Journal · notes from the studio in Bern
Journal
Stories behind the prints, how a linocut is made, the tools I really use and the Bern that keeps showing up in my work.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Bern Art Prints: The Stories Behind 4 Bern Motifs
Casino Bern, Above Bern, The Domes and The Fountain: the stories behind four hand-printed Bern linocuts, and why they make a real gift from Bern.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Bern's Fountains and the Child Eater: From Stone to Linocut
Bern has over 100 fountains, and one of them eats children. The Child Eater fountain, its contested history, and how it became my linocut The Fountain.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Fight Club Art Print: The Ending as a Linocut
The Window is my linocut of the Fight Club ending. Why that final scene stays with me, and how city lights and falling towers become lines cut by hand.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Ladder of Divine Ascent Icon as a Linocut: My Biggest Print
The Ladder of Divine Ascent icon, hand-cut as an A3 linocut: around 50 hours, 30 rungs, monks and demons. The story behind John Climacus' ladder.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Pulp Fiction Art Print: Mia Wallace as a Linocut
Mia, a Pulp Fiction art print cut in lino: why the moment between collapse and rescue drew me in, and how a face becomes pure black and white by hand.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Buy Art in Bern That Gives Back: CHF 5 to übrig
Buy art in Bern and feed someone too: CHF 5 from every original linocut goes to the Bern association übrig. Why five francs, and where the money goes.
30 October 2026 · 4 min read
Linocut from a Photo: Developing an Image by Hand
How to make a linocut from a photo in six steps, and why carving and printing one feels exactly like watching a photograph appear in the darkroom tray.
29 October 2026 · 4 min read
Bern 3D Models: Zytglogge, Minster and Federal Palace
From linocut to 3D model: why RC prints now makes the Zytglogge, Bern Minster and other Bern landmarks as small 3D models, and where the geometry comes from.
29 October 2026 · 4 min read
Limited Edition Print Meaning: Why I Destroy the Plate
Buying an original linocut? What signed and numbered really means, what an edition of 30 is, and why I cut the plate to pieces once it sells out.
29 October 2026 · 4 min read
Line Art Linocut: How Lines Became Rays of Light
How a love of technical drawing shaped my linocut style: backgrounds of parallel carved lines that read as rays of light. Plus linocut ideas to find yours.
28 October 2026 · 3 min read
Linocut on Instagram: Why I Film the Process
Carving, printing, laser engraving: what I share on @rc_prints_, why printmaking videos show what a finished print hides, and how to ask me questions.
28 October 2026 · 4 min read
Linocut Tools: What I Actually Use (and What to Buy First)
The linocut tools I really use: Pfeil knives, a bamboo baren, Japanese-style paper, a LaserPecker for engraving wood, plus honest advice on a beginner set.