Otter Moon Design

Otter Moon Design By Samantha Conway. Lino and screen print artist based in Leeds
http://ottermoondesign.square.site

Getting ready for some lino printing time this evening 🤩 .play.tent
05/06/2026

Getting ready for some lino printing time this evening 🤩 .play.tent

It’s a busy weekend here at Ottermoon Design! ✨Tonight, we’re hosting our linoprint workshop at The Play Tent, and tomor...
05/06/2026

It’s a busy weekend here at Ottermoon Design! ✨

Tonight, we’re hosting our linoprint workshop at The Play Tent, and tomorrow you’ll find us trading at the Oakwood Clock Market with Northern Stars Artisan Markets.

We’re incredibly excited for both events and to spend the weekend surrounded by creativity, community, and so many lovely people. That said, we may be slightly questioning our decision to pack quite so much into one weekend… 😅

The reality of printmaking life is that there’s always something to carve, print, pack, organise, or prepare. Right now, the to-do list feels endless, but seeing familiar faces, meeting new customers, and helping workshop participants create something they’re proud of makes it all worthwhile.

If you’re joining us over the next couple of days, come and say hello! We’d love to see you.

And then, on Sunday, we fully intend to collapse in a heap and recharge. 🦊🌙

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✨ We still have spaces available on our Lino Printing Workshop! ✨📅 Friday 5th June⏰ 6–9pm📍 .play.tentIf you enjoy creati...
24/05/2026

✨ We still have spaces available on our Lino Printing Workshop! ✨

📅 Friday 5th June
⏰ 6–9pm
📍 .play.tent

If you enjoy creating, arty things, or simply fancy a relaxed evening with friends (or meeting some lovely new people), then this is for you.

Need a bit of mindful creative therapy for a busy brain? We’ve got you covered. 💚

Bring a bottle if you fancy 🍷 – we’ll take care of the snacks and everything else.

This time we’ll be trying our hand at jigsaw lino printing, a technique that allows you to incorporate multiple colours into your prints from a single block. It’s a fun challenge and a fantastic way to add depth and vibrancy to your designs.

I’ve shamelessly stolen some beautiful examples from Pinterest 🤩 to get the creative juices flowing and inspire your next masterpiece because I’m on holiday and forgot to take promo photos 😅

🎨 All materials provided
🍪 Snacks included
🍷 BYOB welcome

Book via the link
https://bookwhen.com/theplaytentstudio
– we’d love to see you there!

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Butterfly’s 🦋
24/05/2026

Butterfly’s 🦋

09/05/2026

Day 2 – Behind the scenes at Ottermoon Designs

I do most of my printing at Leeds Print Workshop, a cooperative print studio where members can access a range of traditional equipment, including their old Albion press, which I use for my lino prints.

Most of my carving happens at home, where I can take my time shaping each piece. Printing is where things get messy. I’m always covered in ink by the end—hands, sleeves, sometimes more.

I also rarely stick to my original colour plan. I love mixing inks as I go and seeing what unexpected combinations appear. The process is a lot less controlled than it starts out being…

08/05/2026

Encase we have not yet met…

I’m Sam, a lino print artist based in Leeds.

I hate there is now a photo of me on here (the only one I could find in which I am pregnant so it must be at least 1.5 years old)

I first discovered my love for printmaking during A-level art, and I properly fell in love with lino printing around 2018. It quickly became the medium I kept coming back to—there’s something about the process that just stuck with me.

Like a lot of people, lockdown gave me far too much time to create, experiment, and make a lot of work (some good, some very experimental).

I studied biodiversity and conservation at university, which is where the strong connection to nature in my work comes from. Most of my prints are inspired by animals, wildlife, and the natural world—blending science, observation, and storytelling.

By day, I also work part-time as a secondary school geography teacher, and the rest of my time is spent on Ottermoon Designs and looking after my little boy.

Address

Moortown
Moortown, Leeds

Telephone

+447712176634

Website

https://ottermoondesign.square.site/, https://bookwhen.com/theplaytentstud

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