #linocut #linoprint #linogravure #blockprinting #printmaking #reliefprinting #ukprintmakers #get_imprinted #printisntdead #illustration #aoi #hireillo #beccathorne #ghostofchristmaspresent #oldmanwinter #folkart #folkillustration #justacard #hereforthestills #etsyuk #etsygifts https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNyYcZMo_c/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Prints all lined up neatly in my drawers, ready for (virtual) market time! I'll be offering free UK postage all weekend, on everything - from cards to original prints - as part of the @bristol.market collaboration with @melissadonnestudio . I've been banging on about it all week, and it starts tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm, when I'll let you know the code to use for free postage, so watch this space (click the countdown in my stories if you want to set a reminder!). Check out the two hosts to see lots more amazing makers and artists taking part! . . . . #linocut #linoprint #linogravure #blockprinting #printmaking #reliefprinting #ukprintmakers #blockprinting #handprinted #cranfieldcolours #get_imprinted #printisntdead #illustration #aoi #hireillo #folkart #ukprintmakers #ukillustrators #studio #etsyuk #etsygifts #bristolmarket #bristolart #bristolartists #illustration #onmydesk https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK-QTuM2bx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Remember these? I know it's only September, but I just discovered a few of these three designs left over from last year, and I'm going to get them in the shop on Friday especially for the @melissadonnestudio @bristol.market ! Click the countdown in my stories for a reminder if you don't want to miss them 🎅 . . . #ghostofchristmaspast #ghostofchristmaspresent #bobcratchit #achristmascarol #oldmanwinter #fatherchristmas #justacard #handmadehour #etsygifts #etsyuk #linocut #linoprint #linogravure #blockprinting #printmaking #reliefprinting #ukprintmakers #ukillustrators #get_imprinted #printisntdead #illustration #hireillo #bristolmarket #christmascards #greenman #folkart #hereforthestills #christmasillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CUH1HDRs83g/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This little print has been getting favourited a lot on @etsyuk recently which makes me so happy, because I love this neon beast and don't think it got the attention it deserved back when I made it (probably my fault for being bad at the socials)! I made the linocut a few years ago, in shades of blue, for @hireillo x @littlechimpsociety's Jules Verne Expo, and the amazing @jacktite helped me print these riso versions on @dmu_graphics riso printer. We did the blue edition first, and then decided we couldn't leave without trying it in neon pink 💓 I think it was a good choice, what do you reckon? . Don't forget, it's @bristol.market this weekend, starting on Friday at 8pm! I'll pop another countdown in my stories - just click it to set a reminder! . . . . #julesverne #riso #risograph #risoprint #neon #neonpink #aroundtheworldineightydays #phileasfogg #tiger #tygertyger #linocutprinting #linocut #linoprint #linogravure #blockprinting #printmaking #reliefprinting #ukprintmakers #get_imprinted #printisntdead #illustration #aoimembernews #wildlifeillustration #folkart #hereforthestills #trainillustration #jungle #beccathorne https://www.instagram.com/p/CUCnUtvMM37/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Next weekend, I'm taking part in the @bristol.market x @melissadonnestudio collaborative online market. There are loads of other amazing online stallholders, including illustrators, weavers, jewellers, ceramicists, candlemakers, makers of sustainable pjs (🤗) ..... loads of great stuff, plus the odd discount especially for the weekend. The market starts at 8pm on Friday 24th Sept and runs through to 8pm on Sunday 26th Sept. @bristol.market and @melissadonnestudio will be featuring all the different stallholders on their grids/stories throughout the next week - there are some up already, go check them out, give them a follow and find some incredible, sustainable, local creators! . #bristolmarket #bristolmaker #bristolillustrator #bristolartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CT6pZt1sMWn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Another year, another addition to the alphabet birthday cards! If you aren't familiar with this series, I started an animal alphabet of birthday cards for a couple of my friend's kids about four years ago, and so far I've only done one a year! I fully intend to make them into a book some day, or at least a collection of cards to buy - but for now, they're