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CJ McMinn
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English/ French self-taught lino printer living in Copenhagen. At the mercy of my cat.

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Wanted to design my own cute little Ramen poster. 14 (!) colour reduction print. Only 10 copies made.

#art #linoprint #ramen
A colourful Lino print of a ramen bowl sitting in front of a counter in front of a two-colour wall split vertically down the middle. The bowl contains two eggs, some slices of meat, spring onion and noodles, which are being pulled up into the air with chopsticks. At the top, in large text, it says ‘Ramen’, and underneath in small text it says ‘Japanese noodle soup’ and ‘no forks allowed’
January 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A silly print I made called ‘Delivery for Baba’ to test out my new registration tabs. Not entirely satisfied, but I may revisit this concept later down the line.

#babayaga #folktales #printmaking
A colourful print of a delivery man from Amazon with a speech bubble that says ‘uhh… Delivery for Baba?’ in front Baba Yaga’s hut standing on chicken legs in the woods.
January 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Danish Mackerel tin reduction print.

As daunting as reduction printing is I have really enjoyed developing the skill 🐟

#art #linoprint #printmaking #tinnedfish
A linocut print of a tin of ‘Danish Mackerel’ with the text, a mackerel and tin opener in blue, and the base in pink Several copies lined up of the print
January 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Finally got around to doing a reduction print of The Church Of Our Saviour’s serpentine spire in Christianshavn, Copenhagen.

#art #linoprint #copenhagenarchitecture
A linocut print of a church spire with a spiral staircase on the exterior with a gold railing and gold furnishings on the rest of the spire. The ‘brick’ is a dark brown. Photograph of the actual church spire.
December 30, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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Quick test print of something I carved between Xmas dinner prep stages

#linocut #printmaking #art
A linocut print in black on white paper of Medusa’s head floating above large text reading ‘Justice for Medusa’
December 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Just finished a series of 13 of these limited prints, inspired by the (at least 13) Peugeot coffee grinders my grandma has accrued from years of flea markets (and a tendency to collect things).

#peugeot #coffeegrinder #art #printmaking
A multi-coloured lino print on a white piece of paper against a turquoise background. The print is of a vintage Peugeot coffee grinder, with the wooden parts in shades of yellow, orange and brown and the metal grinder on top in light, primary and dark blue. A small dark blue logo in the centre shows a small lion figure and the word ‘Peugeot’ in cursive.
December 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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Have been trying my hand at reduction printing the last couple of days - a TERRIFYING process
#reductionprint #printmaking #art
A Lino print of a Gallo Olive oil can with a black-on-white chicken and ‘Gallo’ emblem in the middle, gold colouring the top half of the tin and red colouring the bottom half of the tin. Along the bottom there is a golden thin strip. Beneath the logo, in smaller letters, there is the words ‘olive oil’ in yellow, and beneath that in slightly smaller text, in black, are the words ‘Desde 1919.’ The same linocut print, but four almost identical versions of the print. On the bottom of the pages, the print issue is written in pencil (out of ten prints)
December 14, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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Perfect hats for mushroom foraging … or going to a rave, I guess.

Available on Redbubble: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1670...

#linocutprint #mushroom #art #printmaker
A cream coloured bucket hat with a small, red toadstool print on Redbubble site. Price says €22.79 A white coloured baseball hat with a small, red toadstool print on Redbubble site. Price says €21.13
December 9, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Working on using up some of my scrap lino and paper to make mini prints. The theme today is: flammable.

#linocut #printing #matchbox #art
Several small linocut prints of matchboxes in blue, yellow and red scattered on a table. Two cards with three linocut three prints of matchboxes stacked vertically on top of each other on each. Matchboxes are yellow, red and blue.
December 7, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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Today’s linocut may be one of my favourites. Fly Agaric mushrooms.

#printmaker #art #linocutprint #mushrooms
Two identical linocut prints of Fly Atarix mushrooms with white spots on the cap. Left: red and white. Right: black and white.
December 5, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Final version of ‘The Lovers’. Printing by hand makes it a little difficult to evenly press onto the paper, but maybe one day I’ll invest in a printing press.

