January 6, 2015 in Garden / farm, Printmaking
Here are some collagraph prints / plates made by my daughter whilst she was home over Xmas.
I am still ‘thinking’ about my Ebb and Flow book. I just can’t make any decisions at the moment!
So the allotment has been progressing instead!
October 28, 2014 in Garden / farm, Printmaking
Well the good weather has meant more allotment work than arty work.
Onto raised bed no.3 now at the plot
On the art front I just purchased some tasty Japanese paints. They are so beautiful. As displacement activity I painted the colour swatch.
I have been sorting through my letterpress prints and then taking sections from each of the 4 people’s prints. These will then be used for screenprinting. I have some that are also the full set of words for each section. No doubt these will all be layered up / probably with different colour ways for each person. Need to coat my screens with photo emulsion and then expose the images. Only then will I be ready to screenprint.
February 25, 2014 in Printmaking
Just when I thought there was no more letterpress to be done for the moment…
I decided to start looking at the overlapping words between the 4 people. Now I have a nice collection of groups of words each exploring different relations. There are links between all 4 of us
These are then followed by links between pairs and trios. This seems to have added an extra layer of information and secrecy – excellent!
February 23, 2014 in Printmaking
My letterpress prints are building up. Person no.2 is now finished, as is no.3 and I have just started on the last person = myself! After they are all finished it will be time to scan them into the Mac and make the artwork for screenprinting. Looking forward to that bit.
February 11, 2014 in Other crafts, Printmaking
Just started on my second batch of letterpress printing. Words associated with person no.2 for my Home exhibition submission.
Also organising 1st batch for a different screenprinting series.
And… The blanket is totally finished.
January 21, 2014 in Garden / farm, Printmaking
More screenprinting of circles and type today – still playing around with pieces for Home exhibition book.
Then into the garden for some compost moving and spreading! Came across this lovely circular piece of ice with 2 leaves trapped in it. Found it on top of a metal bucket of weeds!
January 14, 2014 in Printmaking
At the moment I have a few projects on the go and am printing them at the same time. Some cards and some tests for my entry for the wlyb Home exhibition.
This is all work in progress and not finished pieces. Printed at home as I have turned my daughter’s bedroom into a screenprinting area! She is away at Uni so doesn’t mind (that much).
January 12, 2014 in Printmaking, Trips / exhibitions
Went to see some more interesting exhibitions today.
Firstly, Angie Lewin’s prints at YSP. Really informative to see a display case containing some of her pieces of cut lino, sketchbooks, book covers and tests. Her prints were exquisite and included lino cuts, wood cuts, screenprints and lithographs.
Then on to The Hepworth Wakefield. A magnificent concrete block of a building sited right on the water’s edge.
Highlights were some really interesting pieces by Paolozzi – especially an abstract collaged piece, Collage 1951, and a patterny screenprint, Theory of Relativity, 1967.
View from the gallery.
January 7, 2014 in Printmaking, Trips / exhibitions
Both the Klee and Schendel exhibitions at the Tate Modern are excellent.
Some great colours, details and textures in Klee’s work. Great to finally see them in the flesh and to see the range of his work across his life span.
Mira Schendel was a real surprise – crossing the boundaries between fine art and graphics with some delicate yet bold typographic pieces. Very well curated and displayed in an engaging and sympathetic manner.
