Marthe Armitage
Works available
Angelica
1993
Lino block printed wallpaper
Chestnut
1978
Lino block printed wallpaper
Cobweb
1996
Lino block printed wallpaper
Geranium
1994
Lino block printed wallpaper
Island
1980
Lino block printed wallpaper
Manor House
1998
Lino block printed wallpaper
Gardeners
2009
Lino block printed wallpaper
Biography
Marthe Armitage started designing and hand-blocking wallpaper in Chiswick from the early 1960's. She acquired a nineteenth century press in 1969. She takes her inspiration from the natural world and uses plants, birds and fanciful architecture to create her imagery, all cut by hand into lino blocks. Originally trained as a painter and print-maker, Marthe is regarded as one of the best of Britain's craft wallpaper designers and is a Past Master of the Art Workers Guild.