Clare Melinsky (born 1953)[1] is an artist, printmaker, and illustrator who lives in Scotland.[2] She is particularly known for her linocut illustrations.[3]
Melinsky's work has been featured in several sets of commemorative Royal Mail stamps.[6][7] She has designed book covers for forty Penguin Books Shakespeare editions.[8]
Melinsky provided linocut illustrations for a 2010 set of signature editions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.[9][8][10]
Melinsky also used linocuts to illustrate the poetry collection Poems to Perform,[11] as well as several gardening books.[12][3] Her linocut images are influenced by artists Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious, as well as Hanga Japanese prints.[4]