#art #linocutprint #printmaker #tarot
Tarot card inspired lino print featuring ‘The Lovers’- two snails meeting under the moonlight in a starry sky. ‘VI’ and ‘The Lovers’ are above and below the snails respectively, in red.
December 4, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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Test print for the evening, a couple of things to work on before the next print but this is the largest and most detailed print I’ve made yet. Always working on getting better and weirder.

#art #linocut #printing #tarot #snails
A linocut print in black and white. Tarot card of the ‘Lovers’ featuring two snails rising up in front of a large full moon against a backdrop of stars.
December 2, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Need to crowdsource some opinions as to which Copenhagen architectural icon should feature on my next large print; A (Rundetaarn), B (Church of Our Saviour) or C (the recently burned down Børsen)
A cylindrical red and yellow brick tower with a small green observatory dome on top, with a gilded Rebus inscription on the upper half A baroque style church spire, red brick with a black and golden spire that has an external staircase that spirals around the exterior of the spire and leads to a golden orb on top A washed out spire emerging from light-teal coloured rooftops, the spire being the tail of four dragons at the base of the spire with the tails intertwining and twisting upwards to form the spire
December 1, 2024 at 6:49 AM
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Tonight’s test of one of my biggest prints so far. I had a hamster named Bison once, he very much acted like a grumpy old man.

#art #linocut #linocutprint #bison
A black and white lino cut print of a bison with a speech bubble that reads “Get off my lawn”.
November 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Last night I had a dream that I was desperately trying to get home to do a linocut but was kidnapped by Patty Lupone dressed up as a doctor.

On a another weird note, here is a print I did of Langebro Bridge tower that turns up on the first page of Google images when you search it ❤️ #linocutprint
A teal and black linocut print of the Langebro bridge tower in Copenhagen.
November 25, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Today’s print was hindered by my own anarchistic cat who decided that peace was never an option. Inspired by the ‘Le Chat Noir’ poster that lived in my Mum’s classroom.

#art #linocut #cat #printing
A Linocut print of a black cat sitting on an orange brick wall with a speech bubble that reads “I’m an anarchist”
November 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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Frankie the cat is very frustrated at me for getting up to do prints when she really just wants me to be her human tent. Fully yelling at me when I move.

#artistvscat
A small female tabby cat hiding under the legs of someone on a sofa
November 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Here is the outcome of that first print. I've accidentally started a series that I’ve named “Thoughts On The Behalf Of Others” and this is the latest addition.

#linoprint #art #astronaut #printing
A lino print of an astronaut in space, surrounded by stars, with a speech bubble that reads “It’s safer up here than down there”
November 22, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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I don't think there’s anything more satisfying than applying that first coat of paint to a lino cut
#lino #art #astronaut
November 22, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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Pouring one out for Nokia with my latest prints on cards

#art #linoprints #nokia #linocut
Two lino-printed cards (a Nokia mobile phone with the screen reading ‘why have you forsaken me?’) on a shelf with books
November 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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The ‘Pleading Pigeon’ linocut got made into a mini-sticker

#linocut #art #pigeons
A close up of a black and white small sticker of a lino-printed pigeon saying ‘don’t kick me’ with the Instagram handle @cjmcminn_art in red beneath. The sticker is on a lamp post.
November 21, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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Recently made some linocut prints of the moon on stickers 🌖🌗🌘

#linoprint #art #moon
November 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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Introducing the pigeon-flavoured tote bag.

#linocut #printing #art #pigeons
A white tote bag with black pigeons printed onto it
November 20, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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My latest talking animal
linocut test-print. Working small enough to put on cards, but I’m still having fun with the detail. 🐊

#linocut #art #crocodile
A black and white linocut print of an alligator saying “I’m quite nice, actually”
November 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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I despair with this creature because every morning she jumps onto my art table and starts knocking things off when she decides it’s time for me to wake up and give her a treat. Trying to train her out of it but sometimes she wins just so o can have some peace. Help.
A tabby kitten laying tummy-up between some human feet and staring
November 18, 2024 at 7:02 AM