just a fun thing I do for the two O's ❤ . . #childrensillustration #kidlitart #dragonflies #alphabet #alphabetillustration #linocut #linoprint #linogravure #linograbado #blockprinting #printmaking #get_imprinted #printisnotdead #handprinted #cranfieldinks #cranfieldcolours #loktapaper #childrensillustrator #wildlifeillustration #folkart #hereforthestills #pinkandyellow #illustration #bookillustration #greetingscards #artistcards #handprinting #reliefprinting https://www.instagram.com/p/CT1vWqRso2q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I've posted all the new cards up on @etsy including the Viper's Bugloss in the middle here, which finally joins its buddies the Foxglove and Mullein in the shop 🌸🌼🌻 But...... if you order anything this week, it won't be posted until Monday, because we've decided to go away again while we still can! Last night we found a nice little place in the Brecon Beacons and today we're buggering off there for a few days wandering in the beautiful Welsh hills. After this there'll be no more holidays ever, because #freelance . . . . #justacard #artistcards #botanicalillustration #flowersillustration #wildflowers #linocut #linoprint #artcards #printmaking #printmaker #ukprintmakers #ukillustrators https://www.instagram.com/p/CThfbqMMYQz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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New cards! Most of these designs will be heading to the exciting new @priorshopbristol in Cabot Circus, along with some old faves. I'll be photographing them all this afternoon for my own little @etsyuk shop. If you live in or near Bristol and you love all things eco, handmade and beautiful, keep an eye on @priorshopbristol for updates on the new shop, opening soon! . Thanks to everyone who ordered from me while I was away, everything went in the post this morning! . . . . #linocut #linoprint #linocutart #printmaking #printmakersofinstagram #printisntdead #get_imprinted #printspotters #justacard #justaprint #hereforthestills #artistcards #recycledcards #etsygifts #etsyuk #bristolmakers #bristolillustrators #bristolprintmakers #priorshopbristol https://www.instagram.com/p/CTep-uDM3pX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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* Holiday alert * Not boasting, just a heads up! I'll be away from the studio from around midday tomorrow until Sunday 5th, so although I'm going to leave the shop open, any orders placed during that time will be posted on Monday 6th. Hopefully that won't scupper too many plans! . Where am I going? How nice of you to ask! First we're going to @rivercottagehq to celebrate my pa's 70th birthday, which I'm really looking forward to - apparently there'll be canapes and a free-range stroll around the grounds, like a rustic wedding! Then we're heading to a little shepherd's hut just outside beautiful Corfe Castle, where we can have some good old hearty walks, and pretend to be Keith and Candice-Marie... #kissprudence . #iykyk #nutsinmay #etsyuk #etsygifts #cake #shortbread #teatowel #stuartmorristextiles #justacard #shoplocal #ukillustrators #get_imprinted #printisntdead #ukprintmakers https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPOEE5s1_K/?utm_medium=tumblr

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After 10 years, today was my final working day on @dmu_graphics. It's been a weird year to finish on, but going through my notebooks I found some of the blind contours I've done during meetings, lectures and trips, and there's heaps of good memories to look back on! I can't say I'll miss the admin, but I'm really going to miss my amazing colleagues, and the wonderful students. Thanks so much to all of you for a great 10 years! . . . . #sketchbook #blindcontour #virtualstudiodmu https://www.instagram.com/p/CTAexEQM3Dx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy #nationalallotmentsweek ! We're not growing much this year, which feels weird. It's tricky to get your hands on an allotment in Bristol - we're on all the local waiting lists - so we optimistically turned the back garden into a mini plot, which has had its ups and downs! A lot of stuff struggled to germinate on the heavy clay soil, we lost a lot of seedlings to slugs, and if you follow my stories you'll have been treated to the long, tragic saga of the broad beans vs aphids (long story short: the aphids won, despite the best efforts of ladybird and hoverfly larvae and a few little parasitic wasps). The dwarf French beans got (extra) stunted by the late cold snap, but there was a surprise win from the peas and lettuces, which i normally cant grow at all! Our two courgette plants are doing sterling