Inspired by being given old tools of family members no longer with us, and marvelling at the beauty of these objects and the quality of build and design , led me to want to make lino cuts of them. These are the first three. I plan to do more and slowly the collection of tools will grow.

It was interesting to do something not based on the natural environment, and trying to capture the textures in lino was a fun challenge.

Detail of vintage hand tools linocut, copyright Alison Sloggett

Detail of vintage hand tools linocut, copyright Alison Sloggett

Detail of vintage hand tools linocut, copyright Alison Sloggett

Detail of vintage hand tools linocut, copyright Alison Sloggett