Welcome Stranger - Victorian Style Lino Print plants planetary alignments (Mars

planetary alignments (Mars

and fairly easy to recognise due to their day-glow colouring and ‘meaty’ surface

The sepia print has been selected for exhibition at the Studio KIND Open

due to it being produced in several versions (hand-painted and monochrome)

Welcome Stranger - Victorian Style Lino Print plants planetary alignments (MarsAn original, completely handmade linocut print which has been designed and printed in Devon, UK. 'Welcome Stranger' is based on an unusual 18th and 19th century tradition where expectant mothers were gifted pincushions with 'Welcome Little Stranger' or similar words to that effect, studded out in pins. This was not only a practical gift for a Georgian era mother to be, but also came with the understanding that 200+ years ago, the baby's gender was