work, plus there are squashes coming, the apples look promising, and the tomatoes are magnificent, so it's not been too bad, considering! What are you growing this year? Anyone got any advice for ladybird/hoverfly-friendly aphid control? . . . #allotmentlove #allotmentlife #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #get_imprinted #printisntdead #illustration #handprinted #gardenillustration #growyourown #vegpatch #womenwhoprint #printstagram #worksofink #worksonpaper #folkart #hereforthestills #loktapaper #peopleofprint #printmakersofinstagram #beccathorne #limitededitionprints https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbdUGKMPez/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A wee test print for something that started out as a small part of something bigger, and then became a thing in its own right... Or, put another way, I hadn't planned to print a lizard this week, I'd planned to carry on drawing them and other wildlife for a hedgerow print I'm planning, but then I nearly stood on a very handsome chap basking on some steps near the Portway on Saturday (see last pic) and I just really wanted to dress him up all fancy... 🦎🐉 . Also, Iook how fancy my inking up plate looks mid clean-up #glowing . . . https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKLx8XsEST/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I love these two orders going out this morning: bees, birds & cake x 2! . I've been asked a few times recently (mostly by they guys at my local post office) where I get the snazzy paper tape I use to wrap parcels - so if you were wondering too, it's from @plasticfreedom_ where I also buy refillable, recycled biros as well as other plastic free stuff, they sell all sorts! They're a small and brilliant business, I highly recommend them for all your plastic free needs! . . . #plasticfree #justacard #plasticfreedom #plasticfreepackaging #teaandcake #timefortea #wildlifeillustration #stuartmorristextiles https://www.instagram.com/p/CSEUS34sccI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Bumblebees of the Peak District posters are back in stock! Tea towels and card packs are available too - link in bio, just click the Linktree, I've made a separate link especially for the posters, or just click Shop for everything else. And don't forget, all bumblebee products include a 10% donation to @bumblebeeconservationtrust ! If you see one of these up in a Hope Valley station in the Peak District, don't forget to photograph it and tag me so I can share it! . In other, non-bee news, my studio is so beautiful and sunny at the mo, but that means it's also crazy, chuffing hot 🌞🌡🔥 I can hear excited, joyous splashing from some kids in a paddling pool down the road. And I'm not at all jealous. I mean, i am. Obviously. I'm super jealous. Am I too old for a paddling pool? Could I dig a plunge pool...? Who wants to dig me a plunge pool? . . . . . #bumblebeeconservation #bumblebeesofthepeakdistrict #bumblebeesposter #pollinatingthepeak #hopevalley #grindlefordstation #edale #hathersage #etsygifts #etsyuk #bumblebeeid #savethebees #bilberrybumblebee #linocut #wildlifeillustration #folkart #folkillustration #bloodyboiling (at Grindleford station) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRoNI8RBS2K/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Very excited to announce that my work is currently on display at @yspsculpture ! On a book in the bookshop counts right....? I'm saying it does! I illustrated this cover for @yalebooks during the first lockdown last year, and I'm genuinely super excited to know that something I've done is sitting proudly amongst all the other amazing stuff at such an incredible place - almost as much as if it was my own stuff on sale or exhibited there! Thanks @williamwright_ for the photo! 📸 . . #yorkshiresculpturepark #ysp #lucynewlyn #bookcoverillustration #poetryillustration #shelfie #yalebooksuk #printmaking (at Yorkshire Sculpture Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCnlQxMOL7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Last couple of sketches from holiday time: @tanycastellbakery Welsh cakes (because when else but a holiday in Wales does it feel ok to eat a whole pack of Welsh cakes every day?) and big, beautiful poppies at @theperennialgardensandcafe. We've had such a great week away, and with the current crazy temperature in Bristol, I kind of feel like I should still be by the sea! But fear not, I'll get straight on to packing your orders first thing tomorrow morning 🌞🌞 . ##blindcontour #sketchbook #welshcakes #stdavids #visitwales #tanycastell #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CRhEam_BxHL/?utm_medium=tumblr