Being Out of the Wood - but not in the way you think.
Raw materials for wood engraving: a seasoned boxwood log, blocks and tools. Depending on what the UK Government announces ( literally as I write), the subject of this post will either grab your interest as something to do on a wet afternoon - or fill you with frustration at yet another plan that can't be done because the iron grill of lockdown (ooh, I like that) has descended once more. That is, dear reader, if you are the kind of person who takes delight in bookish things (and let's face it, who isn't?). Clare Leighton: The Farmer's Year. Between now and 31 December, 2020, the Blackwell Hall in the Weston Library (the splendid modern Bodleian building in Broad Street - just watch out for the disappearing steps outside) is holding a small but fascinating exhibition. Celebrating all that goes into the making of a book, Out of the Wood marks this year's centenary of the Society of Wood Engravers . Engravings and their blocks by Hilary Paynter and John Nash. Wood engr...