Dancing Daisies (2026)Linocut by Joanne Spencer

Dancing Daisies captures the gentle rhythm of a summer meadow, where flowers lean, lift and sway as if caught mid-conversation with the breeze. Bright white petals circle warm, golden centres, rising out of deep green grasses that feel alive with movement. There’s a lightness to this piece — joyful but unhurried — like standing still while everything around you quietly dances. It’s a reminder of simple pleasures, of sunlight, fresh air, and those fleeting moments when nature feels effortlessly uplifting.

A reduction linocut is a very special kind of hand-printed artwork. Instead of using a separate block for each colour, the entire print is created from just one piece of lino. I carve and print it in layers: first the lightest colours, then gradually adding darker tones, cutting more of the block away each time.

With every stage, the design slowly reveals itself, and by the end only the final darkest details remain. Because the lino is cut down as I go, the block can never be used again. This means every edition is truly limited—once the prints are finished, no more can ever be made.

Each piece is the result of careful planning, patience, and a little bit of magic as the layers come together. Owning a reduction linocut means owning something completely unique, with its own handmade character in every print.

20 x 20 cm
Edition of 8

Materials used:

Caligo Safewash Ink, Somerset Satin paper

Details:

• Linocut on Paper
• From a limited edition of 8
• Size: 25 x 25cm / 20 x 20cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Flowers and plants

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